Customer-based Supply Chain Management (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able
- to produce added value for his/her customers in e.g. an online store
- to assess the effects of procurements, the supply chain and sales on the profitability of the organisation
- to utilise and draw up instruments and tools for the management of a supply chain
- to take into account different customer relationships and adjust the supply chain's activities so they meet with the customers' needs
- to utilise information on customer needs and demand volumes in procurements
- to take into account the typical characteristics of exports in logistics

Location and time

The study unit will start on Thursday 10th September with a zoom session and ends by mid December.

Teaching methods

The study unit is an online study unit including working in Optima learning environment: exercises and assignments as an individual and team work.

In order to learn more about sustainable supply chain management the study unit has a virtual business simulation game part played in teams which combines sales, purchasing, finance and supply chain management with the circular economy.

Content scheduling

The study unit consists of two parts:

5 cr of this study unit contains theory about Sales, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management as decision making areas for profitable business, online working.

5 cr of this study unit contains a business simulation game. Circular Economy Game Blue Connection is used on this study unit where the concept of Circular Economy is combined with the decision making in a company. If you open the link below you can access more information about the Blue Connection game.
https://theblueconnection.org/

One of the targets of this study unit is also to give you an opportunity for experiential learning.

Evaluation scale

H-5