Learning Results
The main learning objectives are addressed to the:
O1- fundamental knowledge in the area of logistics and supply chain management;
O2- specific treatment of logistic operations and their role in the supply chain (i.e., supply, production, transport anddistribution, stocks, retail, and customer service);
O3 – assessment of models, methodologies and support techniques for the management and planning of logisticaloperations in the supply chain;
O4 – practical application of the models.
Students should also develop, such as skills and competences:
C1 – in the various stages of logistics management and its integration into the supply chain;
C2 – to characterize the performance standard and critical success factors in supply chain management;
C3 – to successfully apply adequate quantitative methods to logistics and supply chain management.
Program
1 – New Management, Design and Operation Models in Supply Chains
– Logistics reengineering and the design of supply chain facilities;
– chain management models – assumptions and critical assessment;
– the integration of waste analysis in chain management models.
2 – Planning and Logistics Integration Strategies
– Planning levels (strategic, tactical and operational) – critical appraisal;
– the management of logistics operations and their integration into the chain;
– uncertainty and risk in planning and operation.
3 – Logistics Partnerships and Collaborative Alliance
– Assessment of capabilities and partnership options;
– Partnerships and Alliances and their implications for chain management models
4 – Determinants of critical success factos
5 – New technologies at the service of logistics and Chain Management
6 – Opportunities and challenges
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
[1] Jacobs, F.R. Operations and Supply Chain Management, McGraw-Hill, 2020, ISBN: 9781260575941
[2] Slack, N. & Brandon-Jones, A., 2019, Operations Management, 9th edition, Pearson Education Limited, ISBN139781292253961
[3] Carvalho, J.C. et al. – Logística e Gestão da Cadeia de Abastecimento, Edições Sílabo, 2ª Ed., 2017, ISBN: 978-972-618-894-0.
[4] Bowersox, D. & M. Cooper – Supply Chain Logistics Management, McGraw-Hill, 4th Ed., 2012, ISBN13: 978-007-802-405-4
[5] Coyle, J.J. & outros – Supply Chain Management: A logistic perspective, South-Western Cengage Learning, 8th Ed.,2008.