International Supply Chain Management

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This course shall provide students a theoretical overview combined with an insight into practical experiences and challenges SCM can be faced with (e.g. contradicting targets etc). In the frame of this lecture will be given an overview of the basics of

• Supply Chain and Operations Management (SCOM) like “transformation process, value creation and operations functions;
• Supply Chain Management and the decisions which needs to be taken in these functions. Practical examples will help to understand what it is about with Supply Chain Management.
• After the “introduction” the focus will be on the strategic perspective. This chapter shall give an insight into operations and supply chain strategies, the supply chain coordination (Bullwhip-effect, VMI, consignation stock…), Sourcing Strategies (sourcing process and principles, supplier Relationship Management and Production Strategies.
• It will be discussed the challenges between mass production and product customization, Postponement and modularization, Push- and Pull principles and the order penetration point. Various examples and videos shall help to understand this easily.
• In addition to deep dive in sourcing also the SCM relevance of demand forecasting and the inventory management with a material analysis case study (ABC-XYZ analysis) will be treated.
• Last but not least the importance of IT in the fast changing and more demanding environment will be pointed out. In this context will be thematized digital technologies in Sourcing, Supply Chain hubs (e.g. SupplyOn,…), Industry 4.0, Internet of things, etc.

International value chains are important not only for competitive but also for other reasons like e.g. technological advantages, internationalization and other business relevant requirements. The world becomes more and more cross-linked therefore the supply chain needs to be properly designed as in the fast-changing world all market participants are more and more faced with challenges like shorter getting life cycles, technological changes, protectionism, customs, trade barriers, local content requirements etc. •

Students learn to understand the basic concept, terms, tasks, aim of SCM and its most relevant stakeholders they are in touch with. •

Students shall be able to understand and explain the necessity of global SCM (economical)

Students shall understand the relation between value generating networks and Supply Chain Management (main focus on international value chains of international acting corporations)

Students shall understand interrupting effects like the Bullwhip effect (Peitscheneffekt), its reasons and how the implication of this effect can be minimized

Students understand the meaning of manufacturing concepts and their implication on SCM; Push- and Pull Production

Students understand and can explain the challenges and risks related to global supply chains (e.g. through current developments like protectionism, trade barriers, changes of entire industries as for instance Automotive)

Students understand and can explain the difference between Supply Chain Management and Supply Management. The contribution of Supply Management (SM) and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to SCM can be explained and assessed.

Students learn the meaning and necessity of logistics as part of SCM and can explain various philosophies and strategies • Students learn and can explain the pros and cons and reasons of for in- and outsourcing

• Lecture 
• Case studies (text, video) discussions
• Individual as well as group exercises

Written exam

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Main literature:

• Ivanov D./Tsipoulanidis A./Schoenberger J. (2019): Global Supply Chain and Operations Management, 2nd Edition, Springer Verlag, Cham
• Chopra S. (2019): Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation, 7th Edition, Pearson Education, Harlow

Additional literature:

• Appelfeller, W./Buchholz, W. (2011), Supplier Relationship Management: Strategie, Organisation und IT des modernen Beschaffungsmanagements, 2. Auflage, Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden
• Essig, M./Hofmann, E./Stoelzle, W. (2013): Supply Chain Management, Verlag Franz Vahlen, München
• Werner, H. (2013), Supply Chain Management: Grundlagen, Strategien, Instrumente und Controlling, 5th Edition, Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden

Online and Onsite without mandatory attendance.