Mba in Supply Chain Management_course Description

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MBA in Supply Chain Management


At the end of the course, the students will be able to understand the concepts of decision making,planning, organizing, leading and control in an organization. The students will also be able to apply keymanagement concepts in analyzing organizational situations, and develop effective strategies to solvethese problems.

The objective of this course is to assist students in understanding the importance and use of Accounting Information in business decisions. At the end of the course, students should be able toapply the Accounting concepts and techniques that are fundamental to effective and efficient businessdecisions. The course has two main objectives:

At the end of the course, students should be able to apply economics theory together with decisionsscience methodology to business and administrative decision-making.

The course discusses economic concepts and decision science methodology, which are necessary tohelp make effective decision in business and administration organizations. The course focuses on theapplication of microeconomic analyses to business and administrative problems. Topics include demandanalysis, production and costs, and price-output determination under various market structures andpricing techniques.

This course is an introduction to an overview of key concepts in management and organizationtheory. Its goal is to enable participants to understand the managers role, constraints, levers andopportunities within complex organizations. It stresses the use of behavioral science based on researchand the formulation of systematic diagnoses, which in turn will lead to specific courses of action.

The purpose of the course is to introduce the students to the different aspects of organizationalbusiness management. As a clear understanding of management approaches is critical to effectivelymanage an organization, this course takes the perspective of a manager who needs to plan, organize,lead and control.

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Courses DescriptionMBA Core Courses:

1. Managerial Economics

2. Organization and Business Management

3. Accounting for Business Decision Making


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1. To introduce the basic framework of Management Accounting Information Systems in relation tobusiness decisions;2. To understand costing and pricing principles and their relationship to profit plans and businessproblem solving.

At the end of the course, students should be able to: appreciate the importance of marketing inensuring continued success of business organizations; understand the marketing process and itsunderlying concepts; develop and implement marketing plans and programs.

Understand the key concepts in financial management; Evaluate the financial performance and position of a company; Evaluate the value of stocks, bonds and company; and Analyze and determine the viability of a project.

The course is designed for business students without previous in-depth exposure to managerialaccounting. Internal or managerial accounting system provides a unique information environment toassist managers in handling the tasks of planning, control and decision-making. Todays Management

Accountants focus on the advisory and consulting services related to strategic planning, organizationalcontrol and broad business decisions. Their roles are not only tailored to costing, product pricing, assetand liability management, and investment analysis and performance evaluation but also extended tofinancial and business reengineering.

The type and nature of information supplied by the internal system of Accounting is rather flexibleand customized to the needs of managers. It is also a dynamic function that evolves consistently asorganizational changes occur. Parallel to the current trend in business, issues of global significance areheavily discussed and explored in this course.

The course will cover the major aspects of marketing decision-making: role of marketing in businessorganizations; analyzing marketing opportunities; developing marketing strategies; and implementingand controlling marketing effort. The course is interactive in nature: involving discussions, case analysisand assignments.

This course has been divided into three units. Each unit represents a major area in finance and itcontains 4-5 chapters.

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4. Marketing Management

5. Managerial Finance


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At the end of the course, students should be able to understand better on how to do research in thefield of business studies. Students will also be able to understand better their understanding of the keyelements and components in business research, processes of scientific research, research tools andtechniques, and prepare research proposals and write research reports in the field of business studies

The course aims to (a) familiarize students with the basic concepts and principles of organizational

behavior; (b) increase students understanding of the influence of human behavior on organizationalfunctioning; (c) provide students with the opportunity to integrate and apply what has been learned;and (d) develop students managerial skills in the areas of communication, decision making, conflictresolution, negotiations, and teamwork

This course provides students with an understanding of the theory and practice of organizationalbehavior at three levels of analysis (individual, group and organizational and the relevance of this fieldto managerial success. Topics to be covered include individual differences, motivation, team dynamics,communication, organizational power and politics, workplace conflict, leadership, and organizational

change.

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7. Organizational Behavior

8. Business Research Methods

By the end of this course, you should be able to: Understand the definition of Project Management, The Triple Constraint, Managing Projects usingthe Triple Constraint influences on a Project, Comprehend Project Management Process Groups andProfessional Responsibilities; Have comprehensive view of Project Initiation, Project Selection and Quantitative Tools; Recognize the keys to Project Success, Building of WBS, Schedule Planning, Cost Planning andResource Planning; Understand Project Baselines, Project Performance, Earned Value, and Implementation of Project; Comprehend proper Closeout, Scope Verification, Customer Acceptance, Administrative and ContractClosure.

The course provides students with opportunity to enhance their skills as project managers dealingwith project planning and control, project implementation and management, and managing any risksassociated with projects. Students will be able to use tools and methods efficiently and effectively, andintroduce the most suitable technology to ensure success of their future projects.

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This subject will provide students with an understanding of managerial functions, InformationTechnology Infrastructure and how Management Information System can help managers in executingtheir tasks. Besides that, students will be exposed to the usage of Information System in a digital firm.

The focus of the course is the strategic management process. An understanding of the strategicmanagement process will help in understanding competitive forces and in developing competitiveadvantages. The main objectives of the course are:-a) To expose the students to the concept of strategic competitivenessb) To provide students with a framework to analyze an organizations external environmentc) To provide students with a framework to analyze an organizations internal environmentd) To equip students with tools and concepts to help develop appropriate strategiese) To expose students to issues relevant to the process of strategy implementation

This course focuses on the research elements, components, and processes in scientific research, itspurpose and importance. Various types of research, characteristics of scientific research, methods of reasoning, and hypothetic-deductive method are discussed. Formulating research problem, researchobjectives, theoretical framework, hypothesis, research design, data collection methods, scale and

measurements, reliability and validity, data analysis methods, report writing and presentation arediscussed

This course will discuss on organization and management, elements and infrastructure of InformationTechnology, Information System, types of computer based Information System and OrganizationalInformation System used in organizational management. The concepts of knowledge management forbuilding an effective Information System for digital firm also will be highlighted.

The course will start by discussing the concept of strategic competitiveness. It then will providestudents with a framework to analyze an organizations external and internal environment. Students willthen be exposed to tools and concepts to help develop appropriate strategies and expose students toissues relevant to the process of strategy implementation. A significant aspect of the course is casestudies analysis where students, working in groups, will present their analysis of real problems faced byreal companies in the area of strategic management.

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9. Information Technology for Managers

10. Strategic Management




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1. Explain the effect of a supply chain on business operations2. Express familiarity with different forecasting tools and understand their uses3. Model and solve messy supply chain problems

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3. Supply Chain Strategy

This course equips you to deal with the challenges of international supply chain management andregulations relevant to global logistics and transpor t. This course prepares students for many careeropportunities such as administration officer in export/import, procurement, distribution, freightforwarding and customs, warehousing, inventory control.

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1. Understand the basic principles and concepts of logistics and supply chain management and the roleof international transportation in relation to both concepts2.

Review the logistics concept and the evolution of and range of services provided by logistics serviceproviders and companies3. Identify key areas, players and activities of the supply chain including the impact of integratedservices and typical services offered by logistics service providers4. Understand the current industry trends and how these developments impact logistics outsourcing inthe industry and the overall competitive marketplace.

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2. International Logistics and Transport

Procurement has changed, from a narrow purchasing role, into a multifaceted role including: Integratingrelationships; Design; Buying; Planning; Inbound Logistics; Commercial Administration; SupplierPerformance Management; and last but not least, managing the process. This course, promoting bestprocurement practice, will show you how to provide a low cost means of providing a highly effectiveprocurement process to really add value to support your business.

This subject covers the major issues in procurement including the evolution of purchasing, strategicpurchasing and supply chain process models, SCM & logistics, lean organizations, cross functionalpurchasing, e-procurement models, models of supplier relationships, innovation and kaizen, TQM,push & pull inventories, JIT, MRP, ERP,VMI, outsourcing, and tendering.

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1. Purchasing & Procurement Management

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This course will provide a general understanding of the risks and opportunity normally encountered inmanaging projects. Students will be introduced to tools and methods to identify, quantify, mitigate andcontrol or reduce the impact of risks in a project. Discussions on projects that have been completedand known worldwide.

4. Choose and apply an appropriate inventory model to improve supply chain performance5. Understand the importance of transportation and logistics in the supply chain and be familiar6. with ways in which transportation problems are modeled and solved7. Understand how and why companies use coordination schemes to improve supply chain performance

The course will start by discussing the effect of supply chain on business operations.. It then willprovide students with a model and solve supply chain problems. Students will then be exposed to toolsand concepts to help develop appropriate strategies and expose students to issues relevant to theprocess of supply chain strategy implementation. A significant aspect of the course is case studiesanalysis where students, working in groups, will present their analysis of real problems faced by realcompanies in the area of supply chain strategic management

The course would be designed with more illustrated of the technique together with practical examples.The students are expected to participate in the discussions. The course will highlight the role of owners

in overcoming risks. The approach to identify, analyze and reduce risk will be discussed. Techniques toreduce the impact will be highlighted.

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4. Risks Management

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