Introduction to Supply Chain Management (3 cr)

Objective

This course aims to provide a basics to one of the most challenging areas in business - operations management. Operations management focuses on the systematic planning, design, and operation of the processes which deliver goods and services.

The target of the course is to support students with the decisions made in the management of operations. Secondly course also helps to understand real-life operational issues. The course also helps to analyze the basics of a quantitative techniques of operations management which can be used to support the management function in such environments.

The content of the course covers the main value-added and supporting activities of an organization including forecasting, product and process design, capacity and location decisions, quality management, inventory management, materials requirement planning and operational scheduling.

Content

Course lessons:

Lesson 0 - Introduction, History & Operations
Lesson 1 – Forecasting & Process Strategy
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Lesson 2 – Capacity, Facilities & Constrains
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Lesson 3 – Analyzing Processes & Managing Projects
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Lesson 4 – Managing Quality & Inventories
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Lesson 5 – Planning & Scheduling Operations & Planning Resources
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Lesson 6 – Lean Systems & Supply Chains
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FINAL EXAM
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Location and time

100% online (Self-Study) course which can be done in own pace.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

100% online (Self-Study) course which can be done in own pace.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

After you have done all of six (6) Lessons you can The Final Exam.

You have 120 minutes to complete the exam which has 40 question multi-choice. Each question has four to six possible answers and all of 40 questions should be attempted.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

It depends on the student's starting level.

Content scheduling

Only after you have done all of six (6) Lessons you can do The Final Exam.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass after Final Exam has been passed.

You have 120 minutes to complete the exam which has 40 question multi-choice.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students master the basic terms and way of thinking of supply chain management. In addition, students are able to apply the basic methods of order-supply chain management.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students master comprehensively the basic terms and ways of thinking of supply chain management. In addition, students are able to apply a number of subscription-based supply chain management methods.

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass after you have done all of six (6) Lessons and The Final Exam.