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Supply Chain Management28496/3977/1718/1/40
Study guide

Supply Chain Management

28496/3977/1718/1/40
Academic year 2017-18
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum, programme stage 2
In other study programme:
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Supply Chain Management
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Supply Chain Management
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Supply Chain Management (English taught)
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2017 () or 15.03.2018 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture12,00 hours
Self-study51,00 hours
Seminar12,00 hours
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under
  • credit contract.
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Wallays Piet
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1 or Semester 2

Objectives

Students acquire knowledge in managing the goods flow.They must be able to recognize, formulate and analyse the basic management processes as demand, production, procurement, inventory & distribution.

Contents

  • Supply chain management
    • Concepts + Customer Order Decoupling point + Sales&Operations Planning
    • Independent vs dependant demand
  • Demand management
    • techniques of forecasting
  • Stock management
    • Stock models and replenishment systems
    • The ABC classification
  • Procurement management
    • Evolution in supplier collaboration
    • KPI’s
  • Production management
    • ATP
    • Lean management
  • Distribution planning
    • Formulating optimal distribution network

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

Final objectives of course Business Process Management

Final objectives

1. The student can define a supply chain in terms of goals, processes, volumes and KPI’s

Indicators :

  • Is able to work fluently with functions in Excel / process flows in BizAgi
  • Is able to map a supply chain process and propose optimalisations

2. The student Is able to formulate and apply the basic management processes of demand, procurement, production, inventory and distribution

Indicators :

  • Is able to solve exercises and cases in a structured manner
  • Is able to to set up a simple stock policy

3. The student masters the vocabulary and theoretical concepts

Indicators :

  • Is able to describe the key concepts
  • Is able to describe the advantages and disadvantages of SCM

Organisation of education

  • Exercises executed by the student at the computer in Excel
  • You prepare exercises and assignments independently; the lecturer will coach you and guide you where needed when independently completing assignments.

Study guidance

Active presence in class is mandatory, because of solving the exercises methodically
Slides are available during the course
Questions during class or via email

Evaluation

  • First exam opportunity:
    • Non-period bound evaluation: /
    • Period bound evaluation: 100% individual computer exam
  • Second exam opportunity:
    • 100% individual computer exam