Universität Wien

040346 VK KFK PM/LM: Logistical Management (E) (2007W)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course different aspects of supply chain management are discussed. The main focus lies on inventory management, risk pooling and logistics network configuration (excluding transportation management). Furthermore the Bullwhip effect is explained and discussed in connection with the Beer Game. Distribution strategies and the principles of decision-support systems for supply chain management are further topics.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of this course is to learn about the key issues of logistics networks and how to optimize supply chains.

Examination topics

Reading list

" Factory Physics by Hopp and Spearman, McGraw-Hill, 1996.
" Produktionsmanagement by Günther and Tempelmeier, Springer, 1995.
" Produktionsplannung by Domschke, Scholl and Voss, Springer, 1997.
" Heuristic Scheduling Systems by Morton and Pentico, Wiley, 1993.

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