Curriculum Intensive Course Supply Chain Finance (SCF)
Name
E-mail
University
Jan H Jansen
jan.jansen@han.nl
Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen (HAN)
Arnhem Business School (FEM)
Arnhem
The Netherlands
Goals
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Contribute to the development of relations, chains and network
Establish, manage and improve processes
Apply management techniques
Monitor performance
Collaborate in a professional environment
Contribute to the development of the profession
Study load: 2 ECTS or 56 hours of study load
Entry level: Basics of Finance and Management Accounting
Study level: Final year bachelor of logistics / First year master of logistics
Topics:
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SCM, Purchase, ERP & ICT
Working Capital Management
DuPont analyses
CAPM & EVATM
Risk management
Decision making
Optional: SCF simulation: CoolConnection (1 ECTS or 28 hours of study load)
Literature
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (Hillier, 2011)
Multinational Business Finance (Eiteman, 2013)
Management Accounting (Horngren, 2012)
Supply Chain Finance (Jansen, 2015)
Planning & schedule
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Lecture
Distance learning lecture: Introduction to SCF (30 minutes)
One intensive week
o 8 lectures on Monday – Thursday
 Morning lecture: 09:00 -11:30
 Break
 Lunch
 Small assignments
 Afternoon lecture: 14:30 – 17:00
 Evening: Study
o Friday morning: Self-study to prepare for the exam
o Friday afternoon: Written exam (14:00 – 16:00 hrs)
3 academic hours of 45 minutes
Topic
Cases & Assignments
Day 1
1
Introduction SCF
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SCM, Purchase, APS, ERP and ICT
Philips
Day 2
3
Working Capital Management (WCM)
4
Working Capital Management (WCM)
Heineken
Day 3
5
DuPont Formula (& Logsitics implications)
6
Risk management
Agrifac
Day 4
7
CAPM & EVA
8
SCF integrated
Test exam: Unilever
Day 5
9
Study
10
Written Exam SCF
Exam
Type of exam
Individual
Aids
Duration
Grade requirement
(Dutch grading sytem: 1– 10)
Written exam
Yes
Printed slides
Written notes
Simple calculator
(Not a graphical one!)
120 minutes
>= 6.0
Optional: The Cool Connection (SCF simulation game)
Educational concept behind the Cool Connection
‘For a subject as vital as (Financial) Supply Chain Management, it is not enough to tell students what
needs to be done. They must experience it. The Cool Connection is a different way of learning that
puts participants at the heart of a lifelike simulation so they can experience the impact of every
decision they make, not just in their own ‘silo’ but across the business.
By team experience, participants measure their own performance against others and receive constant
feedback from those leading the simulation. Between rounds, participants reflect on what just
happened, are introduced to new concepts and then go back to put what they have learned into
practice in the next round.’ (Involvation Interactive, 2014)
Learning objectives CoolConnection (Involvation Interactive, 2014)
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Understand the importance and relevance of a company and supply chain strategy
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Translate strategy into action
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Learn to ‘speak the same language’ with other value chain partners, internally or externally
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Experience the power of a professional and well-structured Sales & Operations Planning process
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Appreciate cross-functional trade-offs in the value chain
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Learn how to manage risks in the supply chain in a coordinated way
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Experience the power of a well-designed set of KPIs
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Create a better understanding of working capital management
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Assess the implications of international trade
Learn what the benefits could be from a Supply Chain Finance solution
Learning cycle in the Cool Connection
Learning cycle in The cool Connection (Involvation Interactive, 2014)