Supply Chain Management

The course Supply Chain Management is a course within the Master of Science programmes at the Graduate School, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg.

To be eligible for the course Supply Chain Management, the participant must fulfil the entrance qualifications for one of the Master of Science programmes at the Graduate School.

Supply chain management includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. In essence, supply chain management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies. This course covers the fundamentals of supply chain management with a focus on the logistics aspects. The course contains lectures, exercises and group assignments aimed to provide the student with language, concepts, insights and tools to deal with supply chain management issues and processes.

On successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding
1. describe key concept, the fundamental structure and the actors’ roles of the supply chain

2. describe different issues and processes in a supply chain and explain how they contribute to value in the supply chain

Competence and skills
3. plan and design an efficient supply chain on a conceptual level.

The form of teaching is based on lectures, exercises and group assignments.

Language of instruction: English

Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 are examined through an individual written exam.
Learning outcomes 1 and 2 are examined through a group assignment.
Learning outcomes 2 and 3 are examined through exercises.

Active participation on exercises is compulsory. If a course coordinator agrees that the reason for absence or non-submission of compulsory elements is valid, then the missing elements can be replaced with alternative assignments. A failed group assignment can be supplemented to a Pass grade.

Collaboration with members in group assignment and exercises is allowed. However, all coursework reports must contain a section to present each members' contribution to the work.

The individual exam shall be written individually, cooperation in formulating text, tables, figures etc. is not allowed.

If a student who has been failed twice for the same examination element wishes to change examiner before the next examination session, such a request is to be granted unless there are specific reasons to the contrary (Chapter 6 Section 22 HF).

If a student has received a certificate of disability study support from the University of Gothenburg with a recommendation of adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment, an examiner may decide, if this is consistent with the course’s intended learning outcomes and provided that no unreasonable resources would be needed, to grant the student adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment.

If a course has been discontinued or undergone major changes, the student must be offered at least two examination sessions in addition to ordinary examination sessions. These sessions are to be spread over a period of at least one year but no more than two years after the course has been discontinued/changed.

The number of examinations is limited to five.

If a student has been notified that they fulfil the requirements for being a student at Riksidrottsuniversitetet (RIU student), to combine elite sports activities with studies, the examiner is entitled to decide on adaptation of examinations if this is done in accordance with the Local rules regarding RIU students at the University of Gothenburg.

The grading scale comprises: Excellent (A), Very good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Sufficient (E) and Fail (F).

Pass is required on all examination forms. The written exam weights 60 % of the final grade and the group assignment weights 40 % of the final grade. The exercises are graded Pass/Fail. To receive a pass grade (A-E) >= 50% points is required. The scale is tied to fixed score intervals:

A: 85-100%
B: 75-84%
C: 68-74%
D: 60-67%
E: 50-59%
F: <50%

The course will be evaluated upon completion. The results of and possible changes to the course will be shared with students who participated in the evaluation and students who are starting the course.