De elektronische studiegids voor het academiejaar 2025 - 2026 is onder voorbehoud.





Supply chain logistics (5350)
  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Kris BRAEKERS 
  
Member of the teaching team :De heer Mostafa BAHADORNIA 

Language of instruction : English
Credits: 6,0
  
Period: semester 2 (6sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible
 
Sequentiality
 
   Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
 
 
  Following programme components are advised to also be included in your study programme up till now.
    Business statistics (1738) 6.0 stptn
    Statistics for economists (4681) 6.0 stptn
    Statistics for transportation sciences (1557) 6.0 stptn
 

Prerequisites

Students should be able to solve simple derivatives and integrals with respect to a single variable.

Students should be familiar with the standard normal distribution function (e.g., being able to translate z-scores to probabilities and vice versa), and the basics of probability theory (e.g., conditional probabilities). (for students Business Engineering these aspects are introduced in the course Beleidsstatistiek (1738) which runs simultaneously)


Content

This course offers an introduction to operations management, logistics and supply chain management. Students gain insight in the concepts and management problems related to these topics, their interrelations and their relations to other business functions. They acquire skills in planning and managing production and inventory systems, and the flow of goods in a supply chain. Quantitative techniques are applied to solve decision making problems in this context.


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Lecture ✔  
Response lecture ✔  
Small group session ✔  
Teaching methods  
Exercises ✔  


Evaluation

Period 2    Credits 6,00

Evaluation method
Written exam100 %
Closed-book ✔
Use of study material during evaluation✔
Explanation (English)The exam is closed book, but a formula sheet is attached to the exam (see Blackboard) and students can use a classical calculator (no graphing calculator).

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
 

Compulsory textbooks (bookshop)
 

Textbook 1:

Operations and Supply Chain Management (International edition), Jacobs and Chase, 17, McGraw-Hill Educations (UK) Ltd.

ISBN: 9781266271007
 

Compulsory course material
 

Additional compulsory course material will be provided on BlackBoard (see study guidelines).
 

Recommended reading
 

Textbook 1:
Operations and Supply Chain Management, Russell and Taylor, 2023, 11th edition, Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781119905677 

Textbook 2:
Foundations of Operations Management, Krajewski and Ritzman, 2002, Pearson
ISBN: 9780130085214 

Textbook 3:
Introduction to operations and supply chain management, Bozarth, Handfield, 2019, 5th edition, Pearson
ISBN: 9781292291581


Learning outcomes
Bachelor of Business Engineering
  •  EC 

    • EC 10: The holder of the degree identifies stakeholders and their interests and takes them into account when making decisions. (Stakeholder awareness)

  •  EC 

    • EC 11: The holder of the degree takes account of the regional and (inter)national policy and business context when making decisions. (Stakeholder awareness)

  •  EC 

    • EC 12: The holder of the degree is aware of ethical and sustainability aspects in the conduct of business. (Stakeholder awareness)

  •  EC 

    • EC 13: The holder of the degree applies insights from business science and relevant supporting/related disciplines in the analysis of financial and technical business problems. (Problem-solving capacity)

  •  EC 

    • EC 14: The holder of the degree models and designs solutions for financial and technical business problems to support decision-making at different levels. (Problem-solving capacity)

  •  EC 

    • EC 15: The holder of the degree can identify, evaluate and optimise the technological and business processes in an organisation in light of its strategic goals. (Programme-specific competencies)

 
Bachelor of Business and Information Systems Engineering
  •  EC 

    • EC 10: The holder of the degree identifies stakeholders and their interests and takes them into account when making decisions. (Stakeholder awareness)

  •  EC 

    • EC 11: The holder of the degree takes account of the regional and (inter)national policy and business context when making decisions. (Stakeholder awareness)

  •  EC 

    • EC 12: The holder of the degree is aware of ethical and sustainability aspects in the conduct of business. (Stakeholder awareness)

  •  EC 

    • EC 13: The holder of the degree applies insights from business science and relevant supporting/related disciplines in the analysis of business and information technology problems. (Problem-solving capacity)

  •  EC 

    • EC 14: The holder of the degree models and designs solutions for business and information technology problems to support decision-making at different levels. (Problem-solving capacity)

  •  EC 

    • EC 15: The holder of the degree is able to identify, optimise and manage the information flows and technological and business processes in an organisation in light of its strategic goals.

 
Bachelor of Transportation Sciences
  •  EC 

    • EC3: The graduate is able to find sustainable solutions to complex transportation issues based on acquired knowledge and insight. Additionally, the bachelor student approaches transportation problems from a broader perspective by making links within the domain of transportation and to other disciplines.

 
Master of Transportation Sciences
  •  EC 

    • EC4: The holder of the degree considers the society as a whole as an important stakeholder and reflects on the social relevance and consequences of recommendations/solutions and projects/assignments in a critical manner. In doing so, the holder of the degree strives, among other things, to have a sustainable impact on the region.

 
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
1st year Master of Science in Transportation Sciences J
2nd Bachelor of Business Engineering J
2nd year Master of Transportation Sciences J
3rd Bachelor of Business and Information Systems Engineering J
3rd year Bachelor of Transportation Sciences J
Exchange Programme Business Economics J
Preparation Programme Master of Business Engineering J



1   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2.
2   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3.
3   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.