Materials Management (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

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.
 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

Tavoitteet

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.

Sisältö

- 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

Oppimateriaalit

1.Arnold, Chapman, Clive: Textbook: Introduction to Materials Management, Chapter: Inroduction to Materials Management
2. Arjan J. van Weele: TextBook: Purchasing and supply chain Management: Chapter 1-4 (Section 1, pages 1-87)
3. Arnold, Chapman, Clive: Introduction to Materials Management, Chapter: Material Requirements Planning
4. Arnold, Chapman, Clive: Introduction to Materials Management, Chapter: Forecasting
5. Arnold, Chapman, Clive: Introduction to Materials Management, Chapter: Inventory Fundamentals
6.Arnold, Chapman, Clive: Introduction to Materials Management, Chapter: Independent Demand Ordering Systems

Opetusmenetelmät

6 Individual Assignments

Module Group Assignment

Presentation days 9.4 at 12.00-14.00 and 12.4.24 at 13.00-15.00
Groups can not choose presentation day or time.

Course exam 23.4.24 at 12.00-13.30

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

A failed course grade CAN NOT be completed with an extra exam or extra assignments.
If a student receives a rejected course number, he or she must complete the course again.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

no alternative ways to do this course
A failed course grade CAN NOT be completed with an extra exam or extra assignments.
If a student receives a rejected course number, he or she must complete the course again.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 student points, 130 hours of work
6 invidual Assignments:
33% of Course Evaluation
Student must get an average of  grade 1  in total assignments (all 6) to pass this course.
Evaluation will be calculated as follow: All return assignments together and divided in 6.  
Exam
33% of Course Evaluation
In exam student must get at least number 1 on the exam, to pass this course.
A passed exam number can not be do again.

Module Group Assignment
33% of Course Evaluation
In Group Assignment student must get at least number 1, to pass this course.

Lisätiedot

paula.kullanmaki@turkuamk.fi