LOG711 Supply Chain Management I (Autumn 2024)
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for logistikk
- Campus:
- Molde
- Course Leader:
- Sergei Teryokhin
- Teaching language:
- English
- Study level:
- {code=HN, name=Second degree level}
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
Contents
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 on inter-organizational aspects 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
- inventory planning/management
- dynamics and complexity in SCs
- supply chain network design
- supply chain risk management
- purchasing and sourcing strategies
- '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 in Logistics
- Master in Change and Management
- Experience-based Master in Logistics
- Master in Economics and Business Administration
- Master in Sustainable Energy Logistics
- Exchange programme - Master's level
Recommended knowledge
Equivalent to requirements for the MSc programme in Logistics.
Norske studenter uten forkunnskaper i grunnleggende aspekter av SCM/OM anbefales å gjøre seg kjent med pensum for emnet SCM200 - som finnes her.
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 |
|---|---|
| LOG800 – Fundamentals of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. | 5 |
The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam
Knowledge:
The successful candidate should:
- have advanced knowledge of basic theories and concepts applied in SCM
- have in depth knowledge of contemporary SCM problems
- know relevant management techniques/strategies in manufacturing and service supply chains
- know state of the art research problems/industry initiatives
Skills:
The candidate is able to:
- apply knowledge in SCM in business or public organizations
- to use and analyze existing literature and research within the field of SCM
- to apply existing theory and models in SCM on present problems
- carry out an independent, limited research or development project under supervision and in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics
General competence:
- to analyze problems related to SCM
- to apply knowledge within SCM on all kind of business or public organizations
- to identify new and existing problems within SCM
- to communicate about academic issues, analyses and conclusions in SCM, both with specialists and the general public
Forms of teaching and learning
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
- Courseworks given: 1
- Courseworks required: 1
- Presence: Required
- Comment:
Exam
- Form of assessment: Home assessment
- Proportion: 100%
- Duration: 4 hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Supported material: All printed and written material
Course evaluation
One mandatory home assignment (pass/fail)
School exam (grade A-F)