SCM120 Principles in Value Chain Management (Autumn 2023)

About the course

This course introduces value chain management and its role in a business. Through interactive lectures and the business simulation game Fresh Connection, you will learn the basic concepts and principles of value chain management in a fun and engaging way. You will learn how companies create goods and services, and the required flow of materials, information, and funds.

By managing their value chains effectively, companies can reduce costs, shorten delivery times, improve product quality, and increase customer satisfaction. In the business simulation game, course participants will work together in teams to improve the performance of a virtual company. Through a series of challenges, the teams will apply the concepts and principles covered in the course and receive immediate feedback on their performance.

Whether you are on your way to building a career in logistics and supply chain management or you just want to have an overview of this field, SCM120 will provide you with the relevant foundational knowledge and skills. The course will also offer a solid foundation for further studies in purchasing management, production planning and warehouse management, which are core subjects within logistics and supply chain management.

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Bachelor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration
• Individual Study Courses/Part- time studies
• Bachelor in Sport Management
• Bachelor in IT and Digitalization
• Bachelor in Politics, Law and Administration

Recommended requirements

None

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
SCM120N – Principles in Value Chain Management	7.5
SCM110 – Introduction to SCM	7.5
SCM110N – Introduction to SCM	7.5

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge:

After passing the course, the student will have knowledge about:

• the activities that make up value chains and their role in business

• supply chain management and its role in value creation

• activities within supply chain management

• impact of supply chains on social and environmental sustainability

 

 

 

Skills:

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

• identify primary and support activities in a value chain

• map a company's supply chain

• create value through effective value chain management

 

General competence:

After passing the course, the student should have the following competencies:

• ability to identify relationships between phenomena

• ability to write a professional report

• ability to work in a team

Forms of teaching and learning

• 2 hours of lectures per week (Streaming/recording of the teaching is offered)

• Work with the simulation software - 2 hours each week

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

• Compulsory work requirement: Assignment

• Number of work requirements: 1

• Required work requirements: 1

Examination

The exam

• Form of assessment: Home exam

• Proportion: 50%

• Duration: 1 semester

• Grouping: Group

• Grade scale: Letter grade (A - F)

• Aids: -

 

Form of assessment: Home exam

• Proportion: 50%

• Duration: 4 hours

• Grouping: Individual

• Grade scale: Letter grade (A - F)

• Aids: -

Syllabus

Pensumoversikt

• SCM120 - Prinsipper i verdikjedeledelse