2025/2026 MA-MMBAO2301U Supply Chain Management
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Supply Chain Management |
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Language | English |
Course ECTS | 3 ECTS |
Type | Mandatory |
Level | Part Time Master |
Duration | One Semester |
Start time of the course | Autumn |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for Master of Business
Administration
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Last updated on 01-07-2025 |
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At the end of the course, the participant should
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Supply chain management is concerned with ‘the management of upstream and downstream relationships with suppliers and customers in order to create enhanced value in the final marketplace at less cost to the supply chain as a whole’ (Christopher). Consequently, a key objective of this module is to explore the concepts and principles that companies exploit to gain competitive advantage through their supply chain operations. Often, supply chains are complex networks. To be effective, organizations need to take an integrated end to end (E2E) perspective to align the processes of Planning, Sourcing, Transformation, Fulfillment and Reverse logistics. Typically, this necessitates the orchestrations of significant assets (including inventory), technologies and systems capability. However, many of the barriers to supply chain management are not these technical aspects but organizational, for example, silo thinking, non-aligned KPI's, poor communication, etc. Therefore, this course will take a multidisciplinary approach to explore the subject.
Moreover, the way we have managed supply chains historically is being challenged in many ways. Increased turbulence in markets, disruptive technologies and unforeseen events mean that we need new thinking to ensure we effectively manage risk and build in resilience.
The course will also have resonance with those students from a service background, as many of the concepts discussed will be applicable in service contexts. More specifically, the course will provide tools and techniques for improving the performance of operations which can equally be applied to both physical and service operations.
Finally, sustainability and corporate responsibility are emerging as important supply chain considerations. This is especially the case when considering outsourcing and offshoring. The module will consider a range of environmental and social/ethical issues relating to supply chain management. |
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CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following
types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are
included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
Research-like activities
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The course has diverse teaching methods using lectures, cases, reading and discussions. The class meetings are interactive and require ongoing engagement of the students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Feedback: Feedback is given to the student
together with the grade when the exam has been assessed.
The Evaluation: At the evaluation unit at CBS’s Economics & Analysis department, we ask you to evaluate the overall course. In other words, if there has been exercise classes and lectures, the evaluation should include both. We evaluate every course and faculty to secure and strengthen the professional level of the offered course. |
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