M1.1 - Basics of LSCM

The basic objective of this subject is to provide a practical introduction to the field of Logistics & Supply Chain Management (LSCM):

• Terminology and concepts
• Logistics and SCM goals
• The framework for logistics and SCM services and their impact: economic, legal, ecological, cultural
• The global market for logistics and SCM services
• Actors / players: typology of providers and users
• Functional areas: procurement, production, distribution, reverse logistics, etc.
• Operational areas: warehouse operations, inventory management, order picking, transport operations, internal material flows
• Cases: SC design, SC risk/disruption, SC redesign etc.
• Exercises: games (manual and/or computer-based), e.g. Beer game.