MSc in Logistics Molde University College

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1 MSc in Logistics Molde University College Second semester info-meeting November 4 th 2015 Program coordinator: Arnt Buvik Office A arnt.buvik@himolde.no Phone:

2 Remaining part of MSc-program Spring 2016: Mandatory courses according to specialization/subvariant and some elective courses. Fall 2016: Ten seminars with different topics, including Research Design (MSc Logistics) Proposal Presentation Spring 2017: Master Thesis. Delivery in the end of May, and oral presentation in June.

3 MSc in Logistics Molde University College MSc in Logistics web page: Study plan:

4 Spring 2016 Lectures start in week 2, i.e. January th Detailed lecture plan will be published in December Sign up for courses before February 1 st (start mid December) However, SCM-students must choose subvariant before November 15 th. Send to arnt.buvik@himolde.no

5 Retake exams Retake exams will be arranged the following semester if requested by students First week of June for Fall courses First full week of January for Spring courses To request a retake exam, you must either have Attempted, but failed, the most recent exam in the course Missed the most recent exam for medical reasons If a retake exam is arranged, any student who already has a grade in the course may attend Registration for retake exams will be announced (Due date February 15 th )

6 Operation Management

7 Supply Chain Management

8 Supply Chain Management

9 Supply Chain Management

10 Courses this Spring IBE700 Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP (Bjørn Jæger) IDA710 Business Processes and Information Modelling (Steinar Kristoffersen) IDA715 Discrete Event Simulation (Ketil Danielsen) IDA725 Project Management (Steinar Kristoffersen) LOG715 Business Cases in SCM (Berit Helgheim) LOG733 Exact Optimization Methods in Logistics (Lars Magnus Hvattum) LOG820 Vehicle Routing with Heuristics (Irina Gribkovskaia) SCM705 Cost Management in Supply Chain (Trond Hammervoll) JUR710 Contract Law (Georg Panzer) TRA700 Transportation Infrastructure Assessment (Svein Bråthen) TRA705 Urban Freight Logistics (Johan Holmgren) TRA816 Maritime Transport (??) TRA820 Air Transport Economics (Svein Bråthen)

11 Subvariants SCM Advanced Supply Chain Management Transportation in Supply Chain Management Information Systems in Supply Chain Management

12 Variant: Advanced Supply Chain Management Recruited into manager/director positions. On of the most important positions in a company. Tie operation plan together with strategic business plan Providing a holistic view of demand, supply, and finance Coordination of operations activities trough the whole SC Working in a global environment Responsible for encompass all activities associated with the movement and transformation of goods

13 Variant: Advanced Supply Chain Management Three mandatory courses: JUR710 Contract Law LOG715 Business cases in SCM SCM705 Cost Management in SC Elective courses, you may choose from all other subversion as well as the OM, for example: IBE700 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with SAP IDA715 Discrete Event Simulation TRA700 Transportation Infrastructure Assessment TRA705 Urban Freight Logistics

14 Variant: Advanced Supply Chain Management JUR 710 Contract Law Important in international B2B to have basic understanding and skills regarding law and international regulations. Key contractual terms Fundamental principles of International Commerce Law, especially Service Level Agreements Basic negotiation skills with regard to complex commercial contracts and understandings of dispute resolution

15 Variant: Advanced Supply Chain SCM 705 Cost Management Cost Management are one of the core subjects for both public organizations and private companies. In the growing global competition; cost management has become even more important. This course addresses methods or concepts allowing analysis and control of all costs within a supply chain, by using exiting approaches to cost management.

16 Variant: Advanced Supply Chain LOG715 Business cases in SCM Applied course where the objective is to learn and practice how to solve practical problems. The course is based on Harvard University s Case solving model. 3 companies will present business cases to solve All company presentations, seminars and question sessions are mandatory 3 written per student to be submitted

17 Sub-variant: Transportation in Supply Chain Management The focus is on the Transportation part of supply chains Transport costs are not among the biggest cost components in a supply chain, but transport is a very important driver for supply chain design and dynamics (like off-shoring, supplier selection and reaching markets for finished products and services) Globalization of production and consumption patterns and the strong growth in world trade has made transport activities grow very fast over the last decades Understanding and managing transport is essential to efficient SCM Three courses (+ one elective): LOG715 Business cases in SCM (shared with other variants) TRA816 Maritime Transportation TRA820 Air Transport Economics

18 Transportation in Supply Chain Management LOG715 Business cases in SCM (conmmon with other variants) A course with lectures/seminars tailored to each case 3 companies will present business cases for you to solve All company presentations, seminars and question sessions are mandatory to attend 3 written per student to be submitted, but no ordinary exam

19 Transportation in Supply Chain Management TRA816 Maritime Transportation 90% of the world s transport work is maritime Most merchandise in the shopping malls/urban centres has been on a maritime transport leg How is this organized? Which are the major world trade patterns? How do shipping companies interact in a supply chain setting? Assignment + written exam

20 Transportation in Supply Chain Management TRA820 Air Transport Economics Air transport is the fastest growing mode of transport, including air freight Essential to many supply chains and very dynamic in nature Focus on the supply and demand in the industry, including freight Financial performance of airlines and airports Management of airlines and airports Assignment + written exam

21 Transportation in Supply Chain Management TRA700 Transportation Infrastructure Assessment (elective) Selecting the most efficient investments in transport infrastructure is a key challenge for most governments How should one prioritise between alternative investments when budgets are limited How should one take account of time costs, health impacts and environmental impacts in such an analysis Core: The application of Cost Benefit Analysis to transportation projects. relevant for working in e.g. consultancies Assignment + written exam

22 Transportation in Supply Chain Management TRA705 Urban Freight Logistics (elective) Managing urban freight is a key challenge in congested cities Many experiments and innovative solutions have been put forward and some of them are tested Taking account of the needs of urban freight actors in city planning is a key challenge Another essential challenge is enhancing the utilization of vehicles e.g. by means of cross-docking terminals, public transport solutions for freight Assignment + written exam

23 SCM Subvariant: Information Systems in Supply Chain Management The focus is on how to use Information Systems in Supply Chain Management by the three courses: IDA715 Discrete Event Simulations By Assoc. professor Ketil Danielsen IDA710 Business Processes and Information Modelling By Assoc. professor Steinar Kristoffersen IBE700 ERP systems with SAP By Assoc. professor Bjørn Jæger

24 IDA715 Discrete Event Simulation Predict behavior by simulating Randomization is essential to generate realistic timing Computer programming Variables, flow control (process definition), computation Statistical analysis (based on Log708) of collected data (input) and results (output) hypothesis testing (is system A better than B?) Some cases from logistics Lots of mandatory programming exercises from the text book

25 IDA710 Business Processes and Information Modelling Supporting a career in strategic management, asset control and entrepreneurship As is analyses and organizational change Process modelling and technological innovation Information architectures, data collection and business intelligence Simulation Applications Governance

26 IBE700 ERP Systems with SAP A practical hands-on course in using enterprise systems in a realistic business environment You operate a company by executing the following business processes using SAP: Procurement Fulfillment Production and Project Management Execution both within a company and across companies in an international supply chain.

27 You use the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system the World s largest enterprise software company 63% of all inter-company transactions in the world are handled by an SAP system at minimum one side of the transaction

28 IBE700 Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP Restricted access per session (25 students) Two sessions if necessary: Wednesdays 09:15 12:00 and 14:15 17:00 Sign up to by November 15 th if you want to take the course and state which session you want. If choices are uneven, a lottery might be taken to make even groups.