The aim of the course is:
• To encourage the understanding of key issues of the Supply Chain and Logistics in relation to the competitive strategy that is formed in the modern changing environment.
• To introduce the students to the concepts of Supply Chain Management of goods and services.
• To develop students' analytical and critical vision skills.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• Identify the basic concepts of supply chain analysis and logistics
• Understand the strategic role of supply chains
• Evaluate the efficiency of supply chain processes
• Analyze logistics costs and the factors that shape it
• Analyze and evaluate the requirements for the design and operation of supply chains
• Compare supply chains in terms of various parameters that determine their operation
• Consider creating a flexible supply chain
• Investigate the management of global distribution channels, as well as the appropriate risk management, in order to make the modern supply chain resilient.
General Competences:
• Adapting to new situations
• Decision-making
• Working independently
• Teamwork
• Working in an international environment
• Working in an interdisciplinary environment
• Production of new research ideas Teamwork
• Project planning and management
• Respect for difference and multiculturalism
• Respect for the natural environment
• Showing social, professional, and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
• Criticism and self-criticism
• Production of free, creative and inductive thinking