EXC 3650 Supply Chain Management

EXC 3650 Supply Chain Management

Course code: 
EXC 3650
Department: 
Accounting and Operations Management
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Bente Merete Flygansvær
Course name in Norwegian: 
Supply Chain Management
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
BBA - Specialisation in Shipping
Semester: 
2021 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
English
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

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.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

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
Learning outcomes - Skills

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
General Competence

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.
Course content
  • 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
Teaching and learning activities

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.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

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Qualifications

Two years of college education in economics and business administration, marketing or equivalent is required for taking the course. 

Covid-19

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.

Teaching

Information about what is taught on campus and other digital forms will be presented with the lecture plan before the start of the course each semester.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Weight: 
30
Grouping: 
Group/Individual (1 - 5)
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: 
  • BI-approved exam calculator
  • Simple calculator
  • Bilingual dictionary
Duration: 
3 Hour(s)
Exam code: 
EXC36502
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination every semester
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
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)
Sum workload: 
200

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.