Course Catalog 2007-2008

LIKU-8207 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, 4 cr
Supply Chain Management

Courses persons responsible
Jorma Mäntynen

Lecturers
Erika Kallionpää
Jorma Mäntynen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 6 h/per 6 h/per - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The aim of the course is to help the students to understand the principles of modern supply chain and supply network and the importance of them to a company's business operations and competitiveness. The course introduces students to the basic concepts of supply chain and the theory and methods of managing supply chains.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. The basic principles and concepts of a modern supply chain or supply network.       
2. The principles of network planning and supply chain alliances.       
3. The impact of the Internet and information technology in general on supply chain strategies and customer value.       

Requirements for completing the course
Lectures and course works (reports based for instance on cases and articles)

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? Moodle

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 20 %
    - Distance learning: 40 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 40 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 10
    Seminar reports 68

    Study materials Hours
    D. Simchi-Levi, P.Kaminsky & E. Simchi-Levi. Managing the Supply Chain. The definitive guide for business professional. 30
    Total sum 108

    Correspondence of content
    LIKU-8206 Introduction to Supply Chain Management

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    Last modified 05.06.2007
    Modified byMarkus Pöllänen