Curricula

Objectives

Purpose
Global supply chain management is one of the key business processes in global companies. By measuring, analyzing, and continuously improving supply chain you can affect customer satisfaction, business productivity, and profitability. Supply chain management in companies is a broader concept that includes the whole process of planning and fulfillment from demand and forecast processes to customer invoicing. By managing supply chain, you can proactively react or prepare for better customer need fulfillment in a company.

During the course you will learn basics of Global supply chain and meaning of basic concepts of Supply chain management. Course will also help to understand basics of supply chain process and monitoring of results. After the course you will have a perspective to supply chain tasks.

Competencies
This course develops and assesses the following know-how:
- Business skills, engineering practice, communication and team working.

Learning outcome
After completing this course, you will know the principles of Global supply chain. You will be able to apply how to manage Global supply chain, identifying risks and how to measure performance in Global supply chain. You will understand how to control the flows of materials and capacity management.

Content

The course covers following main themes:
- Principles of Global supply chain
- Transportation modes in Global Supply Chain
- How to manage Global Supply Chain
- Global Supply Chain Risk management
- Global Supply Chain KPI:s (Key Performance Indicators)

Time and location

The main campus / Rajakatu 35

Learning materials and recommended literature

Textbook:
Author: Chopra Sunil
Title: Supply Chain Management. Strategy, Planning and Operation. 6th Edition or newer.
Material: Book / eBook
Published: 2019, Pearson Education Limited

Author: Waters Donald
Title: Supply Chain Management. An introduction to Logistics. 2nd Edition.
Material: Book / eBook
Published: 2009, Palgrave McMillan

The e-learning platform Moodle also contains articles and videos related to the course topics.

Teaching methods

- Lectures, face-to-face (in English)
- Self-access learning
- Distance learning, specifically studies in learning management system (Moodle)
- Assignments (in English)
- Exam (in English)

Practical training and working life connections

Working life connections appear in assignments

Exam dates and retake possibilities

The date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening information.

Alternative completion methods

The admission procedures for crediting are described in the degree rule and the study guide, if student has already acquired supply chain management knowledge in other school.

The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of five credits is approximately 135 hours. The load is distributed in different ways depending on the course implementation.

In this implementation 21h lectures and approximately 114h (distance learning, small group learning, assignments and learning tasks)

Further information for students

During the academic year 2024-25, the Global Supply Chain course will only be offered as contact lessons in autumn 2024 and as a virtual online course in spring 2025.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

(1) The student demonstrates his / her competence in the subjects dealt with in the course, identifies the topics dealt with in the course.

(2) In addition to the above, the student can describe the topics covered in the course systematically and knows how to apply them.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

(3) In addition to the above, the student demonstrates the ability to justify the effects of different solutions and to make informed choices between options.

(4) In addition to the above, the student demonstrates the ability to apply what he or she has learned and to evaluate the solutions and their effects analytically.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

(5) In addition to the above, the student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the course topics and the ability to structure and analyze the effects of solutions in a broader context. It also demonstrates innovation in applying what they have learned to different situations.

Prerequisites

1st and 2nd year logistics professional studies