SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Course language:

German




Target group:

BWL B.Sc. 4-6




Recommended previous knowledge:

Modul B.WIWI-BWL.0005 “Marketing”




Lecture:

The lecture is planned in presence: Thursdays, 14:15 to 15:45, Room: ZHG 001

Attention! The date on 04 June 2026 will be postponed to 10 June 2026, 14:15 to 15:45, room ZHG 007!
The date on 11 June 2025 will be postponed to 17 June 2026, 14:15 to 15:45, room ZHG 007!


Lecture start: Thursday, 16.04.2026

Slides and literature are available for download in StudIP.

Exam preparation including content limitation takes place in the last lecture.




Examination:

Written Exam (90 minutes), 6 Credits




Exam date:

Thursday, 23 July 2025, 14:15 – 15:45, Room: ZHG 010




Learning outcome / core skills:

After successful completion of the module, students are able to apply, evaluate, and adjust instruments used to solve and coordinate distribution tasks of industrial and retail companies – including joint demand forecasting as well as coordinated ordering and inventory management policies.




Contents of the lecture:

· Conceptual foundations of supply chain management

· Analytical framework for designing the supply chain

· Coordination of the supply chain

· Location planning

· Demand forecasting

· Order quantity planning

· Technological requirements




Recommended literature:

• Chopra, S. / Meindl, P.: Supply Chain Management, 3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2007.


• Coughlan, A. / Anderson, E. / Stern, L. / El-Ansary, A.: Marketing Channels, 7th ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006.


• Seifert, D.: Efficient Consumer Response, 4th ed., München, 2006.


• Tempelmeier, H.: Material-Logistik: Modelle und Algorithmen für die Produktionsplanung und -steuerung und das Supply Chain Management, 5th ed., Berlin, 2003.


• Thonemann, U.: Operations Management, München, 2005.


• Toporowski, W.: Logistik im Handel: Optimale Lagerstruktur und Bestellpolitik einer Filialunternehmung, Heidelberg, 1996.

General information:

The slides of the lectures can be found in StudIP.

Current information can be found on the homepage under News.

Information about the lecture can be found at eCampus