Supply Chain Management

SCM (B.Sc.)

Supply Chain Management

 

Lecture series in winter semester, mandatory for Bachelor's students with an area of specialisation in SCM, recommended for the 5th semester, 2 contact hours per week per semester
Voluntary colloquium, recommended for the 5th semester, 1 contact hours per week per semester

Dates for the current (winter) semester: see course catalogue

Information regarding the course in the module catalogue can be found here.

Contents:

The lecture series "Supply Chain Management" acquaints students with the fundamental problems involved in managing and controlling intra-organisational and particularly inter-organisational supply chains. The course also examines factors for success which are conducive to producing integrated goods and services in such supply chains, as well as current logistics concepts which can be implemented to enhance performance in various business sectors.

Literature:

  • Chopra, S.; Meindl, P. (2012): Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation. 5th edition, Prentice-Hall.
  • Copacino W. (1997): Supply Chain Management: The Basics and Beyond, APICS Series on Resource Management. St. Lucie Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
  • Corsten H.; Gössinger R. (2007): Einführung in das Supply Chain Management. Oldenbourg, München, Wien.
  • Forrester J. (1991): Industrial Dynamics. MIT Press.
  • Handfield R. B.; Nichols E. L. (1999): Introduction to Supply Chain Management. Prentice-Hall, London et al.
  • Knolmayer, G.; Mertens, P.; Zeier, A. (2000): Supply Chain Management auf Basis von SAP-Systemen. Springer, Berlin.
  • Martin, C. (1993): Logistics: The Strategic Issues. Chapman & Hall, London et al.
  • Nahmias S. (1997): Production and Operations Analysis, 3rd edition, Irwin, Chicago et al.
  • Poirier C. C.; Reiter S. E. (1996): Supply chain optimization: Building the strongest total business network. Berett-Koehler Publishers Inc., San Francisco.
  • Silver E.; Pyke D., et al. (1998): Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling. 3rd edition, Wiley & Sons, New York et al.
  • Shapiro, J. F. (2006): Modeling the Supply Chain. 2nd edition, Duxburg, Pacific Grove, CA
  • Stadtler H.; Kilger C. (2007): Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software, and Case Studies. 4th edition, Springer, Berlin et al.
  • Tayur S. R.; Ganeshan R., et al. (1999): Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management, International Series in Operation Research & Management Science. Kluwer, Amsterdam.

The course materials are available on Ilias.

For questions regarding the course, please contact M.Sc. Jens Kärcher.