Course title: Contract Management in Supply Chain
Course code: CMS401F
Department: Logistics and supply chain management, School of Economics and International Business
Course conducting:
Credit hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Principles of Logistics & SCM (PLS301F), International Transport Management (ITM301F), Warehouse & Distribution management (WDME301), Global Purchasing Management (GPM301F)
- COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course provides general information and concepts about the different types of contracts in the supply chain, how to manage them, and analyzes the role of contract management in adding value to supply chains/enterprises. Furthermore, the course provides knowledge of the stages of the contract management process as well as how to define the basic criteria for contract performance. Last but not least, the course also introduces tools and techniques to monitor the performance of the obligations of the related parties in a contract.
- COURSE CONTENTS, TEACHING METHOD AND SCHEDULE
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments...
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar…
1
Chapter 1- Introduction to Contract Management
3
0
3
5
CLO 1,2,3,4
2-3
Chapter 2- General Matters in Contract Management
Chapter 3: Contract Management Team Formation
5
1
3
11
CLO 1,2,3,4
4
Chapter 4 – Developing a Contract Management Plan
2
1
3
5
CLO 2,4,6,7
5
Chapter 5 - Supply Information
2
1
0
5
CLO 5,6,7,8,9
6-7
Chapter 6 - Pre-Qualifications of Vendors and Suppliers and General Matters
Mid-term exam
6
0
3
11
CLO 5,6,7,8,9
8-9
Field trip, Seminar with experts
0
6
3
11
CLO 5,6,7,8,9
10-11
Chapter 7 - Managing Risks
Chapter 8 – Tender Evaluation & Measuring Performance
6
0
2
11
CLO 5,6,7,8,9
12-13
Chapter 9 - Administration of Contract
Chapter 10 – Relationship, Disputes and Termination of Contract
6
0
4
11
CLO 5,6,7,8,9
14-15
Group presentation
0
6
4
10
CLO 5,6,7,8,9
Total
30
15
25
80
- COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score scale: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Proportion
Formative
Attendance
The number of attendances and participation in lesson
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
10%
Oral presentation: content (40%), teamwork (10%), present (10%), ask (20%), answer questions (20%)
Homework assignments: cases
Quizzes: multiple choice, sort answer
Self-assessment: case study
In-class discussions: discuss cases and solution
Essay/Summaries
Summative
Mid-term
Individual or group assignment and/or presentation
Evaluation criteria for assignment and/or presentation:
- Clear, relevant background for the chosen topic
- Clear, relevant practical evidences to iddentify the presented issues
- Clear, logical analysis and/or suggestions of the mentioned issues.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
30%
Multiple-choice and/or short answer test
- Clear, correct answers to multiple-choice questions.
- Clear, correct answers to short-answer questions.
Final term
Individual or group assignment
Evaluation criteria for assignment and/or presentation:
- Clear, relevant background for the chosen topic
- Clear, relevant practical evidences to iddentify the presented issues
- Clear, logical analysis and/or suggestions of the mentioned issues.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
60%
Multiple-choice and/or short answer test
- Clear, correct answers to multiple-choice questions.
- Clear, correct answers to short-answer questions.
Total:
100%
Evaluation criteria:
- Criteria for evaluating Individual and group assignment content:
Criteria
Proportion
- Identify clear, reasonable and feasible problems, and determine appropriate research methods
15%
- Overview of the research situation related to the research problem and clearly written, clearly analyzing research gaps
20%
- The content is consistent with the topic name, completely solving the research problem
55%
- Documents using appropriate, diverse, honest and transparent data sources
5%
- Presentation format, language, tables, citations of reference documents
5%
Total
100% of midterm or final test
- Criteria for evaluating Group assignment content and group presentation:
Criteria
Proportion
- Identify clear, reasonable and feasible problems, and determine appropriate research methods
10%
- Overview of the research situation related to the research problem and clearly written, clearly analyzing research gaps
10%
- The content is consistent with the topic name, completely solving the research problem
30%
- Documents using appropriate, diverse, honest and transparent data sources
5%
- Presentation format, language, tables, citations of reference documents
5%
- Good presentation content
10%
- Good presentation skills and answering critical questions
20%
- Well-prepared slides
5%
- Comply with prescribed presentation time
5%
Total
100% of midterm or final test
- Criteria for evaluating writing and MCQ test:
Criteria
Proportion
- Answer clearly and deeply the essay/multiple choice questions
50%
- Analyze specifically the solution to the situational question
50%
Total
100%