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Master 2024/2025

Strategic Development of Corporate Distribution Networks

Area of studies: Management
When: 2 year, 1 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Master’s programme: Strategic Management of Logistics and Supply Chains
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The aim of course is to familiarize the participating students with the concept of supply chain management of industrial corporation. The main topics of course are: the manufacture process and the key aspects of production planning, warehouse management, domestic and export sales, various delivery methods. A great part of course is concentrate on analytics in supply chain process. During the course students receive analytical and decision making skills related to supply chain process and corporate distribution network.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The aim of course is to familiarize the participating students with the concept of supply chain management of industrial corporation.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Developing habits of orderly, analytical thinking and skill in reporting conclusions effectively in written and oral form.
  • Developing an awareness of the impact of external environmental forces and of strategic actions by the logistics company and its rivals on business and corporate strategy.
  • Integrating knowledge gained in previous and current core and “semi-core” courses with a focus on understanding what part of that knowledge is most useful to general managers. Intellectual skills
  • Understanding the fundamental concepts in strategic SC management and logistics: strategy identification and evaluation, firm strategic analysis, industry analysis, competitor analysis, strategic and organizational responses to external changes, corporate strategy (diversification strategy and managing the multi-business enterprise), and international strategy.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • 1. Supply chain management of industrial corporation and distribution networks
  • 2. Planning process in SCM
  • 3. Logistic part in Supply management
  • 4. Logistics and Relationship with transport companies.
  • 5. Operational control in Logistics
  • 6. Analytics in Logistics and Project management.
  • 7. Distribution network and customer relationship management.
  • 8. Human resources in Supply chain management
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Exam
  • non-blocking In-class tasks
  • non-blocking Class participation
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2024/2025 1st module
    0.3 * Class participation + 0.3 * Exam + 0.4 * In-class tasks
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Ribas Vila, I., Lusa García, A., & Corominas Subias, A. (2018). A framework for designing a supply chain distribution network. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1530477

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Hyunjae Jung, Jaewon Kim, & KwangSup Shin. (2019). Importance Analysis of Decision Making Factors for Selecting International Freight Transportation Mode. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajsl.2019.03.008

Authors

  • Миронова Алена Геннадьевна
  • Leontev Dmitrii Sergeevich