MBA PROGRAMME

CLASS OF 2016, SECTION A

Semester II
Weekly Class Schedule
FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 13 TO April 18, 2015
Auditorium 103
DG

14-Apr
Tue

15-Apr
Wed

16-Apr
Thu

17-Apr
Fri

18-Apr
Sat

ME
19

FMG
20

ME
20

FMG
21

FMG
22

I
E

IE
6

MACS
20

*
BII
6

BII
5

OM
21

M
I
D
T
E
R
M

0830-0900

Class 1

0905-1035

DG

1105-1135

Class 2

1140-1310

DG

1435-1505

Class 3

13-Apr
Mon

1510-1640

IE
5

MACS
19

OM
20

E
X
A
M
Open Book/
Open Notes
0900-1200
Hrs

1. The soft copy of the weekly schedule is available on the main page of the LUMS website
www.lums.edu.pk - Information For: Students\Schedules\MBA Schedule
2. Class timings may sometimes differ from the usual timetable. Please follow the timings given on the inner pages
3.

For course titles and instructors, please turn overleaf.

Follow the timings given on the inner pages for Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18.

MBA CLASS OF 2016

SEMESTER II (S II)
LIST OF COURSES BEING OFFERED
Code

Units

BII
FMG
IE
MACS
ME
OM

0.5
1
0.5
1
1
1

Course Title

Business Integration and Innovation

Financial Management
Islamic Ethics
Managerial Accounting and Control Systems
Managerial Economics
Operations Management

Instructor

Jamshed H Khan
Syed Mubashir Ali
Kamran Rashid
Ayesha Bhatti / M Junaid Ashraf
Tanveer Shehzad
Hassan Rauf / Syed Zahoor Hassan

SULEMAN DAWOOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MBA PROGRAMME
CLASS OF 2016, SECTION A
AUDITORIUM A-103 SEMESTER II 2014-2015 (SII)
Assignments for the week of April 13 to April 18, 2015
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MONDAY, APRIL 13
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Managerial Economics

0905 - 1035

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
TANVEER SHEHZAD

Topic: Market Structures

Learning Objective: Attributes of different market structures and price
and output determination in them
Assignment:
1.

What are the different assumptions of Perfect and monopolistic

competition?

2.

How are monopoly and oligopoly different from each other?

3.

How output and prices are determined in each market structure?

Read: Firm Competition and Market Structure

1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Islamic Ethics

1140 - 1310

ISLAMIC ETHICS
KAMRAN RASHID

Topic: Textual Sources of Gods Will (Part I)

Quran: Stages of Compilation and Paleography
Read: History of Quranic Text (Chapters 5-8) (Dr. Azmi)
1310 - 1435

Lunch break
1

1435 - 1505

Discussion Group: Operations Management

1510 - 1640

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
HASSAN RAUF

Topic: Supply Chain Design and Related Operations System Design

Challenges
Learning Objectives:
1.
2.
3.

Measuring supply chain performance

Production planning decisions when to produce, how much to
produce and where to produce
Global Sourcing Key trade-offs and challenges

Case: Sport Obermeyer, Ltd.

Assignment:
1.

Using the sample data given in Exhibit 10, make a

recommendation for how many units of each style Wally
Obermeyer should order during the initial phase of production.
Assume that all ten styles in the sample problem are made in Honk
Kong, and that Obermeyers initial production commitment must
be at least 10,000 units. (Ignore price difference among styles in
your initial analysis.)

2.

What operational changes would you recommend to Wally to

improve performance?

3.

How should Obermeyer management think (both short-term and

long-term) about sourcing in Honk Kong versus China?

Read: Chapter 10: Supply Chain Strategy

TUESDAY, APRIL 14
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Financial Management

0905 - 1035

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SYED MUBASHIR ALI

Topic: Strategic Financing Decisions and Dividend Policy

Learning Objective: This case is designed to show the effect of financial

leverage on the value of the firm and its weighted average cost of capital.
Although the case is somewhat mechanical, it presents a very common
type of discussion and serves as a springboard for a discussion of many
subtle issues
Case: Port-a-Cabin, Inc.
Assignment: Answer the questions in the case.
Read: Revise B&E, Chapters 16 & 17
1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Managerial Accounting and Control Systems

1140 - 1310

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

M JUNAID ASHRAF

Topic: Management Control Systems

Learning Objective: Concerns analysis of management control system
working at the divisional level. Is there something terribly wrong with the
system or is there some method to this madness?
Case: Empire Glass Company
Assignment: Evaluate Empires Budgeting Process. What Changes will
you recommend in it?
Read: Chapter 18 Organisational Design, Responsibility Accounting and
Evaluation of Divisional Performance
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Managerial Economics

0905 - 1035

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
TANVEER SHEHZAD

Topic: Perfect Competition

Learning Objective: Pricing and profit maximization under Perfect
Competition
Case: Perfect Competition under EBAY: A Fact or Factoid?

Assignment:
1.

What is meant by Perfect Competition?

2.

Which features of EBay match Perfect competition?

3.

Which features of EBay do not match with Perfect competition?

Note: Please read the case.

1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Islamic Ethics

1140 - 1310

ISLAMIC ETHICS
KAMRAN RASHID

Topic: Textual Sources of Gods Will (Part II)

Hadith: Process of Compilation
Read:
1.
2.

Kitaab al-illal (Ali ibn al-Madiyniy)

Letter to Layth ibn Saad (Maalik bin Anas)

1310 - 1435

Lunch break

1435 - 1505

Discussion Group: Business Integration and Innovation

1510 - 1640

BUSINESS INTEGRATION AND INNOVATION

JAMSHED H KHAN

Topic: Origins of Strategy

Case: Honda (A)
Assignment:
1.

What is the strategy that has allowed Honda to be so successful in

the motorcycle industry and, in particular, in the United States?

2.

What indications do you have, if any, that the strategy was planned
in advance? What indications do you have, if any, that the
company stumbled onto its strategy?

Read: Ch. 2, Planning Vs. Opportunistic Adaptation (BOOK: The Origin

and Evolution of New Business by Amar V. Bhide)
Note: Honda (B) (To be distributed in Class)
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Financial Management

0905 - 1035

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SYED MUBASHIR ALI

Topic: Short Term Financial Management

Case: O.M. Scott & Sons Company
Assignment:
1.

As an official in O.M. Scott & Sons, review the company's

position? How was Scott able to achieve its rapid growth?

2.

Analyse the companys financial conditions in 1961 and evaluate

its future prospects. Would you change the operational strategy of
the firm?

Read: B&G Chapter 22

1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Managerial Accounting and Control Systems

1140 - 1310

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

M JUNAID ASHRAF

Topic: Management Control Systems

Learning Objective: The case introduces the concept of ROI as a tool to
evaluate the performance of business divisions and managers. It also helps
the students to understand the problems and pitfalls associated with the
use of ROI as a performance evaluation tool
Case: Enager Industries, Inc.
Assignment: Questions in the case.
Read: Chapter 18 (Review)
5

1310 - 1435

Lunch break

1435 - 1505

Discussion Group: Operations Management

1510 - 1640

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
HASSAN RAUF

Topic: Supply Chain Design and Related Operations System Design

Challenges
Learning Objectives:
1.
2.
3.

Economies and diseconomies of scale

Capacity flexibility
Using decision trees to evaluate capacity alternatives

Case: New Balance Athletic Shoes

Read:
1.
2.

Chapter 11: Strategic Capacity Planning

Technical Note Eleven: Facility Location

FRIDAY, APRIL 17
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Financial Management

0905 - 1035

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SYED MUBASHIR ALI

Topic: Short Term Financial Management

Case: Carrefour S.A.
Assignment: What is Carrefours growth strategy? Has it been successful?
Evaluate the companys financial strategy. What are the
critical problems facing the firm? Are joint ventures more
profitable than franchises? Can the Carrefour strategy be
replicated?
Read: Revise B&G Chapter 22
1035 - 1055

Tea break

1055 - 1125

Discussion Group: Business Integration and Innovation

1130 - 1300

BUSINESS INTEGRATION AND INNOVATION

JAMSHED H KHAN

Topic: Origins of Strategy

Case: The British Motorcycle Industry at a Crossroads
Assignment:
1.

How did Honda discover the strategy that allowed it to be so

successful in the motorcycle industry and, in particular, in the
United States? Does the story told by the Honda executives in the
(B) case differ from the one you expected after reading the (A)
case?

2.

In 1975, how large is NVTs competitive disadvantage with

respect to Honda? What are the most important sources of
disadvantage?

3.

What can NVTs management team do? What should it do?

Read:
1.
2.
3.

Honda (B)
Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 6, 25 7-2 72 (1985) - Of
Strategies, Deliberate and Emergent
Planning Vs. Opportunistic Adaptation (Review)

SATURDAY, APRIL 18
0900 - 1200

ISLAMIC ETHICS
KAMRAN RASHID

Mid-Term Examination (Open Book/Open Notes)

Venue: Auditorium 103
Auditorium 104

(2016-01-0001 to 0043)
(2016-01-0044 to 0088)

Note: Mobile phones are not allowed.