Supply Chain Strategy (3867)
  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. Alex VAN BREEDAM 
  
Co-lecturer :Prof. dr. Kris BRAEKERS 
  
Member of the teaching team :Prof. dr. An CARIS 

Language of instruction : English
Credits: 6,0
  
Period: semester 1 (6sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Exam contract: not possible
 
Sequentiality
 
   No sequentiality

Prerequisites

The student has knowledge of the transport sector, including synchromodal transport and the physical internet.

The student can explain the role of logistics in an organisation and its interaction with other business functions.


Content

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

Students learn to understand and to assess:
- how a company is able to deliver its products and service to its customers.
- the important trends in logistics and SCM in a broad societal context.
- how important societal trends will impact logistics and SCM.
- how digital transformations will impact logistics and SCM.
- the way logistics will evolve in the coming years.
- the responsibilities and tasks of supply chain executives.
- the actors of the supply chain.
- how to define, implement and monitor a supply chain strategy.
- how to define, implement and monitor an outsourcing strategy.
- the impact of sustainability on future logistics


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Lecture ✔  
Project ✔  
Response lecture ✔  


Evaluation

Semester 1 (6,00sp)

Evaluation method
Written exam100 %
Closed-book ✔

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
 

Compulsory course material
 

All course material (slide, cases, exercises, articles) will be distributed through Blackboard
 

Recommended reading
  The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management: Understanding the Supply Chain,Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Dr Peter Baker,7th edition,Kogan Page,9781398602045
 

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  
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