BST 1703 Supply Chain Management - Logistics Management

BST 1703 Supply Chain Management - Logistics Management

Course code: 
BST 1703
Department: 
Accounting and Operations Management
Credits: 
15
Course coordinator: 
Eirill Bø
Course name in Norwegian: 
Logistikkledelse - Supply Chain Management
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor Specialisations HSØA
Semester: 
2017 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

This course will, in combination with BTH 1704 Bachelor in Logistic Leadership and Supply Chain Management (15 study points) provide specialization in the subject to the value of 30 credits. This course is suitable for students at Bachelor level in marketing, economics and administration. Other students can participate in the third year of the course.

Specialization provides students with leadership orientated knowledge as well as an understanding of the developments and leadership issues in supply chains and internal business logistics. Students will learn the physical and administrative processes surrounding the acquisition, handling, storage, planning, production, transportation and delivery of goods and services in a way which fulfills the customers need for service in a cost effective manner.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

After completed course students should have:

  • Acquired basic knowledge about procurement and its significance for the business as a whole
  • Acquired knowledge of transportation finance and the significance of different transportation methods to the customer
  • Learned to calculate and optimize costs connected with , transportation and production
  • Developed an understanding of how different logistical solutions affect the delivery process.
    • Acquired an understanding of how the integration of supply chains will reduce costs.
Learning outcomes - Skills

After completed course students should be able to:

  • Make the right decisions to make a good purchase
  • Analyse the transportation costs and know what transport should cost
  • Anticipate and make production plans.
Learning Outcome - Reflection

 

Students will achieve an understanding of how different logistical solutions affect the environment
Students shall be made aware of potential ethical challenges

Course content

Purchasing

  • The purchasing process
  • Segmenting of suppliers
  • What purchasing means for the company
  • Purchasing negotiations

Transport

  • The structure of the transport market
  • Transport and the environment
  • Transport pricing
  • Route planning

Operations Management

  • Distribution Planning
  • Storage Optimization
  • Production Planning
Learning process and requirements to students

The course consists of 90 hours of lectures. The lectures include case studies which are relevant to the exam.

Spreadsheets will be used for calculations.

E-learning
When course is delivered online, lecturer, in cooperation with the Academic Servises Network, will organize an appropriate combination of digital teaching and lectures. Online students are also offered a study guide to contribute to progression and overview. Total recommended time spent for completing the course also applies here.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications

The course requires 2 years university college education in economics, administration and marketing or the equivalent.

Required prerequisite knowledge

As a minimum the basic course in statistics MET 3431 Statistics or MET 2920 Statistics. In addition, it is reccomended that students have taken the course marketing channels and logistics, or equivalent.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Invigilation
Weight: 
100
Grouping: 
Individual
Support materials: 
  • BI-approved exam calculator
  • Simple calculator
Duration: 
5 Hour(s)
Exam code: 
BST17031
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Exam organisation: 
Ordinary examination
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
90 Hour(s)
12 days á 7.5 hours
Prepare for teaching
120 Hour(s)
Group work / Assignments
100 Hour(s)
Case work
Group work / Assignments
90 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
400

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.