Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student will be able to:explain the overall picture of the whole logistics chain in businessdescribe the importance of efficient purchasing and material control, transportation, distribution and logistics services for the competitiveness of modern companies in global supply chaindesign a supply chain networkplan and calculate location decisionsprepare and optimize distribution modelsmanage and improve supply chain performance

Content

- Supply chain network models- Role of inbound material flow, inventories, transportation and distribution in a global supply chain- Impacts of location decisions to a supply chain- Distribution models- Supply chain performance metrics-

Materials

Prater, E., & Whitehead, K. (2013). An introduction to supply chain management: A global supply chain support perspective. Business Expert Press.
Christopher, Martin (2016). Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 5th edition. Pearson Education Limited.
Slack, Nigel et al. (2016). Operations Management. 8th edition. Pearson Education Limited. Part 3: Deliver.
Teacher’s material.

Content scheduling

Course objectives: After completing the course, the student will be able to:
explain the overall picture of the whole logistics chain in business
describe the importance of efficient purchasing and material control, transportation, distribution and logistics services for the competitiveness of modern companies in global supply chain
design a supply chain network plan and calculate location decisions
prepare and optimize distribution models
manage and improve supply chain performance

Some topics: Supply chain network models
Role of inbound material flow, inventories, transportation and distribution in a global supply chain
Impacts of location decisions to a supply chain
Distribution models
Supply chain performance metrics

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course the student will be able to:explain the overall picture of the whole logistics chain in businessdescribe the importance of efficient purchasing and material control, transportation, distribution and logistics services for the competitiveness of modern companies in global supply chaindesign a supply chain networkplan and calculate location decisionsprepare and optimize distribution modelsmanage and improve supply chain performance

Content

- Supply chain network models- Role of inbound material flow, inventories, transportation and distribution in a global supply chain- Impacts of location decisions to a supply chain- Distribution models- Supply chain performance metrics-

Materials

Will be informed at the beginning of the course
Main book: Supply chain management best practices, Blanchard, David, e-book Finna.
Other material: might add in Itslearning platform
More optional books may be available

Teaching methods

Remote sessions and remote work (lectures and exercises)
Group assignment
Individual work
exam


Cheating and plagiarism!

In the context of good scientific practice, fraud refers to the fabrication of fabricated findings, the criticism of findings, plagiarism and theft. Fraud is also a disregard for good scientific practice. It may take the form of belittling other actors, negligent and / or misleading reporting of research results or methods used, inadequate recording and / or retention of results and / or research material, and repeated presentation of the same results as new requirements for misleading own development and research.

Process

the possibility of fraud is suspected before the approval of the thesis or other educational institution, the matter is directed other than in accordance with this procedure, that is, partisan activities. In case of suspicion of fraud in the thesis or other approved study performance, the matter is processed in a three-stage process:

1) Written notice

2) Consultation (preliminary study)

3) If necessary, the actual investigation

The Director of Education will receive the notice, the hearing, and possibly the actual investigation. The student is informed of what he or she is suspected of. At the hearing, the director of education directs the progress of the matter to the actual investigation, it is considered justified.

The credit will be rejected if the student is guilty of fraud. Fraud may also result in an interview with the Director of Education and a written remark, which is recorded as a decision by the Director of Education. A term that is unusual in nature or if the student's continuous behavior may be expelled from the University of Applied Sciences for a limited period, by a decision of the Board of the University of Applied Sciences.

Exam schedules

Exam is on 8.4.2022
Retest 1. is on 15.4
Retest 2. is on 22.4

Completion alternatives

not possible

Student workload

4 ECTS, approximately 108 hours
Classroom or remote work (lectures and exercises) 10 h
Group assignment, Individual work and preparing to exam 98 h

Content scheduling

- Global Supply Chains and Managing
- Supply Chain related costs
- Importance of communication and transparency/visibility in Supply Chains
- Lean supply chain management
- Responsible supply chain management
-Supply chain performance metrics

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam 50%, course assignments 40%
team evaluate 10%
Approved course required
- 80% of the tasks must be done and passed
- The exam must have been passed

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Rejected (0)

less than 24% of the total points

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Evaluation criteria - satisfactory (1-2)

> 24% of total points = 1

> 45% of total points = 2

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Rating criteria - good (3-4)

> 65% of total points = 3

> 80% of total points = 4

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Evaluation criteria - commendable (5)

> 90% of total points = 5