Course - Value Chain Control and Applied Decision Support - TPK4160
Value Chain Control and Applied Decision Support
About
About the course
Course content
Logistical operations in the supply chain systems: This contains theoretical aspects of supply chain management as well as major characteristics of the supply chain as product, customer/market, deliveries and distribution, production, replenishment, ICT, planning and forecasting. Methods for mapping, analyzing, smiulation and operation research will be applied for supply chain design and allocation of resources, localisation of manufacturing, inventory and distribution and environment- and cost considerations.
Learning outcome
The course will give the students a fundamental understanding and knowledge about the supply chain system with the emphasize on processes, ICT, design, and control. The students will be given knowledge on supply chain principals and how value chains can be established, managed and improved.
Learning methods and activities
The lectures will be given in English if needed for english speaking students. Lectures, exercises and semesterpaper are a combination of literature and examples from textbooks, articles and practical cases in companies. 5 out of 8 exercises shall be approved and the semesterpaper counts for 40% of the final grade. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral. 2-3 guest lectures from relevant industrial companies.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises and a paper
Recommended previous knowledge
TPK4100 Operation Management, TPK4135 Production Logistics.
Course materials
Will be given at the beginning of the semester. The literature and prescribed text is English.
Subject areas
- Industrial Ecology
- Industrial Economics
- Production and Quality Engineering - Production Management
- Production Management and Control
- Product Development and Engineering Design
- Transportation Engineering
- Engineering Subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator
- Heidi Carin Dreyer