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Supply Chain Management

Upon successful completion of this module, a student

  • will have gained knowledge of the objectives, problems, and activities of supply chain management as a key area in modern business on a strategic and operative level,
  • understand the value and utilisation of information for managing supply networks,
  • understand a variety of techniques and analytical tools for analysing and solving supply chain management problems,
  • know various established structures and best practices in supply chain management
  • develop analytical and problem-solving skills in a variety of supply chain problems.

ECTS
Type
Level

6
Core Course
Advanced

 Should be visited:
 FT: 3rd
PT: 3rd or 5th
Academic Module Coordinator
 Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanne
Lecturers
 Prof. Dr. Beat Duerler, Prof. Christian Tanner
Pre-requisites

Quantitative Methods for Business, Project 1: Applying Research Methodologies
Overall hours
 Contact hours: 56 h
Self-Study: 124 h
Outline Content
  • Fundamentals of supply networks and related activities
  • Generic strategies in supply chain management
  • Utilization of information
    • Information systems & technologies
    • Standardized data and information exchange
    • Collaborative strategies
    • Supply chain management and e-business
  • Strategic issues in supply chain management
    • Objectives such as customer service and costs
    • Organization and control
    • The supply chain operations reference model (SCOR)
    • Network design
    • Location planning
  • Operative planning in supply chains
    • Using costs in supply chain management
    • Interrelations with in-house logistics and production planning
    • Systems for advanced planning and scheduling (APS)
  • Specific topics
    • Supply chain management in the service industry
    • Global aspects of supply chain management
    • Vendor managed inventory
    • Efficient consumer response
    • Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment
  • Case studies
Teaching and Learning Methods
 The module is taught through plenary lectures with discussions and exercises. Class participation is actively encouraged.
Additional mandatory exercises for self-study will be distributed and discussed in classroom.
Indicative Learning Resources
  • M. Christopher: Logistics and supply Chain Management : Creating Value-Adding Networks , 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, 2004.
Further resources to be indicated during the course
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