MBA Operations and Supply Chain Management

A master of business administration (MBA) is a graduate degree that provides theoretical and practical training for business or investment management. An MBA is designed to help graduates gain a better understanding of general business management functions. An MBA degree can have a general focus or a specific focus in fields such as accounting, finance, or marketing, and relationship management.

This course allows students to understand both the components of supply chain management and its role within the function and across other functions in an enterprise. The objective of supply chain management is to create value, build a competitive infrastructure, leverage worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand, and measure performance globally. The goal of this program is to provide a high-level overview of the supply chain function and related concepts and to provide an understanding of the activities involved. This program will also provide a basic understanding of the analytical tools and applications used in SCM. The program will introduce students to some challenges in managing global supply chains. The program will also provide an opportunity to students to work in teams, explore a real-life situation related to concepts taught in the class, and do a research project.

The objectives of this program are;

1. to ensure that students Develop a sound understanding of the important role of supply chain management in today’s business environment.
2. Become familiar with current supply chain management trends
3. Understand and apply the current supply chain theories, practices and concepts utilizing case problems and problem-based learning situations

Graduates after completing this course  can also pursue a career in and work in these related fields:

1. supply chain design and planning
2. procurement and supply management
3. freight transportation
4. warehouse design and management
5. distribution network design and planning inventory management and control.

B.Sc. or B.Tech Degree in Finance, Management or its equivalent and/or open to students from all academic backgrounds

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

1. 120 credits
2. 24 Months

METHOD OF TEACHING

Direct Lectures [through PPT, Whiteboard, Video & projector]

All courses shall be examined by Continuous Assessment through assignments and/or test and a final examination. The grade obtained through such Continuous Assessment shall constitute 30% of the total marks of the course while the end of semester examination shall constitute 70%.

Performance in a course for the Professional Bachelor’s Degree programme shall be recorded according to the following schedule:

The final aggregate mark for a course shall be a whole number. Letter grades and grade points shall be awarded on the basis of the final aggregate mark.

In order to determine the grade point average of a candidate, the appropriate grade points assigned to the corresponding letter grade is multiplied by the credit value of the course. The products are added for all courses registered for the sum divided by the total number of credits registered for. The quotient so obtained is the G.P.A. For example, student X obtains the following grades

GPA = 80/24 = 3.33

To earn credit for a course, the student must score a minimum of 50% (C) in that course if this is compulsory. Students may gain credit in the case of an elective/required course if they scored 40% (D).

If a student obtains a pass mark in a course after re-sitting the course once or any subsequent number of times, the final mark given shall be the average of the marks obtained in the different sittings if this average is higher than 50% or 50% if the average obtained is less than 50%. Only this average mark shall be used to calculate the student’s cumulative grade point average (GPA). The fail mark shall no longer enter into the calculation of the cumulative grade point average (GPA).

In each semester (semester one and two), the student shall register for courses totalling not less than 30 credits. A student who fails to obtain a mark of 50/100 for any course at the end of the semester shall be obliged to resit the course(s).

The class of the Professional Bachelor’s degree awarded shall be based on the final Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as follows:

THE CODING OF COURSES

The first four letters indicate the name of the programme and the institution. The first figure represents the Level, while the second stands for the semester (i.e. 1 for first semester and 2 for second). The third and fourth figures are for the course number.

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

The language of instruction is strictly restricted to English.

STRUCTURE OF THE MBA DEGREE PROGRAMME IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Key: C = Compulsory, E = Elective, L = Lecture, T = Tutorials, P = Practical