Master in Logistics & Supply Chain Management

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M1.1 - Basics of LSCM

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.
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