| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| 1 - Terminology and definitions |
Supply network, Supply Chain Management, integrated logistics, materials management, physical distribution, purchasing and supplier management |
4
|
| 2 - Designing the physical structure of supply networks |
Warehouse costs and capacities, supply network configuration techniques, risk pooling effect, warehouse centralization and decentralization, production relocation, logistics outsourcing, location choices, product structure and supply network configuration, postponement, design for supply chain management |
14
|
| 3 - Designing the relational structure of supply networks |
Vertical integration and outsourcing, contractual agreements, transaction cost theory, choice of customer-supplier relationship |
6
|
| 4 - Purchasing and supplier management in supply networks |
Purchasing and procurement, the purchasing function, the role of buyers, the model of Ellram and Olsen, partnership, sourcing policies |
6
|
| 5 - Physical distribution management in supply networks |
Distribution strategies: direct shipment, warehousing and cross-docking, central vs. local facilities, push vs. pull systems, transportation modes, factors affecting transportation decisions, design options for a transportation network, trade-offs in transportation design, outsourcing of logistics activities, third party logistics (3PL), advantages and disadvantages of 3PL, implementation issues, INCOTERMS |
10
|
| 6 - Materials management in supply networks |
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP), echelon inventory and lead time, reorder point and safety stock in a supply network, Vendor Management Inventory to co-ordinate materials management in global supply networks, CPFR, Continuous Replenishment, IT for SCM |
10
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
50 |
| for exercises only |
16 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
0 |
| Tutorials / Seminars |
0 |
| Workshops |
0 |
| Guided tours |
0 |
| |
0 |
| Total hours for further educational activities |
0 |
| Total hours |
50
|