The lecture is structured as follows:

• Introduction to Supply Chain Managementand Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
• Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
• Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
• Inverted Classroom: Introduction to Linear Programming (Please bring your laptops to class in this and the following 2 sessions)
• Aggregate Planning
• Sales &Operations Planning
• Beer Game and Coordination and IT
• Sourcing Decisions in SCM
• Digital Supply Chain, Smart Operations and Industry 4.0

Attendance in the first lecture is mandatory for the participation in the course and SBWL. If an absence cannot be avoided inform the lecturer via email before class and provide some form of proof for the absence (e.g. medical confirmation) in the next session. In total, a minimum requirement for attendance of 80% is required to pass the course.

If the attendance falls below 80% for students receiving partial credit, students are graded with 5 (Nicht genügend). See further: Prüfungsordnung

HW Assignments: 30%

Quizzes: 20%

Final Exam: 50 % 

Lectures start punctually. In case of in-class assignments, be aware that they are most likely to take place at the beginning of a lecture. If students are absent during the in-class assignments no make-up assignments are granted.

If a student misses the final exam, he or she can repeat the exam only if he or she provides sufficient proof of the necessity of the absence (illness, accident…). If the student misses a performance assessment worth less than 50% of the grade, (limited) opportunities to repeat the assessment can be provided optionally by the lecturers and in any case require sufficient proof for the necessity of the absence as well.

Cooperation with other students on homework assignments is encouraged. However, the final write-up must be done individually. ‘Duplicate’ homeworkwrite-ups are unacceptable and will receive a score of zero. (Any homework that is late will receive a score of zero.)

The final exam has to be passed with at least 50% of maximum points. (Passing the final exam is mandatory for positive evaluation of this course.)