Courses NonDegree Display 2018-2019

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Course title Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
Course code EBC1029
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment None
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
5 15-4-2019 7-6-2019 L X/E X/E
Level Introductory
Coordinator Robert Suurmond
For more information: r.suurmond@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Students obtain basic insight in operations and Supply Chain Management and understand relations with other functions. Students also learn basic project management skills.
Description
This course is the introduction course for the business specialisation in supply chain management. Students will require a solid foundations in the topics and tools of both operations and supply chain management. While a strong internal operations function is vital to a firm’s survival, it is not sufficient. Firms must also understand how they link in with their supply chain partners. In this course, we will cover a wide range of topics such as supply chain strategy, forecasting, inventory management, purchasing, logistics, JIT/Lean, Quality and Capacity management.
Literature
Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management: International Edition, 3/E, Bozarth & Handfield, 3rd edition, ISBN-10: 027377008X, ISBN-13: 9780273770084.
Prerequisites
An advanced level of English
Basic Statistics
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Participation / Written Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor International Business Year 1 Compulsory Courses
SBE Exchange Bachelor Bachelor Exchange Courses
SBE Exchange Master Bachelor Exchange Courses
SBE Non Degree Courses Bachelor Courses