Materials Management (5 cr)
Code: 5091182-3007
General information
- Enrollment
- 05.05.2020 - 05.06.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 15.05.2020 - 09.09.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 1 - 40
- Teachers
- Paula Kullanmäki
- Course
- 5091182
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
This is online course for 5 studypoints.
Objective
The student learns how to organize materials management in a company. The student will also get to know how to manage inventories and control the inventory related costs. The student will know which replenishment methods should be applied in different environments. He/she will learn how to calculate the inventory related costs and replenishment parameters.
Content
- Warehousing
- Advanced technologies both in warehouse material and information flow management
- Inventory related costs
- Different stocks and significance of those for customer service
- Material management and replenishment methods in different environments
- VMI concept
Materials
Arnold, Chapman, Clive: Introduction to Materials Management, 2014, e-book in Finna- service
Purchasing and supply chain Management, Arjan J. van Weele, Seventh Edition, e-book in Finna- service
Teaching methods
the course consists of six independent assignments that the student returns to Optima every two weeks
Completion alternatives
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Student workload
6 assignments , 5 study points
Further information
Assignments and more information can be found in Optima. Path: Industrial Management and Engineering