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Class 1Introduction1. Description of the course: Objective, Structure, Materials, and etc.2. Introduction of Business Logistics: Definition/Nature, Scope, Its Strategic Role, and Varied Perspectives.3. Brief introduction of the Beer Game. Reading: Business Logistics Management, Ch. 1.Class 2 The Beer Game1. Run the Game.2. During break, calculate team results and hang up team

Class Participation:20%Class participation is an important requirement of this course. The students’ participation will be evaluated on the basis of the quality of his/her observation, analysis, and decisions.Homework Assignments:20%Group Presentation:30%Final Examination:30%The final Exam is open-book. The students will be asked to solve some problems that require quantitative analysis techniques as well as some conceptual questions.

• 1. TextbookBusiness Logistics Management, 4th edition, by Ronald H. Ballou2. SoftwareLogware, contained in the CD-ROM going with the textbook