SCM703 Applied Supply Chain Management (Spring 2024)

About the course

The course complements the theory of supply chain management with the practical skills in how to deal with different managerial situations and to conduct decision-making processes effectively and efficiently. It specifically involves a discussion of the role of market demand in SCM, practical use of the future demand parameters in SCM, inventory management in supply chains, and modeling logistic problems with LINGO. The course combines qualitative methods of learning based on case study analysis with the quantitative examples used as a grounding for making decisions in supply chain management.

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master of Science in Logistics
• Experience-based Master in 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

Knowledge

The successful candidate should by the end of the course:

Know the differences between different types of demand in SCM

Know how to use different demand scenarios in practice

Know basic methods of inventory management

Know how to calculate, compare and explain logistics performance index (LPI)

 

Skills

The successful candidate should by the end of the course:

Be able to execute demand forecasting in SC

Be able to execute the methods of inventory management in SC

Be able to use commercial optimization software tools like LINGO for solving optimization problems in logistics

 

General competence

The successful candidate should by the end of the course:

Be familiar with methods and techniques used for modeling and solving logistic problems that occurs in practice

Be aware of the potential value of integrating decision making, rather than making decisions sequentially

Forms of teaching and learning

Theoretical lectures and practical exercises.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

• Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)

• Courseworks given: 5

• Courseworks required: 5

• Presence: Not required

• Comment:

Examination

• Form of assessment: School assessment on paper

• Proportion: 100%%

• Duration: 4 hours

• Grouping: Individual

• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)

• Support material: Calculator and general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version

Course evaluation

Three mandatory assignments must be approved before the exam. Written final exam (school assessment). 

Syllabus

The current reading list for 2024 Spring can be found in Leganto