Operations and Supply Chain Management
Syllabus, Master's level, 1TE764
- Code
- 1TE764
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Industrial Engineering and Management A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 7 March 2017
- Responsible department
- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering
Entry requirements
120 credits, including 20 credits in mathematics. The courses Industrial Management, alternatively a basic course in Industrial economy, and Project Management should have been attended.
Learning outcomes
After a successfully completed course the student should be able to:
- explain and describe the strategic importance of optimized supply chains with high efficiency,
- explain and describe the strategic role of procurement for the efficiency of supply chains,
- manage logistical issues such as purchasing, warehousing, queuing and production,
- simulate and optimize the elements of the logistics flow,
- develop policy options and perform decision analysis with regard to risk and forecasts regarding the supply and marketing strategies.
Content
Strategic planning and optimized design of the location, transportation, and internal and external flows (Supply Chain Management and Demand Chain Management). Models and methods of decision analysis in product development, sourcing and supplier strategies, outsourcing, strategic alliances, inventory management, and forecasting. Mathematical models for inventory optimization, demand planning, project planning, optimization in queues, general optimization, simulation, risk, game theory, and optimization of product selection.
Instruction
Lectures, exercises, seminars and tutorials.
Assessment
Written home exam (5 credits), where written assignments during the course could result in a higher grade.