Supply Chain Management - Logistics Management

Introduction

The course provides students with leadership orientated knowledge as well as an understanding of the developments and leadership issues in supply chains and internal business logistics. Students will learn the physical and administrative processes surrounding the acquisition, handling, storage, planning, production, transportation and delivery of goods and services in a way which fulfills the customers need for service in a cost effective manner.

Course content

Purchasing

• The purchasing process
• Segmenting of suppliers
• What purchasing means for the company
• Purchasing negotiations

Transport

• The structure of the transport market
• Transport and the environment
• Transport pricing
• Route planning

Operations Management

• Distribution Planning
• Storage Optimization
• Production Planning