2012/2013
KAN-SCM_SE55 Managing Global Supply Chain Operations
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English Title
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Managing Global Supply Chain Operations
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Language
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English
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Exam ECTS
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7.5
ECTS
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Type
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Mandatory
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Level
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Full Degree Master
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Duration
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One Semester
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Course period
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Spring
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Time Table
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Please see course schedule at e-Campus
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Study board
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Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
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Course coordinator
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Aseem Kinra
- Department of Operations Management
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Aseem Kinra
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Main Category of the Course
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Globalization, International Business, markets and studies
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Supply Chain Management and Logistics
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Last updated on 09-07-2012
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Learning objectives
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The learning objectives of this course center on understanding, explaining and formulating issues related to the management of global supply chain operations. Upon course completion students should be able to:
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Comprehensively conceptualize and define global supply chains and global supply chain management.
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Provide theoretical rationale and operationalise different concepts related to uncertainty in cross-boader supply chain operations eg. complexity, risk ect.
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Demonstrate knowledge of the scanning processes, frameworks and information processing requirements for identifying barries and constrains to the management of geographically dispersed supply chains.
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Demonstrate knowledge of strategic decision-making tasks ans criteria in the design of cross-border value chains and networks.
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Develop country-oriented supply chain strategies.
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Evaluate the applicability of typical supply chain strategic choises, configurations and concepts in cross-boader operations.
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Prerequisite
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Students not having a basic SCM background are required to read a ground textbook within SCM before starting this course.
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Examination
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Managing Global Supply Chain Operations:
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Type of test
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Oral Exam
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Marking scale
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7-step scale
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Second examiner
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Second internal examiner
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Exam period
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Spring Term
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Aids
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Without preparation
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Duration
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20 Minutes
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Course content
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The aim of this course is to familiarise students with the management of supply chains in a global environment, where actors and flows are geographically dispersed in different parts of the world.The area of global supply chains provides a wealth of opportunities in the quest for understanding the phenomenon of supply chains, supply chain orientation and supply chain management. Geographically dispersed operations are related to uncertainty, costs and risks at different levels of analysis. Students will receive an in-depth insight into the theory behind global supply chain management, challenges and opportunities in globally dispersed operations, and strategic considerations for the design and management of cross-border supply chains, with special focus on logistics and distribution.
The course is relevant in relation to country-orientedsupply and demand market specificities in supply chain strategy formulation, and design criteria related to site location, transport mode selection etc. Some of the central issues of this course are: theoretical underpinnings for ‘global’ supply chain management; sources of uncertainty in extended operations; barriers, constraints and challenges to cross-border information exchange, physical flows and other supply chain flows; country-based SCM systems and practices; strategic decisions in global supply chain design.
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Teaching methods
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The course includes dialogue lectures, case discussions, in-class & group assignments and guest lectures. At its commencement, the course first aims to set the theoretical foundation for the management of global operations, and then seeks to invoke concepts, methods and tools that aid in conceptualising specific problems related to global operations at each stage of the supply chain. The main principle behind the learning process is to promote the learning and application of theory and concepts in a way that is practicable and easy to use.
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Expected literature
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A reading list containing selected book chapters, cases and articles from reputed academic journals.
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Last updated on 09-07-2012
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