Supply Chain Management

    Course Code: 
    8132
    Semester: 
    6th
    Specialization Courses
    Professor: 

    ANDROUTSOPOULOS KONSTANTINOS

    Course Description

    The contents of the course cover the following thematic sections:

    • Definition of Supply Chain Management and Current trends in Supply Chain Management. Basic principles of the supply chain network
    • Basic functions of the Supply Chain Management system. Supply Chain Management in the service sector.
    • Basic principles of Supply Chain design. Product / service characteristics and supply chain organization and planning requirements.
    • Level of Service determination. The ordering system and customer service. Orders Management.
    • Supply Chain Network Planning, Location of Warehouses and Distribution Centers
    • Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain.
    • Transport and distribution of products. Distribution Network Models. Characteristics of Freight Transport Systems. Selection of means/ service of Transport.
    • International Transportation, INCOTERMS, Types of transaction.
    • Management of warehouse and distribution center operations. Organization and design of a warehouse. Storage Systems.
    • Outsourcing Supply Chain Management functions to third parties.
    • Procurement and types/terms of contracts with suppliers

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:

    • Understand and analyze the basic categories of supply chain management decisions for products and services.
    • Coordinate the participation of companies in a supply chain with the aim of improving the level of customer service at the lowest possible cost
    • Evaluate the efficiency of the supply chain of a business / organization using appropriate models.