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8.16S - Supply Chain Management

8.16S - Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management

Code: 8.16S

Semester: 8 / Year: 4 (Optional)

Teachers:

Course Web Page: https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/DEAPT172/

Lectures hours (per week): 3

laboratory hours (per week):

Subject

  1. Introduction to the concept of "Supply Chain Management"
  2. The theoretical background of SCM
  3. Transaction costs
  4. SCM Strategy
  5. SCM in the food sector: Requirements, results from SCM in the food sector
  6. Customer satisfaction / quality of logistics services
  7. Chain of Demand and Demand Management. Logistics and connection to the supply chain
  8. Internal and external integration of logistics
  9. Vertical integration / franchise systems
  10. Strategy and logistics planning

Educational Aims

By the end of this course the students will have developed the following skills:

  • Ability to exhibit knowledge and understanding of the essential facts, concepts, theories and applications which are related to Supply Chain Management.
  • Ability to apply this knowledge and understanding to the solution of problems related to Strategy of Supply Chains.
  • Ability to adopt and apply methodology to the solution of non-familiar problems
  • Study skills needed for continuing professional development.
  • Ability to analyse the role of retailers and wholesalers in the distribution networks
  • Ability to interact with others in Supply Chain Management
  • Ability to analyse the success factors for a franchise system
  • Ability to analyse the role of retailers and wholesalers in the distribution networks
  • Ability to analyse the goals and strategies for supply chains 

Student Evaluation

Final exam (80%) written, including:

  • Quick Questions,
  • Test Development Questions,
  • Problem solving,
  • Multiple choice questions
  • Short case study Analysis
  • Theory data analysis

Presentation of Group / Atomic Work (20%)

Bibliography

  1. LOGISTICS Μάνατζμεντ και Στρατηγική, Alan Harrison,Remko Van Hoek,Δ. Γιαννακόπουλος,Σ. Μοσχούρης, Έκδοση: 1/2012, Εκδόσεις ROSILI ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ - ΕΚΔΟΤΙΚΗ Μ.ΕΠΕ (in Greek).
  2. Μαλινδρέτος, Γ., 2015. Εφοδιαστική αλυσίδα, logistics και εξυπηρέτηση πελατών. [ηλεκτρ. βιβλ.] Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/5391, (in Greek).
  3. Martin Christopher, Logistics και διαχείριση εφοδιαστικής αλυσίδας, Έκδοση: 1/2012, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ ΑΕ (in Greek).
  4. Παπαβασιλείου N.  & Μπάλτας Γ., (2003), «Διοίκηση Δικτύων Διανομής & Logistics», Εκδόσεις ROSILI ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ - ΕΚΔΟΤΙΚΗ Μ.ΕΠΕ, Αθήνα (in Greek).