EM120

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EM120 Course Overview Welcome!
There are only two rules for being successful.
One, figure out what to do, and two, go do
it! Mario Cuomo
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EM120 Course Program IntroOverview

• Expectations of iEM Degree Program
• Purpose of EM120/121
• Course Sequence
• Introduction to Supply Chain Management
• First Assignment
• Questions

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EM120 Course Program IntroThe iEM Major

• Develop Proficiency in General Engineering and
  Business Disciplines
• Develop Real-world Problem Solving,
  Communication, and Teamwork Skills
• Be Prepared to Handle Technical and Interpersonal
  Challenges in the Global Economy

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EM120 Course Program IntroCourse Purpose

• Intro Experience to Interdisciplinary Engineering
  and Business Problems
• Develop Functional Team Skills
• Gain Appreciation for Remaining Coursework
• Have Fun While Learning!!!

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EM120 Course Program IntroEM120/121 Sequence

• Teambuilding
• Project Management
• Introductory Engineering Design
• Prototype
• Marketing
• Technical Sales
• Financial Management

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EM120 Course Program IntroEM120 Particulars

• Tuesdays Talking Head Lectures
• Thursdays Team-based Project Work
• Experiential
• Technical
• Group Assignments
• Teambuilding
• Project Planning
• Engineering Design

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EM120 Course Program IntroAssessment

• Two Exams Sep 25 and October 28
• Questions come from Study Areas
• Five Individual Assignments Reinforcement
• Five Group Assignments Work in Lab
• One Major Group Design Report
• Assignment Handout Packet
• See Syllabus for Details Grading/Due Dates

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EM120 Course Program IntroGlobal Supply
Chain Management

• "Successful companies do not just add value, they
  reinvent it...they are more than links on a
  value chain. They are the centers of
  constellations of services, goods, and design."
• From Normann and Ramirez's "From Value Chain to
  Value Constellation Designing Interactive
  Strategy"
• Harvard Business Review, 1993.

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EM120 Course Program IntroGSCM and iEM
Degree

• iEM is GSCM
• General Technical Problem Solving
• The Clarkson Approach to GSCM

Mfg/Svc System Entry
Customer Spec
Input Supplies
Shipping/ Delivery
Accounts Receivable
Customer Receipt
Payment Received
Credit Approve
Mfg/Svc Complete
Engineering Design
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EM120 Course Program IntroSummary

• Expectations of iEM Degree Program
• Purpose of EM120/121
• Course Sequence
• Introduction to Supply Chain Management

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EM120 Course OverviewFinal Thought

• Those that leaveth few things to chance will do
  few things ill but they will (also) do few
  things.
• Lord Halifax