Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- understand how a company can create added value to its customers through supply chain management
- assess the effect of sales, purchasing and the supply chain on profitability
- plan the supply according to the demand
- optimize the efficiency of the supply chain
- define measures for supply chain management

Teaching methods

The student is able to:
-understand how a company can create added value to its customers through supply chain management
-assess the effect of sales, purchasing and the supply chain on profitability
-plan the supply according to the demand
-optimize the efficiency of the supply chain
-define measures for supply chain management

Location and time

Leppävaara Campus, spring semester 2019.
The study unit starts in January and ends by mid May.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Learning is based on SCM business simulation-game, where e.g. sales and purchasing roles, negotations and decision making is trained.
Materials are included in the game, also lecture and e-book materials are used.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Visiting lecturer(s)

Important dates

No exam

Forms of internationality

Global Fresh Connection virtual game.
This study unti is suitable for exchange students.

Students workload

The total amount of working hours, app. 270 hrs, consists of the sessions and team working.

Content and scheduling

Detailed time schedule will be published in Optima before the study unit starts and in Pakki.

Further information for students

During the first class we will explain in detail what we will do during the study unit and we will modify teams for playing SCM game in a web based learning environment.
It is necessary that you attend the first class in order to hear all instructions and also to keep your place in the study unit.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

The study unit evaluation consists of two parts:
-SCM-game /reporting (80%), evaluation 1-5
-reading circle (20%), evaluation 1-5
We learn this complicated subject by simulating the work in a company, specially the work in sales and purchasing areas. For the simulation we use the game in a way that the end result of the game has a minor weight in the grade, more important is the learning process during the game and whole study unit.