Assigned Reading and Research:
Aswathappa, K. (2010). Chapters 3 & 19. Production and operations management.
Concepts related to productivity. (2007). Management Services, 51(3), 6-11.
Fernie, J. (2009). Parts 1 & 2. Logistics and retail management: Emerging issues and new challenges in the retail supply chain.
Mentzer, J.T., Stank, T.P., & Esper, T.L. (2008). Supply chain management and its relationship to logistics, marketing, production, and operations management. Journal of Business Logistics, 29(1), 31-VII.
Kamauff, J. W. (2010). Chapters 1- 3. Manager’s guide to operations management.
Assigned Reading and Research:
Fernie, J. (2009). Parts 3 & 4. Logistics and retail management: Emerging issues and new challenges in the retail supply chain.
Heillbrunn, J. (2005). The world view from CEO level. Los Angeles Times.
Zakaria, F. (2005). The World Is Flat A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. New York Times
Kamauff, J. W. (2010). Chapters 4 - 6. Manager’s guide to operations management.
Mello, J. E.; Stank, T. P.; & Esper, T. L. (2008). A model of logistics outsourcing strategy. Transportation Journal, 47(4), 5-25.
Sahu, N. K., Sahu, A. K., & Sahu, A. K. (2015). Appraisement and benchmarking of third- party logistic service provider by exploration of risk-based approach. Cogent Business & Management, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2015.1121637
Tontini, G., Söilen, K.S., & Zanchett, R. (2017). Nonlinear antecedents of customer satisfaction and loyalty in third-party logistics services (3PL). Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 29(5), 1116-1135.
Witt, C.E. (Feb 1994). Third-party logistics: First choice for managers. Material Handling Engineering 49 (2) 47.
Assigned Video
Assigned Reading and Research:
Kamauff, J. W. (2010). Chapters 7 - 9. Manager’s guide to operations management.
Assigned Reading and Research:
Aswathappa, K. (2010). Chapters 17 & 18. Production and operations management.
Kamauff, J. W. (2010). Chapters 10 - 11. Manager’s guide to operations management.
Kendrick, T. (n.d.). Parts 4-6.
Kumar, S. & Anil Suresh, N. (2009). Chapter 7. Operations management.
Liberatore, M.J., & Miller, T. (1995). A decision support approach for transport carrier and mode selection. Journal of Business Logistics, 16(2), 85.
Piasecki, D. (2001). Optimizing economic order quantity. IIE Solutions; Norcross, 33(1), 30-39.
Schoenherr, T. (2009). Logistics and supply chain management applications within a global context: An overview. Journal of Business Logistics, 30(2), 1-VII.
Assigned Reading and Research:
Chevan, H. (1993). Taking inventory just-in-time. Catalog Age, 10(7), 109.
Cooper, R.W., Frank, G.L., & Kemp, R.A. (2000). Part 1. A multinational comparison of key ethical issues, helps and challenges in the purchasing and supply management profession: The key implications for business and the professions. Journal of Business Ethics, 23(1), 83-100.
Kamauff, J. W. (2010). Chapters 12 - 13. Manager’s guide to operations management.
Kendrick, T. (2001). Parts 7- 8. 101 project management problems and how to solve them. Practical advice for handling real world project challenges.
Martin, D. (2009). The entrepreneurial marketing mix. Qualitative Market Research, 12(4), 391-403. doi: 10.1108/13522750910993310. Retrieved from
Porter, M.A. (2001). A purchasing manager's guide to the e-procurement galaxy. Purchasing, 8-22.
Assigned Reading and Research:
Ballou, R. H. (2007). The evolution and future of logistics and supply chain management.
European Business Review, 19(4), 332-348.
