Opinto-opas

Tavoitteet

You are able to:?
know and appreciate that strategic thinking is important for developing appropriate supply chain strategies that enhance competitive performance?
appreciate the challenges of creating a lean supply chain?
recognise that managing inventories is both a strategic and an operational issue?
explore the link between demand and supply planning?
recognise how lean, adaptive and demand driven supply networks are enabled through IT?

Sisältö

How to recognise different opportunities for time compression in the supply chain and build more agile supply chains?
Why are lean and Six Sigma integral parts of supply chain management?
What are the financial and strategic impacts of managing inventory more effectively?
What are the roles of demand forecasting, demand management and Sales & Operations Planning in the supply chain?
What are the impacts of new technologies and innovation upon supply chain strategies?

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Esitietovaatimukset

Supply chain management 5 ECTS credits