Study Guide

Objectives

The course aims to provide basic knowledge and understanding of international trade and supply chain management in an international business context.

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
• describe the basic concepts and principles of supply chain management and logistics.
• define and use the terms of delivery and international payment methods.
• identify and use key documents, Intrastat- statistics and custom clearance.

Content

The contents include the followings:
• SCM in services, industrial and humanitarian sectors
• Logistics optimization
• Value added services along the supply chain
• Export process (offers, invoices and key documents, delivery terms, Incoterms and international payment methods)
• Intrastat statistics and customs clearance
• Logistics process (sales orders, purchase orders, warehousing and transportation)

Prerequisites

None.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student has a basic level of knowledge in supply chain management and the connection of logistics to an organization’s most common processes. The student can recognize, name and define basic concepts and terms in international trade and international contract law, and can apply some knowledge to relevant, working life situations. He/she can work in a group and take responsibility in individual and team assignments.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student can determine main tasks and challenges along the supply chain and can identify similarities and differences of conventional and humanitarian logistic efforts. The student is able to explain, compare and apply the terms and concepts in international trade and international contract law. He/she can solve problems in case studies and assignments and justify their decision. The student is capable of applying the acquired knowledge to relevant working life SCM related situations and contributes appropriately to tasks and assignments during the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student displays extensive knowledge regarding the challenges and different modes in the supply chain and has a professional level of knowledge on conventional and humanitarian logistics. He/she can apply the terms and concepts in international trade and international contract law extensively and is able to analyze and relate them to professional context. The student is exceptionally capable in applying all the acquired knowledge to relevant, working life situations and actively contributes to tasks and assignments during the course. He/she can assess diverse solution alternatives in case studies and assignments, and cooperates responsibly, flexibly and constructively in team tasks.

Further information

Implementation plan.