LJUBLJANA SUMMER SCHOOL 2016
COURSE TITLE: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Type of course: Bachelor course (for students in the final year of study) & Master course
Lecturer:
 dr. Peter Trkman, associate professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics
 dr. Jure Erjavec, assistant professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics
ECTS credits: 7
Aims of the course:
In the modern globalised world competition is no longer between single companies but between
supply chains. Therefore the students and leaders of tomorrow must understand various aspects
of efficient global supply chain management, the necessary changes in organisational structures
and business processes, the proper use of metrics, the potential risks and turbulences in the chain
and the role of technology in the supply chain. Throughout the course the students develop the
ability to conceptualize, design, and implement supply chains aligned with product, market, and
customer characteristics. Since business competition is now between supply networks rather than
individual corporations, managing the flow of products, information, and revenue across supply
chains differentiates the ability of supply networks to fulfil customer needs. The course extends
across multiple fields of supply chain management covering the processes within different
business functions in the company and processes that extend across the supply chain.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
 understand the strategic impact of supply chain management
 identify the main challenges of business process management both within a single company
and a supply chain
 identify the main risks and possible mitigation actions in supply chains
 understand the use of various metrics in SCM
 understand the roles of warehousing and transport in SCM
 be able to identify and use different supply chain network design approaches
 understand the role of reverse logistics in SCM
 have an overview of new technological solutions in SCM
 be able to use decision support tools for better optimization solutions
For each of the objectives students should be able to both understand the underlying theory and
apply it to real-world case studies
Course syllabus:
Lesson
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Topic
Introduction. SCM strategy, organisational changes
Business process modelling and redesign– application to SCM.
Models and standards for SCM (GS1, SCOR); Metrics for SCM. Simulations to estimate the
benefits/costs. Case studies discussion.
Beer game
Supply Chain Game – introduction of the case, start of the game
Warehousing
Transportation; Supply Chain Game strategy discussion
Supply Chain Network Design
Reverse Logistics
IT in Supply Chains; Supply Chain Game final discussion
Bibliography:
The materials used in the course will be:
 slides from lectures
 short case studies
 business simulation games
 online games
The course materials and cases are based on (and in some parts directly follow) the following
external bibliographic sources (students are not required to buy or read those books):
 S. Chopra, P. Meindl, Supply chain management. Prentice Hall, 5th edition (2012). ISBN-13:
978-0132743952.
 J.J. Coyle, E. J. Bardi, & C.J. Langley, Management of Business Logistics: A Supply Chain
Perspective. South-Western College Pub (2002). ISBN-13: 978-0324007510.
 Cohen, S, Roussel, J: Strategic Supply Chain Management: The Five Core Disciplines for Top
Performance, McGraw-Hill Education, 2013, 336 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0071813082
For each topic further (non-obligatory) papers will be recommended such as:
 (for risk management): Trkman, P., & McCormack, K. (2009). Supply chain risk in turbulent
environments—A conceptual model for managing supply chain network risk. International
Journal of Production Economics, 119(2), 247-258. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.03.002
Teaching methods:
 interactive lectures
 case studies
 in-class presentations
 computer labs
 in-class games (beer game)
 simulation games (Supply Chain Game)
Prerequisites:
None.
Examination methods:
 In-class participation (case study discussions, computer labs): 30%
 Supply Chain Game: 10%
 Open book exam: 60%