Virtual Supply Chain Management

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

VILLANOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

FTE MBA Program

CMB 8050 - 001: VIRTUAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Spring 2010

Dr. Matthew J. Liberatore Phone No.: (610) 519-4390

Office: 3072 Bartley Hall Fax No.: (610) 519- 6566

E-mail address: matthew.liberatore@villanova.edu

Class web site: http://www.homepage.villanova.edu/matthew.liberatore/CMB8050

Class schedule: Thursdays 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Thursday 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and by appointment

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SYLLABUS

DESCRITION: This course focuses on improving the performance of the firm and its supply chain through coordination among multiple sites, functions, and economic actors (customers and suppliers). Students will know how to design and implement strategies for structure and management, both

cross-functionally, with the firm, and across an industry value chain among interacting firms. These strategies include restructuring supply chain facility networks, coordinating information and materials flow, managing supplier relations, and managing customer order fulfillment processes. The theme of the course is that strategies that enhance integration throughout the supply chain can lead to improved performance (in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, quality, customer satisfaction, cost, flexibility, etc.), providing firms with a source of competitive advantage.

TEXTBOOK: D. Simchi-Levi, P. Kaminsky, and E. Simchi-Levi, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies, 3rd ed., McGraw Hill/Irwin, New York, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-298239-8.

READINGS: Additional articles and cases will be made available through WebCT and http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/access/5023124

SOFTWARE: The Beer Game simulation software is available on the web and will be used for real-time ordering, planning, forecasting...