Supply chain management (1721)
  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Inneke VAN NIEUWENHUYSE 
  
Member of the teaching team :dr. ing. Sasan AMINI 

Language of instruction : English
Credits: 6,0
  
Period: semester 2 (6sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible
 
Sequentiality
 
   No sequentiality

Prerequisites

Students must be familiar with basic statistics concepts (random variables, normal probability distribution, percentiles, mean, standard deviation).

Students must be able to formulate mathematical programming problems (linear programming, integer programming) and solve these using standard software (LINGO).


Content

This concerns a transition curriculum. No contact sessions are provided. The student is only required to participate in the evaluation.

Optimal capacity sizing

Operational hedging

Forecasting

Aggregate Planning

Inventory Management: Joint Replenishment

Supply Chain coordination through contracts


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Individual coaching session ✔  
Lecture ✔  
Response lecture ✔  
Small group session ✔  


Evaluation

Semester 2 (6,00sp)

Evaluation method
Written evaluation during teaching period20 %
Transfer of partial marks within the academic year✔
Take-home assignment✔
Written exam80 %
Closed-book ✔
Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass)✔
Conditions Participation in BOTH the exam AND ALL team assignment(s) is required to receive a score for the course.
Consequences Students who do not participate in EITHER the exam OR one or more team assignment(s), do not receive a score for the course.
Additional information The evaluation consists of team assignments during the semester and a written, closed book exam during the exam period. At the written exam, a formula sheet is provided (also available on Blackboard), and students are allowed to use a non-graphical calculator.

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
Explanation (English)Scores for the team assignment(s) during the semester are transferred to
the retake period, and account for 10% of the total score. The other 90%
of the total score are based on the written, closed book retake exam. At
the written exam, a formula sheet will be provided (also available on
Blackboard), and students are allowed to use a non-graphical calculator.
 

Compulsory course material
 

All course material will be made available on Blackboard
 

Recommended reading
  Designing & Managing the Supply Chain: concepts, strategies & case studies,David Simchi-Levi, Philip Kaminsky, Edith Simch-Levi,2,McGraw-Hill,9780071214049

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Analysis, Strategy, Planning and Practice,Arjan J. van Weele,5,Cengage Learning,9781408018965

The Management of Business Logistics: a supply chain perspective,John J Coyle, Edward J Bardi, C John Langley Jr.,7,Thomson Learning,0324007515
 

Remarks
 

This concerns a transition curriculum. No contact sessions are provided. The student is only required to participate in the evaluation.


Learning outcomes
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
1st Master of Business Engineering - Operations and Logistics Management J
2nd Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering minor Operations and Logistics Management J
2nd Master of Business Engineering option OML J
Exchange Programme Business Economics J



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