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2025/2026  MA-MMBAO2301U  Supply Chain Management

English Title
Supply Chain Management

Course information
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
Study board
Study Board for Master of Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Jesper Rangvid - Department of Finance (FI)
Main academic disciplines
  • CSR and sustainability
  • Globalisation and international business
  • Supply chain management and logistics
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 01-07-2025

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Learning objectives
At the end of the course, the participant should be able to:
  • Comprehend and appraise the key concepts and principles of Operations and Supply Chain Management,
  • Critique the application of OM and SCM concepts in a variety of circumstances,
  • Develop the capabilities to integrate OM and SCM concepts into their own and other business contexts,
  • Reflect upon the role of OM and SCM in their organisations and other business contexts.
Examination
Supply Chain Management:
Exam ECTS 3
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 10 pages
Assignment type Project
Release of assignment Subject chosen by students themselves, see guidelines if any
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Winter and Spring
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
A written case assignment based on a case or a subject chosen by the teacher. The assignment must be formulated and give to the students at least nine days prior to the expiration of the deadline. It should be max.10 pages long and submitted to CBS Digital Exam. The exam is held internally, and the assignment is put forward and assessed by the relevant faculty.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

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. 
Research-based teaching
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
  • Classic and basic theory
Research-like activities
  • Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
Description of the teaching methods
The course has diverse teaching methods using lectures, cases, reading and discussions. The class meetings are interactive and require ongoing engagement of the students.
Feedback during the teaching period
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.
Student workload
Lectures 24 hours
Preparation + exam 58,5 hours
Last updated on 01-07-2025