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COURSE SYLLABUS
M&L 4380D – Advanced Logistics Management

Spring 2016
Instructor: Walter Zinn Class: Thursdays 5:30-6:50 pm

Office: 500 Fisher Hall e-mail: zinn.13@osu.edu Phone: 614/292-0797
Assistant: Ms. Michelle Blatnik e-mail: blatnik.9@fisher.osu.edu Phone: 614/292-8808
Course Description
Advanced Logistics Management follows and complements M&L 3380 Logistics Management, the introductory course in logistics . The
objective of M&L 4380 is to further students’ managerial knowledge of basic and more advanced topics in logistics. These topics explore
additional ideas in integrated logistics, customer service, logistics functions and global logistics. We will also work on 6 problem sets
designed to improve understanding of logistics management.
Text & Course Package
Required Text: Contemporary Logistics; Paul R. Murphy and A. Michael Knemeyer; 10th edition, Prentice-Hall, ISBN 978-0-13-
611077-4
Course Method
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Course materials will be delivered in three forms: videos, readings and problems. The videos are available on Carmen and must be viewed
by the dates prescribed in the course schedule. There are also weekly reading assignments from the textbook and readings listed in the
syllabus and also posted on Carmen. These must also be read by the date prescribed in the course schedule. The problems will be covered
during the weekly broadcasted classes. In some cases I will bring the problem to class while in others it will be posted on Carmen the day
before class.
At the beginning of each class, between 5:30pm and 5:50pm there will be a quiz. The materials for the quizzes include the videos,
readings from the book and articles) and problems assigned for the corresponding week. The dates and materials for each quiz are
detailed in the course schedule in the next page.
Evaluation/ Grading Criteria
There are 6 quizzes and a final. All are closed book and closed notes. Questions will be multiple choice in various forms (multiple
alternatives, true-false, etc.). Only the top 4 quiz grades will be counted.
Evaluation Points
Quiz 1 150
Quiz 2 150
Quiz 3 150
Quiz 4 150
Final 400
Students who get 100 points or more in all 6 quizzes get 50 extra points added to their score. If the student gets 100 or more points in 5
quizzes, 25 extra points.
Honor Code
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The Fisher College Honor Code and the University Academic Misconduct Policy are strictly enforced. Please familiarize yourself with
both. A useful description of academic misconduct is available at: http://oaa.osu.edu/coam.html.
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Schedule
Week Meeting Date Topic/Issue Readings Read Before: Quizzes/Materials

1 Class 3/3 Introduction
Interim Video Series 1: Integrated Logistics Book Chapters 1&3 March 10
2 Class 3/10 Problem 1: ABC Classification Quiz 1 – Mar 10 - Materials: Week 1
Interim Video Series 2: Customer Service Actual and Intended Response to Stockouts. March 24
Journal of Business Logistics; Zinn and Liu
Spring Break
3 Class 3/24 Problem 2: Sales Forecasting Quiz 2 – Mar 24 - Materials: Week 2
Interim Video Series 3: IT & the Order Cycle Time Book Chapter 2 March 31
Staple Yourself to An Order. Harvard Business
Review; Shapiro, Rangan and Sviokla
4 Class 3/31 Problem 3: Facility Location Quiz 3 – Mar 31 - Materials: Week 3
Interim Video Series 4: Inventory Strategies Book Chapter 8 April 7
Planning PD Distribution with Postponement.
Journal of Business Logistics; Zinn and Bowersox
5 Class 4/7 Problem 4: Base Stock Determination Quiz 4 - Apr 7 - Materials: Week 4
Interim Video Series 5: Partnerships & Third Parties Strategic Benefits of Logistics Alliances. April 14
Harvard Business Review; Bowersox
6 Class 4/14 Problem 5: Safety Stock Determination Book Chapter 14 Quiz 5 – Apr 14 - Materials: Week 5
Interim Video Series 6: Global Logistics Logistical Challenges of Business in India. April 21
Supply Chain Management Review; Kilgore et.al.
7 Class 4/21 Problem 6: Transportation Consolidation Quiz 6 – Apr 21 - Materials: Week 6
8 Final 4/28 Final Exam: Thursday 5:30-6:50pm Materials: Weeks 1-6 and problems

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COURSE SYLLABUS

M&L 4380D – Advanced Logistics Management

Instructor: Walter Zinn Class: Thursdays 5:30-6:50 pm

Text & Course Package

Evaluation/ Grading Criteria

Week Meeting Date Topic/Issue Readings Read Before: Quizzes/Materials

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