Supply Chain Strategies and SustainabilityLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student
• understands how supply chain management strategies can drive a firm’s performance
• is able to analyse supply chain vulnerability, risks, robustness, and resilience, and develop strategies to address them
• is able to analyse different forms of integration, collaboration, and coordination in supply chains and evaluate logistics customer service elements and quality
• is able to measure sustainability in supply chains and assess sustainability and energy efficiency across different logistics functions
• can analyse and apply circular economy principles, reverse logistics, and recycling within supply chains, as well as understand the role of sustainable and smart city logistics.

Content

• Supply chain management strategies
• Supply chain vulnerability, risks, robustness and resilience
• Integration, collaboration and coordination in supply chains
• Logistics customer service elements and quality
• Measuring sustainability in supply chains
• Sustainability and energy efficiency in different logistics functions
• Humanitarian supply chain operations
• Circular economy, reverse logistics and recycling
• Sustainable and smart city logistics

Qualifications

Supply Chain Management course or equivalent basic studies

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course to a satisfactory level
• is able to identify, define and use concepts and models in the subject area of the course
• understands the conditions and principles of the development of expertise.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course well, although there are still areas where knowledge and skills need to be improved
• has a good understanding of the concepts and models of the subject matter of the course and is able to carry out a reasoned analysis
• is able to apply what they have learned in leisure, learning and working life situations
• understands the importance of expertise in business and is able to analyse their own expertise.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course with excellent marks
• has an excellent command of the concepts and models of the subject matter of the course
• is able to analyse clearly and reasonably and propose practical development measures
• has a good ability to apply what they have learned in leisure, learning and working life situations
• is able to analyse expertise in business and their own development towards expertise.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• has achieved the objectives of the course to a satisfactory level
• is able to identify, define and use concepts and models in the subject area of the course
• understands the conditions and principles of the development of expertise.