EXC 3650 Supply Chain Management
EXC 3650 Supply Chain Management
The purpose of this course is to provide a fundamental understanding of the subject fields of supply chain management (SCM). SCM is how to secure effective and efficient flows of goods from point of origin (raw materials) to point of consumption (end user). It is about learning how the whole supply chain needs to be coordinated, and how each participating company have to bear the totality of the chain in mind. This is based on an idea that companies are competing with their total supply chains, rather than just products and individual company decisions. SCM is also growing in importance, as international sourcing is resulting in supply chains extending over several continents. Shipping is therefore becoming a natural part of many a supply chain. Shipping in this perspective means that vessels are a part of the process of taking products from point of origin to point of consumption, and provides an inherent tension of exploiting capacities and providing timely supplies.
After the course studens shall have learned:
- To understand the concept of supply chain management, which consist of optimizing parts of the chain and taking an overall view at the same time
- To understand the significance of information sharing and collaboration in supply chains
- To understand various types of supply chains and the role shipping companies can play
After completed course students should:
- Be able to describe and explain a supply chain for a certain product, consisting of companies, activities, and its flow of goods
- Be able to apply relevant concepts and theories to analyze a supply chain
- Be able to map and analyze international supply chains and the potential roles played by shipping companies
After completed course students should:
- Be able to understand what type of decisions are taken in supply chain management, how these decision impact the whole supply chain, and the role individual companies have and take in a supply chain, including how the shipping actors and activities take part.
- What is supply chain management
- The concepts and tools to analyse supply chains
- Information sharing and collaboration across the supply chain
- The importance of information and collaboration demonstrated through a role play called the supply chain game
- The context of international logistics and the shipping industry
- The important decisions in international supply chains, and the role of shipping companies
The course consists of 45 hours of lectures including group work, cases, excursions and discussions.
Specific information regarding any aspect of student evaluation will be provided in class. It is the student's responsibility to obtain this information. Please note that whilst attendance is not compulsory, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/It's learning or mandatory literature. Homepages and/or It's learning are not designed for the purpose of students who choose not to attend class.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 30 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 2 Week(s) Exam code: EXC36501 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 70 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 3 Hour(s) Exam code: EXC36502 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 36 Hour(s) | |
Group work / Assignments | 9 Hour(s) | Participation in «Supply Chain Game». |
Prepare for teaching | 70 Hour(s) | Preparation for lectures/reading literature |
Group work / Assignments | 31 Hour(s) | Casework. |
Student's own work with learning resources | 50 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 4 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.