Logistics and Supply Chain Systems (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The implementation takes place on Spring 2023.
Please look at the exact dates, and possible updates on the course information sharing platforms (Peppi, Tuudo)..

Objective

After completing this course the student is able to
- apply a logistical thinking when analyzing business operations
- understand the strategic importance and role of logistics in international trade
- is able to explain the nature of a logistic system in functional terms (transport, warehousing, information systems)
- make recommendation for improving a given supply chain
- maintain a positive and value creating relationships with suppliers and customers

Content

- Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain risks and optimization
- Transportation
- Warehousing
- Global trade processes and related documentation
- Process analysis

Materials

On-site and Online learning materials
Links to Videos
Readings (web, FINNA)
International Business, Global Edition, John D. Daniels, Lee H. Radebaugh and Daniel P.Sullivan, Pearson Education, Fifteenth edition, 2014. Chapter 18 (Global Production and Supply Chains). The book is freely available through the online materials database of TUAS (https://turkuamk.finna.fi/?lng=en-gb) at https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=5137609&ppg=738
Do not overuse book licences, use licences parsimonuouusly by avoiding multiple short time reading sessions.

Teaching methods

Blended approach: class meetings, online videos, readings, individual exercises.

Exam schedules

Information is available on the learning platform.

International connections

Activity and case-based learning. Use of tools for analytics and decision-making in the context of supply chain management.

Student workload

Possibility of on-site and online collaboration. Courses on Wednesdays as part of the International Semester.

Further information

After completing this course the student is able to:
- understand the notion of value chain
- apply a value chain analysis to a case study
- understand the notion of supply chain
- apply suplpy chain thinking by drawing a supply chain diagram
- understand quality management
- apply a problem identification tool
- understand process thinking
- apply process mapping through drawing a flowchart diagram
- understand the notion of risk and risk management
- apply risk assessment tools
- understand the notion of sustainability and its impact on supply chains and consumer markets
Indicative structure of the course:
- value chain
- supply chain
- quality management
- process drawing
- risk management
- sustainability in the supply chain