Courses Exchange Display 2021-2022
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| Course title | Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBC1029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 6,5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Robert Suurmond For more information: r.suurmond@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
* Students obtain basic insight in operations and Supply Chain Management
* Students understand relations between OSCM with other functions of the organization * Students apply operations and supply chain insights in an analysis of a real company * Students practice and receive constructive feedback about their role as discussion leader and their individual paper. * Students apply basic project management skills |
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| 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.
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| Literature |
Swink, M., S.A. Melnyk, and J.L. Hartley. 2019. Managing Operations across the Supply Chain. Fourth edition. McGraw Hill Education. ISBN: 9781260547634
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| Prerequisites |
An advanced level of English
Basic Statistics |
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| 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" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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