FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & IT: 42003 Engineering Graduate

Project: Learning Contract Form

Student
First Name: SIBIN
Course Code

and Name:
Management

Student
Last Name: THOMAS

Student
Number: 12205338

Phone Number(s):
0451157709

C04275 , Master of Engineering

Admin
Enrolled
Y/N

Graduate Project
Subject Number: 42003

Credit Point
Value: 6

Semester:
Autumn

Year:2016

Attendance Mode: Full

Time

Name of Academic Supervisor: Dr.Daniel Chandran

Name of Industrial Supervisor (if applicable):
Project Title: Modelling Bullwhip effect in a metallic rake manufacturing industry & Understanding Its Effect
On The Supply Chain
Agreed submission date of final deliverable(s) (if different to the dates in the subject outline): Week 12
(3.6.2016)
Student Declaration I hereby acknowledge that by submitting this form, I take responsibility to work on the project
independently and complete tasks following UTS assessment guidelines. I also acknowledge that it is my responsibility to
ensure that all the work that I submit as part of all assessment tasks will be undertaken by me.
I agree to maintain a diary (or log book) of the work I undertake throughout the semester.
Signature of

Student:

Date: 18.03.2016

Signature of Supervisor: Daniel Chandran

Date: 18.03.2016

(Supervisor to Complete)

Industry supervisor (if proposed):

Signature and date:

Name of Proposed Second Assessor:

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LEARNING CONTRACT (please fill this in consultation with your supervisor)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
(what do you want to
achieve from doing the
subject)

RESOURCES &
STRATEGIES (how are you
going to achieve your
objectives)

WHAT IS TO BE ASSESSED
(Outline the deliverables
what are you going to
produce)

CRITERIA FOR
ASSESSMENT (What are
the minimum pass
requirements)

1. Understand the holistic

relationship
between
upstream and downstream
players in a supply chain.
2. Highlight the presence &
damage caused due to
bullwhip
effect
in
a
forecast-driven
distribution channels in a
simple network of a supply
chain of a metallic rake
manufacturing industry.
3. Showcase the saving in
cost, value of time &
performance if this effect is
eradicated.
4. An attempt to learn how
green bullwhip effect
will play an important role
in
understanding
the
environmental and societal
requirements
of
the
customers/government?
5. A brief insight into how
bullwhip effect can destroy
a startup at its early
stages and steps to avoid
it?

1. A model of a manufacturing
based supply chain using
timed hierarchical coloured
Petri Nets will be modelled
in the CPN Tool software
which can gives us an
option to simulate different
conditions of delivery .
2. The inputs required in the
primary
level
for
this
modelling will seek the
order processing rate
from the manufacturers
end to associated sections
within the supply chain,
product hourly demand
rate, backlogs, time delays
and any delay in processing
the order.
3. Statistical analysis using
Microsoft Excel will be
carried out to calculate the
variance,
mean
square
deviation in parameters.
This will then be compared
with the standard values
and any major deviation
will help us understand the
presence of bullwhip effect.

1. The output of the model

should primarily help with
the information on four
parameters
namely
Backlogs, processing time,
supply quantity and demand
quantity (at a particular
time) which will be compared
with the input provided by a
manufacturer. Forecast errors
will be taken into account
while modelling.
2. Graphical
analysis
of
demand
over
weeks,
quantity of inventory goods
over time at different levels
(manufacturer, retailer and
distributer) corresponding to
a real situation, e.g. a
random time delivery can be
analysed to understand the
bullwhip effect.
3. Cost and Time variance
will
be
calculated
for
individual affected processes
and the supply chain as a
whole and compared with
ideal
processes
(without
bullwhip effect) cost and
time.

1. Successful completion of a
supply chain model in CPN
Tools using coloured Petri
Nets.
2. Different critical points in
the supply chain where the
results deviate from the
standard values (tolerable
limits)
will
be
further
analysed to investigate the
impact of bullwhip effect in
it and other processes
associated
with
it.
3. Suggestions & solutions
to mitigate the bullwhip
effect & identify any recent
trends in the case study.
4. Document
the
collected
information
and
the
important findings from the
project with suggestions to
rectify or change certain
areas of concern.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL. Based on this contract, you need to work on preparing and finalising
your project proposal. Please check the Subject Outline and UTSOnline for more details.