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Operations and Supply Chain Management, 15 Credits

Logistik och verksamhetsledning, 15 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2025-02-27

Established by: Department of Engineering Science

Applies from: H25

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• demonstrate knowledge of operations and supply chain management concepts and frameworks.
• show knowledge of a holistic view of operations and supply chain management.
• demonstrate knowledge of core problems and challenges in operations and supply chain management.
• demonstrate advanced knowledge of relevant theories and frameworks for operations and supply chain management.

Competence and skills

• show the ability to critically and systematically use knowledge of system theory, operations and supply chain management to address complex problems.
• demonstrate the ability to communicate operations and supply chain management problems and solutions to different audiences.
• demonstrate abilities required for participation in research and development work within the area of operations and supply chain management.

Judgement and approach

• show the capacity to make judgments regarding relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects and show awareness of ethical issues with regards to research and developmental work in operations and supply chain management.
• demonstrate the ability to identify their need for additional knowledge and to take responsibility for their own knowledge development in operations and supply chain management.

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Science in business administration, informatics, system science, computer science, industrial engineering and management, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent. English equivalent to English course 6 or English level 2 in the Swedish upper secondary school.

The forms of assessment of student performance

Individual written exam. Groupwise written assignment. Groupwise oral presentation.

Course contents

The course is an advanced course which takes a comprehensive approach of operations and supply chain management and its connections to other disciplines. The course focuses on describing operations and supply chain management through the lens of systems theory, which reflects a holistic perspective. Key concepts and theories within operations and supply chain management are covered. Specific topics within operations and supply chain management are introduced, covering issues such as different types of flows (physical, information and commercial flows,) supply chain strategies, and the importance of time in supply chains.

The main field of study of ​​industrial engineering and management includes industrial organization and operations management, logistics, purchasing, quality management, change management and knowledge management, with industrial marketing, financial management, business development and environmental technology as related subjects. Industrial engineering and management is defined as an interdisciplinary subject that integrates technical, organizational and economic perspectives to analyze, plan and improve resource management and business processes. The focus is on creating sustainable and effective solutions in complex systems taking into account technical, ecological, social and economic aspects from a holistic perspective. The main areas of emphasis within the main field of study of ​​industrial engineering and management at University West are knowledge management in logistics, development of Lean and agile systems with digitalization, resilience in supply chains, decision models for data-driven decision-making, operations management and quality and operations development. The subject has a strong applied and technical profile and addresses practice-relevant challenges for companies and organizations.

Other regulations

Course grading: F/Fx/E/D/C/B/A - Insufficient, Insufficient- more work required before the credit can be awarded, Sufficient, Satisfactory, Good, Very Good, Excellent

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

General rules pertaining to examination at University West are available at www.hv.se.

If the student has a decision/recommendation on special support due to disability, the examiner has the right to examine the student in a customized examination form.

Cycle

Second cycle

Progressive specialization

A1N - Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Main field of study

Industrial Engineering and Management