Universität Wien

040126 UK Special Topics in Production/Logistics/SCM: Business Game to Production Management (2017W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 35 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be held in English. We strongly recommend to already have completed the following Lehrveranstaltungen prior to this course: „Special Topics in Produktion /Logistik/SCM/Supply Chain Management“ and „Special Topics in Produktion /Logistik/SCM: Transportlogistik“.

  • Thursday 05.10. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 12.10. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 19.10. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 09.11. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 16.11. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 23.11. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 30.11. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 07.12. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 14.12. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 11.01. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 18.01. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Thursday 25.01. 15:00 - 18:15 PC-Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course, the students will be using a software-based business game called "The Fresh Connection”. The objective is to give the participants a real life supply chain experience within a simulated environment. Essential supply chain topics such as sales planning, operations planning, demand management, inventory management, operations management, and supplier management will be elaborated throughout the semester.

After successfully completing the course, the students will be able to:
- apply theoretical SCM knowledge in the context of a game simulation
- enhance coordinated decision making
- understand and illustrate important production planning problems
- translate strategy into action
- understand stochastic influences and the resulting planning uncertainty
- interpret MRP concepts in the context of production planning
- calculate and derive production management KPIs

This course will be held in English. We strongly recommend to already have completed the following Lehrveranstaltungen prior to this course: „Special Topics in Produktion /Logistik/SCM/Supply Chain Management“ and „Special Topics in Produktion /Logistik/SCM: Transportlogistik“.

Assessment and permitted materials

[40%] Groupwork and assigments
[30%] Individual performance
[30%] Exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

50 points out of 100 need to be accomplished in order to pass this course.

Examination topics

Lecture, assignments, and "The Fresh Connection” business game itself.

Reading list

Adriaansen, J. , Towards a well-balanced, agile company, Every Angle, August 2005
Baily, P. , Farmer, D. , Jessop, D. , Jones, D. , Purchasing Principles and Management, Prentice Hall, ninth edition, 2005
Carr, L. and Ittner, C. , Measuring the Cost of Ownership, Cost Management, 1992
Chopra, S. and Meindl, Supply Chain Management, Pearson Education, third edition, 2007
Christopher, M. , Logistics and Supply Chain Management, creating value-added networks, Prentice Hall, 2005
Degreave, Z. and Roodhooft, F. , Effectively selecting suppliers using Total Cost of Ownership, Journal of Supply Chain Management: a global review of purchasing and supply, 1999
Echtelt, F.E.A. van, Wynstra, F., Weele, A.J. van, Duysters, G, Managing supplier involvement in new product development, a multiple-case study, Journal of Product Innovation Management 25 (2008): 180-201
Fisher, M.L. , What is the right supply chain for your product ?, Harvard Business Review, March-April 1997
Global Commerce Initiative and Capgemini, 2016 Future Supply Chain, 2007
Kralingen, R. van en Jansen, M. , The end of traditional mass brands, brandchannel.com
Kraljic, P., Purchasing must become Supply Management, Harvard Business Review, September- October 1983
Liker, J.K. and Choi, T.Y. , Building Deep Supplier Relationships, Harvard Business Review, December 2004
Melnyk, S. et al, Outcome-driven supply chains, MITSloan Management Review, 2010
Slack, N. , Chambers, S. and Johnston, R. , Operations Management, Prentice Hall, 5th edition, 2007
Wallace, Thomas, F. , Sales & Operations Planning, Wallace & Co, third edition, 2008

Association in the course directory

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