Supply Chain Management

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This course is an introduction course into supply chain management, in particular we will focus on how supply chains in for example the food, fashion and health care industry are designed. Students will acquire a solid foundation in the topics of both logistics management and supply chain management. While a strong internal operations function is vital to a firm’s survival, it is not sufficient. Firms must also understand how they link with their supply chain partners, including customers, distributors, manufacturers, and suppliers. In this course, we will cover a wide range of topics such as supply chain strategy, collaboration, purchasing, logistics, inventory, ethics and sustainability. Students learn directly about these concepts from a textbook and application to cases and exercises, and additionally work on a team project to analyse a part of a supply chain.