Courses Bachelor Display 2024-2025

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Course title Digital Supply Networks
Course code EBC2045
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
5 14-4-2025 8-6-2025 X X
Level Intermediate
Coordinator Simon Bartczek
For more information: s.bartczek@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
This course not only provides students with concepts to understand recent digitization processes but also prepares them with the conceptual tools to manage future in supply chain, marketing and strategy innovations.
Description
Companies such Amazon, Airbnb and LinkedIn build and manage powerful supply networks to create value. The goal of this this course is to provide students with an understanding of these networks and their relationships with customers as well as suppliers. We also zoom in on the digitization and innovation processes that govern these relationships. Students will critically evaluate cutting-edge thinking on these topics and discuss implications for supply chain management, strategy and marketing.
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Prerequisites
This course has been cancelled for the pre-master International Business specialisation Supply Chain Management.
See the Bachelor Education and Examination Regulations for more information.

The following rule applies to pre-master students who started the programme prior to academic year 2023-2024.
Specifically:
* Pre-master International Business specialisation Supply Chain Management
TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBC2045):
Students who have not been able to successfully complete "Digital Supply Networks" (EBC2045) before 2024-2025, do not comply with the requirement to successfully complete the pre-master in two academic years. Therefore, no additional examination options will be available.


PREREQUISITES:
A holistic understanding of Supply Chain Management, Marketing and Strategy; a keen interest in technology and innovation; Knowledge of Internet technologies and a good command of English
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Participation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
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