AAU Department of Procurment and Supply Chain Management
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The program unit has long been providing an undergraduate degree program in “Procurement and Supply Management”. However, the profession of Procurement and Supply Management has undergone a significant transformation over the last five decades. The accelerated rate of change in the world economy is driven by an empowered consumer; a shift in economic power toward the end of the supply chain; deregulation of key industries; globalization; and rapid change of technology make Purchasing and Supply Management a strategic function in various organizations. Such scope paradigm shift from routine operational activities to more strategic approach for the management of the Supply Chain Management as integrated whole forced the higher institutions to rethink the curriculum revision.
Thus, the Department of Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) conducted a need assessment to investigate the demand for graduates of logistics and supply chain management both in undergraduate and post graduate level. The findings of the need assessment indicated that the existing curriculum limit graduates of the Department to be engaged only in traditional and routine buying activities. The syllabus fails to expose students to the strategic dimensions of transport, inventory, warehousing, managing the transformation process, industrial packaging, materials handling, and distribution in particular and the logistics and supply chain functions as an integrated whole. The result clearly indicated the presence of knowledge gap in areas of logistics and supply chain management.
Moreover, the globalization of businesses, the implementation of several projects both by private and government sectors, introduction of dry ports, as well as the government’s focus on logistics not only for implementation of the five year “Growth and Transformation Plan” but also for elimination of resource wastages necessitate workforce with knowledge, skill and attitude in the field of logistics and supply chain management.
Therefore, the undergraduate program of Logistics and Supply Chain Management was started during the first semester of the academic year of 2005 E.C., following the national program of modularization and harmonization of curriculums for the undergraduate programs of Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions. During the series of modularization and harmonization processes, new courses were incorporated into the curriculum to increase the breadth and depth of the knowledge and skills that students acquire commensurate with the degree to be awarded.
The program is established with the mission of producing qualified and competent people in the area of Logistics and Supply chain Management. The need for the program is apparent in terms of AAU’s strategic plan as it intends to generate competent people who will assist organizations and institutions in properly managing their chains so that they stay competitive. It is also in line with the national priority agendas as it aims to produce graduates who can uplift the economy by properly managing the networks or chains a particular organization is in. There is no problem with regard to demand for the products of the program as revealed in terms of the response obtained from stakeholders via the various symposiums undertaken and the vacancies issued each day from varieties of organizations.
AAU Department of Procurment and Supply Chain Management Graduate Profile
Upon completion of the program, the graduates will be able to perform the following activities:
- Work as purchase officer, inventory controller, or stores and receiving manager, logistics manager, and supply chain manager;
- Work as transportation manager;
- Manage port operations, transit shipping and multimodal operation;
- Plan and organize logistics management functions;
- Design, plan, and control supply chain operations; plan & manage demand and supply in a supply chain;
- Identify potential suppliers; develop criteria for selection of suppliers; supervise, follow-up, and expedite purchase; design performance evaluation of suppliers; and develop long term supplier relationships;
- Control and manage receiving and inspection activities; develop store classification and codification of systems;
- Determine economic order quantities, maximum stock levels, safety stock levels, and keep store ledger account; determine values of materials issued and works for optimal utilization of material resources;
- Negotiate on projects/purchase contracts and manage purchase contracts;
- Carry out custom clearing operations;
- Serve as project leaders, researchers, and consultants in logistic and supply chain management;
- Take the initiative of establishing their own business;
- Professionally manage materials within both for profit and for non -profit organizations;
- Coordinate the activities of supply chain management;
- Carry out international logistics operations;
- Perform and process tender; and
- Have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of research techniques and methodologies applicable to logistics and supply chain management theory.
AAU Department of Procurment and Supply Chain Management Programs
Programs (Undergraduate, Graduate and PhD)
- Undergraduate: BA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Both Regular and Continuing Education)
- Graduate Program: MA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Both Regular and Continuing Education)
AAU Department of Procurment and Supply Chain Management Program Objectives
The program is generally designed to produce well qualified, competent, responsible and ethical logisticians and supply chain management experts who will work in public, business, and non-governmental organizations. Specifically, the program is designed:
- To produce academically qualified and competent graduates with updated knowledge in the field of logistics and supply management;
- Enable students to develop production planning and scheduling;
- To produce qualified individuals who can design, plan, and manage supply chain operations;
- To produce professionals who can strategically coordinate activities of production, inventory, purchasing, transportation, and warehousing with in a particular company and across businesses within the supply chain;
- To enable students to handle both domestic and foreign purchasing;
- To equip learners with the basic principles and procedures of banking and customs clearance activities;
- To produce qualified professionals who can effectively design transportation system;
- To produce professionals who can manage store operations and design and implement inventory control systems; lead negotiation team; and
- To advance knowledge of logistics and supply chain management through research.
Admission Requirements
Admission to all regular degree programs is based on the national admissions requirements set by the Ministry of Education.
Courses
S.no. | Module Title | Module Number | Credit Hours | ECTS |
01 | Fundamentals of Logistics Management | LSCM –M1011 | 13 | |
Course1: Introduction to Logistics Management | LSCM1011 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Principles of Procurement Management | LSCM1012 | 3 | 5 | |
Course3:Humnaterian Logistics | LSCM1013 | 2 | 3 | |
02 | Supply Chain Operations and Strategy | LSCM-M 2021 | 15 | |
Course 1: Introduction to Supply Chain Management | LSCM2021 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Strategic Supply Chain Management | LSCM2022 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 3: E-commerce and Supply Chain Information System | LSCM2023 | 3 | 5 | |
03 | Statistical Tools for Decision Making | LSCM-M 2031 | 15 | |
Course 1: Basic Statistics | LSCM2031 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Managerial Statistics | LSCM2032 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 3: Risk Management and Insurance | MGMT 3193 | 3 | 5 | |
04 | Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Management | LSCM-M 3041 | 15 | |
Course 1: Government and Foreign Procurement | LSCM3041 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Negotiation and Contract Management | LSCM3042 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 3: Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management | LSCM3043 | 3 | 5 | |
05 | Logistics Services Management | LSCM-M 3051 | 21 | |
Course 1: Warehouse and Material Handling Management | LSCM3051 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Transportation and Freight Forwarding Management | LSCM3052 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 3: Port and Terminal Operation Management | LSCM3053 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 4: Bank and Custom Clearing | LSCM3054 | 2 | 3 | |
Course 5: International Business | LSCM3055 | 2 | 3 | |
06 | Quantitative tools and models for decision making | LSCM-M 2061 | 10 | |
Course 1:Mathematics for Management | LSCM2061 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Operation Research | LSCM2062 | 3 | 5 | |
07 | Operations and Inventory Management | LSCM-M 3071 | 10 | |
Course 1: Inventory Management | LSCM3071 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Operations Management | LSCM 3072 | 3 | 5 | |
08 | Entrepreneurship and Project Management | LSCM-M 2081 | 8 | |
Course 1: Entrepreneurship and SBM | MGMT 3161 | 2 | 3 | |
Course 2: Project Management | MGMT3192 | 3 | 5 | |
09 | Fundamentals of Marketing | LSCM-M 3091 | 5 | |
Course 1: Principles of Marketing | Mktm1022 | 3 | 5 | |
10 | Management Theories and Practice | LSCM-M 1101 | 8 | |
Course 1: Introduction to Management | MGMT 1061 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Business Communication | MGMT 1063 | 2 | 3 | |
11 | Basic skills for Business | LSCM-M 1113 | 15 | |
Course 1: Communicative Skills | EnLa 1011 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Basic Writing Skills | EnLa 1012 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 3: Introduction to Computer and Application | 3 | 5 | ||
12 | Basics of Accounting | LSCM1122 | 10 | |
Course 1: Principles of Accounting I | AcFn1111 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Principles of Accounting II | AcFn1112 | 3 | 5 | |
13 | Cost & Managerial Accounting and Finance | LSCM-M2131 | 10 | |
Course 1: Cost and Management Accounting | AcFn 2141 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Financial Management | AcFn 2142 | 3 | 5 | |
14 | Business Research and Its Application | LSCM-M 3141 | 10 | |
Course 1: Research Methods in Supply Chain Management | LSCM3141 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Final Research Project | LSCM3142 | 3 | 5 | |
15 | Basics of Economics | LSCM-M 1152 | 5 | |
Course 1: Introduction to Micro Economics | Econ 1161 | 3 | 5 | |
16 | The Ethical and Legal Aspects of Business | LSCM-M 2163 | 10 | |
Course 1: Civics and Ethical Education | CESt 1021 | 3 | 5 | |
Course 2: Business Law | MGMT 3101 | 3 | 5 | |
17 | General psychology | LSCM-M 1173 | 5 | |
Course 3: General Psychology | Pych1051 | 3 | 5 | |
Total | 112 | 185 |
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