Introduction to Supply Chain Management (3cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course introduces the basics of Logistics and Supply Chain Management operations. The course will focus on the business and humanitarian (emergency) sides of SCM. The students will learn the basics of procurement, inventory, warehousing and transportation processes, with full integration using ERP systems such as SAP AIl in One and Business One.

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
• Describe the basic concepts and principles of logistics
• Manage the logistics process in a company using ERP systems transaction such as sales orders, purchase orders, order fulfilment, product issues and inventory control.

Content (course unit)

• What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?
• How SCM works in services, industrial and humanitarian sectors?
• How to make and simulate real business activities in SAP?
• How SAP works and manages the business integration?
• What are the logistics costs and how to create value added services in SCM?

Location and time

Lectures on Friday morning at 8 - 11, starting 13th of January, ending 24th of February. Class C2-11, except on 24th of February C2-09.

Exam schedules

Will be informed in the beginning of the course.
Exam:
Re-takes:

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam 50 %, group work 25 %, participation during the lessons 25 %.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussions during the lessons, group work, exam.

Learning materials

Will be informed in the beginning of the course.

Student workload

Lectures 3 hours a week 6 times, total load for a student 81 hours.

Content scheduling

The exact content will be informed in the beginning of the course.
Main Topics are:
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement Process
- Warehouse Management
- Transportation Management
- ERP

Practical training and working life cooperation

Group work, discussions.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Basic knowledge from Supply Chains, Procurement and Logistics.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Additional to basics, more deeper understanding from processes. Strategy understanding from different logistics structures.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Excelent implementation of supply chain processes. Understanding when and why logistics is competing advantage for company.