Master
2024/2025
Research seminar "Supply chain Management of an industrial enterprise"
Type:
Compulsory course (Strategic Management of Logistics and Supply Chains)
Area of studies:
Management
Delivered by:
Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
When:
2 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Irina Zolotukhina
Master’s programme:
Strategic Management of Logistics and Supply Chains
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with modern concepts and principles of functioning of a modern industrial enterprise with respect to strategic procurement and supply chain management and to develop students’ analytical and decision-making skills related to strategic procurement and supply chain management.Within the framework of the course the following topics will be offered to students: role of strategic procurement and supply chain management in an industrial enterprise, logistics integration and coordination, cross-finctional conflicts in logistics process.
Learning Objectives
- The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with modern concepts and principles of functioning of a modern industrial enterprise with respect to strategic procurement and supply chain management and to develop students’ analytical and decision-making skills related to strategic procurement and supply chain management. Within the framework of the course the following topics will be offered to students: role of strategic procurement and supply chain management in an industrial enterprise, logistics integration and coordination, cross-finctional conflicts in logistics process.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate deep knowledge and critical understanding of theories, principles, concepts and methodologies of supply chain management of the manufacturing enterprise.
- Understand the challenges of uncertain economic environment in order to discuss ongoing research while using various concepts from the materials offered in the course.
- Plan and perform independent research projects in the area of supply chain management applying the advanced concepts of the strategic procurement management, lean principles and operational excellence.
- examine and critically appraise quantitative tools relevant in order to explore the strategic procurement management
Course Contents
- Introductions and practicalities of taking the course
- Key role of supply chain at a manufacturing enterprise
- S&OP, production planning and supply chain management
- Transport logistics. Role of LLP
- Finished product. Localization. Customs
- Warehousing and inventory management
- Internal logistics
- Supplier relationship management
- Methods of procurement quality management
- Procurement processes. Evaluation of the effectiveness of procurement
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Ribas, I., Lusa, A., & Corominas, A. (2019). A framework for designing a supply chain distribution network. International Journal of Production Research, 57(7), 2104–2116. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1530477
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Villena, V. H. (2019). The Missing Link? The Strategic Role of Procurement in Building Sustainable Supply Networks. Production & Operations Management, 28(5), 1149–1172. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.12980