Facts about the course
- Study points:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Logistics
- Course Leader:
- Sergei Teryokhin
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
LOG711 Supply Chain Management I (Autumn 2020)
About the course
The course presents a broad scope of issues within supply chain management. Standard OM-principles/models/theories form the basis of the course. We discuss how those principles/models/theories can be adopted/extended for the use in a supply-chain setting. The focus of the course is put on the inter-organizational aspect of SCM and its management approaches.
Topics covered (excerpt):
- generic supply chain strategies and related concepts
- information sharing and coordination in SCs
- basic techniques to analysie logistic costs (KPI, BSC, activity-based costing)
- material flow and capacity management
- multi-echelon inventory planning/management
- dynamics and complexity in SCs
- supply chain network design
- supply chain risk management
- 'Circular economy', 'SCM and Big Data' (intended guest lectures)
The students will be introduced to a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods/models/problems. The latter includes e.g. demand forecasting techniques, deterministic/stochastic inventory models and lot-sizing problem algorhitms/heuristics.
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master of Science in Logistics
- Master in Change and Management
- Experience-based Master in Logistics
- Master in Economics and Business Administration
- Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Logistics
- Exchange programme - Master's level
Recommended requirements
Equivalent to requirements for the MSc programme in Logistics.
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
The successful candidate will have:
- obtained a good overview of chances and challenges related to the management of SCs in an inter-organizational context
- gained a thorough knowledge about relevant management techniques/strategies in manufacturing and service supply chains
- obtained knowledge about state of the art research problems/industry initiatives as subject to guest lectures
- gained first insights in how to improve her/his analytical and writing skills through the interactive process of preparing her/his home-assignment
Forms of teaching and learning
Three hours of lectures per week, one-two hours of exercises as 'organized activities' per month. Successful students will on average need approximately ten more hours per week for supplementary activities such as preparations/follow-ups, readings, homework, assignment and final exam preps.
(A two-day weekend seminar will be arranged in late November for long-distance learners. Participation is voluntary. The aim of the seminar is to address specific questions/problems of students unable to attend regular classes/exercise sessions in Molde.)
Examination
Form of assessment: Written school assessment
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Proportion: 60%
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Duration: 4 Hours
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Grouping: Individual
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Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
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Support material: Calculator with empty memory + general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version
Form of assessment: Home assessment
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Proportion: 40%
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Duration: -
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Grouping: Individual
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Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
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Support material: All printed and written supporting material