Agribusiness Logistics - Department of Agricultural Economics

lec# DATE LECTURE TOPICIntroduction to AGEC 632/The World is Flatby T. FriedmaneQuiz, Quiz, Team Projects& HW due datesLEC 01 21-AugLEC 02 23-Aug The World is Flat by T. FriedmanLEC 03 25-Aug Introduction to business logistics eQuiz1 deadline 10LEC 04 28-Aug Intro to supply chain managementLEC 05 30-Aug Strategic fit eQuiz2 deadline 10LEC 06 1-Sep Supply chain coordination4-Sep STUDENT HOLIDAY HW 1 JD Case (Team) 20LEC 07 6-Sep Supply chain strategy at the firm HW 2 JD individual added C 10LEC 08 8-Sep CASE STUDY John Deere Logistics Quiz 1 20LEC 09 11-Sep Logistics: Inventories eQuiz3 deadline 10LEC 10 13-Sep Inventories continued from LEC 9LEC 11 15-Sep Transportation eQuiz 4 deadline 10LEC 12 18-Sep High Plains grain transportation modelLEC 13 20-Sep COTS: From Transportation to LogisticsLEC 14 22-Sep Network design ILEC 15 25-Sep Network design IILEC 16 27-Sep EXAM I EXAM I 100LEC 17 29-SepGo over exam/Intro supply chaingovernance2-Oct STUDENT HOLIDAYLEC 18 4-Oct Vertical ownershipLEC 19 6-Oct Vertical ownership--continuedJVs, SAs & cooperatives--traditional andNGC HW 3 Smithfield Farms 20LEC 20 9-OctLEC 21 11-Oct Financing NCG HW 4 Find LLC examples 20LEC 22 13-Oct Strategic Alliances Quiz 2 20LEC 23 16-Oct Contracting and agency theoryLEC 24 18-Oct Sourcing and procurementLEC 25 20-Oct no class HW 5 Pickett Case Ex. 30LEC 26 23-Oct no classLEC 27 25-Oct CASE STUDY: Farms Technology HW 6 FarmsTech (team) 30LEC 28 27-Oct Information Technology and Supply ChainLEC 29 30-Oct Information Technology and Supply ChainLEC 30 1-Nov reviewLEC 31 3-Nov EXAM II 100LEC 32 6-Nov Quality and the supply chainLEC 33 8-Nov Food safety and the supply chainFood safety and the supply chain(continued)LEC 34 10-NovLEC 35 13-Nov Case study assignment and team time Quiz3 20LEC 36 15-Nov CASE STUDY--Jack in the Box discussion Team report on case study 30LEC 37 17-Nov Beef Supply Chains, alternative modelsLEC 38 20-Nov Identity Preserved Grains22-Nov STUDENT HOLIDAY24-Nov STUDENT HOLIDAYLEC 39 27-Nov Supply chain coordination once againLEC 40 29-Nov The firm and supply chain concerns Quiz 4--LEC 37 20LEC 41 1-Dec Globalization and logistics eQuiz--LEC 41 notes 10LEC 42 4-Dec Globalization and logistics Quiz 5--LEC 39 & LEC 40 20ptsHW 7: Evaluation of a SCissue 40LEC 43 6-Dec Addressing global competitiveness8-Dec Review HW 8 Course Evaluation 20FINAL 13-Dec FINAL EXAM--11:50 am - 1:40 pm Final Exam 150Total before dropping lowQuiz 720After drop low Quiz score 700