Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management - COR007AS2AE - Opinto-opas

Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 5 cr - COR007AS2AE

Upcoming implementations

Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management COR007AS2AE-3002 25.03.2024-17.05.2024 5 op (ONLINE, ...) +-
Teaching methods and instruction

Online course.
Supply Chain Management and logistics have important role in international business. You will learn basics terms, some tools to plan logistics and consider risks in International deliveries. Assignments cover the following themes : Views to Supply Chain, Purchasing and outsourcing, Order management and Customer service in logistics, Logistics planning and Risk assessment.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material provided in Moodle.
Lecture materials, articles, cases, video clips
Bloomberg, David J., LeMay, Stephen & Hannah, Joe B. 2002: Logistics. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
Murphy, Paul & Knemeyer, Michael 2015: Contemporary Logistics. 11th edition. Global edition. Harlow. Pearson.
Extra seminars, fairs and webinars are informed in Moodle

Working life connections

Company examples.

Campus

Pasila Campus

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No exam.

Teaching language

English

Internationality

International logistics and supply chain topics

Timing

25.03.2024 - 17.05.2024

Learning assignments

Assignments cover the following themes : Views to Supply Chain, Purchasing and outsourcing, Order management and Customer service in logistics, Logistics planning and Risk assessment. Individual assignment and team assignments.

Enrollment

02.01.2024 - 22.03.2024
Groups
- ONLINE
- IBE3PA1
- EXCH
Teachers

Soile Kallinen

Seats

15 - 60

Further information

Assessment scale from 0-5.
Assessment by a teacher and peer assessment.

Degree Programme

INTBBA International Business

R&D proportion

0.00 cr

Virtual proportion

0.00 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Current implementations

Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management COR007AS2AE-3001 23.10.2023-15.12.2023 5 op (IBE3PA3, ...) +-
Teaching methods and instruction

Welcome to study principles of logistics and supply chain management, crucial issues for international business !

This course implementation is an online course via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14.00-16.45.

Moodle platform will be opened soon. There you find the link for Zoom sessions.

Learning material and recommended literature

Material and links for videos and articles and webinars will be in Moodle.

Working life connections

Industry and company examples. Topics covered during the course are good to master in any kind of business.

Campus

Pasila Campus

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No exam.

Teaching language

English

Internationality

International business focus. Logistics and supply chains are international...

Timing

23.10.2023 - 15.12.2023

Learning assignments

Individual/ pair assignment, three team assignments

Enrollment

12.06.2023 - 20.10.2023

Content scheduling

Start on Tue Oct 24 at 14.00 online via Zoom and end on DDec 14
Groups
- IBE3PA3
- IBE3PA2
- ONLINE
- IBE3PA1
- EXCH
Alternative learning methods

-

Teachers

Soile Kallinen

Seats

15 - 60

Further information

Learning assignments and their weighting to the final grade is provided in assignment guidelines and the course implementation plan. Grading scale is 1-5. Prerequisite tasks (task 1a and 1b) are pass/fail basis and reguired to fullfill to continue this course. In each assignment, there are descriptions how the assessment is conducted.

Degree Programme

INTBBA International Business

R&D proportion

0.00 cr

Virtual proportion

0.00 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Past implementations

No past implementations yet.

A student who has completed this course or has acquired equivalent skills is able to:

- define basic concepts of international logistics and supply chain management
- understand the competitive advantages of logistics and supply chain
- know logistical activities: purchasing, storage, transport and reverse logistics
- master benefits and risks of outsourcing logistics services in an international environment
- consider trade-off between logistics costs and customer service
- apply sustainability requirements in the supply chain

A student who has completed this course or has acquired equivalent skills is able to:
- master basic concepts and terms of logistics and reverse logistics and supply chain management.
- understand the competitive advantages, cost impacts and sustainability requirements of logistics and supply chain.
- consider benefits and risks of operating in an international environment.

After completing the course;

- You can recognize competitive advantage of supply chain management and critically assess elements of sustainable supply chain and reverse logistics

- You can plan logistics functions internationally considering customer service, costs and environmental friendliness

- You can assess risks and opportunities of outsourcing and logistics service providers and their services

- Elements of global supply chain and concept of sustainable supply chain
- Features and challenges of international logistics, purchasing process and reverse logistics
- Competitive advantages of logistics
- Logistics service providers and logistics services
- Role and risks of outsourcing

Blended / Online

- Study material in moodle

Do you want to influence the company's customer satisfaction through logistics, keep costs under control and even have an impact on sustainability in the supply chain?

If you are for example a marketing, sales, accounting or sustainability expert, regardless of industry, you need to know the impact of the supply chain management in global business. After completing the course, you will master competitive advantages and environmental impacts of logistics for the company. Knowledge of supply chain management might open you doors to business to operate in international dynamic networks and be part of a sustainable supply chain.

Soile Kallinen

- Basic business related courses completed.

To some extent, the student knows some key concepts as well as logistics and understands something about the importance of the supply chain for business operations.

The student is fairly familiar with key concepts and logistics and understands the importance of the supply chain for business operations.

The student is very familiar with key concepts and logistics and comprehensively understands the importance of the supply chain for business operations.

The student is able to identify problems and create development ideas.

Individual assignments, scale 1-5
Team assignments, scale 1-5