Study Guide
Study Guide
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Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 LIF5117 |
| Name | Supply Chain Management |
| Credits | 5 ects |
| Objectives | The student understands the critical role of logistics for business and is able to identify different logistics tools and supply chain related strategies. He or she is also able to use purchasing and warehousing models to optimise business operations. |
| Content | Concepts of supply chain and logistics, logistics tools and modes of transportation, supply chain strategies, purchasing and ordering decisions, planning and controlling inventory. |
| Requirements | |
| Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
| Course material | For courses arranged 2017 and later: Murphy, P. & Wood, D. 2014. Contemporary Logistics. Upper Saddle River (NJ) : Pearson Education. or Waters, D. 2003. Logistics. An Introduction to Supply Chain Management. New York : Palgrave Macmillan. For courses arranged before 2017: Coyley, J. ,Bardi, E. & Langley, J. 2002. The Management of Business Logistics: a supply chain perspective. Mason, OH: South Western. |
| Prerequisites | 1st and 2nd-year studies, specifically International Economics and Business Environment. |
| Other Considerations | |
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