To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: At the end of the course and the oral exam the
students must be able to:
- Describe how current information technology affects the
business environment, business models and the value chain
- Define enterprise applications, describe its components, and
understand the challenges of its management
- Be familiar with the processes involved in planning,
developing, and implementing information systems like ERP, CRM, SCM
and e-procurement
- Understand the role of information management in supporting the
business processes in the functional areas within an
organization
- Understand how information management can be used to manage
organizational knowledge, enhance an organization’s efficiency, aid
in decision making, and create a strategic competitive
advantage.
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Information
Management in the Supply Chain:
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| Exam ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Size of written product |
Max. 5 pages |
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The synopsis can be written in groups - max. 4
students in the group. However, for groups the max. number of pages
increases to 10 pages. |
| Assignment type |
Synopsis |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Autumn |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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The purpose of the course is to offer the students the
opportunity to develop their skills to understand the concepts,
skills, tools, and opportunities that surround the use of
information technology in the supply chain.
The rise of global commerce and the usage of Information Technology
(IT) have among others changed the way companies are doing
business. With the rapid spread of the standard IT solutions
that cover entire businesses and their supply chains, it is the
focal firm's challenge to ensure that these solutions are
optimized. The course will show how information management and the
information technology perspective can be put in relation to the
various challenges in supply chains. It discusses how information
technology can contribute to the optimization of supply chains and
how sustainable competitive advantage can be achieved. The course
content applies SCM and logistics theories on enterprise
application such as ERP, CRM, IOS, PLM, E-procurement, RFID and GTM
systems. The role of net-based solutions in supply chain management
and operations management are introduced and discussed. This course
also acknowledges the major problems with implementing information
systems which deliver value to the business. It explores the
reasons for these problems and management solutions to reduce these
problems.
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process scheduling
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