Supply Chain Innovation

Department
  • Master's Program Industrial Engineering & Management
Course unit code
  • WIW_MAS_21_3_5
Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • 1.0
Name of lecturer(s)
  • Dr. Sauer Philipp, Dr.-Ing. Dallasega Patrick
Recommended optional program components
  • none
Recommended or required reading
  • Simchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky, P., Simchi-Levi, E., & Shankar, R. (2008). Designing and managing the supply chain: concepts, strategies and case studies. Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
    Alzoubi, H., Ahmed, G., Al-Gasaymeh, A., & Kurdi, B. (2020). Empirical study on sustainable supply chain strategies and its impact on competitive priorities: The mediating role of supply chain collaboration. Management Science Letters, 10(3), 703-708.
    Fatorachian, H., & Kazemi, H. (2021). Impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chain performance. Production Planning & Control, 32(1), 63-81.
    Pettit, T. J.; Fiksel, J. and Croxton, K. L. (2010), "Ensuring supply chain resilience: Development of a conceptual framework", Journal of Business Logistics, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 1-21.
    Sauer, P. C.; Orzes, G. and Culot, G. (2022), "Blockchain in supply chain management: a multiple case study analysis on setups, contingent factors, and evolutionary patterns", Production Planning & Control, pp. 1-16.
    Sauer, P. C.; Silva, M. E. and Schleper, M. C. (2022), "Supply chains' sustainability trajectories and resilience: a learning perspective in turbulent environments", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 42, No. 8, pp. 1109-1145.
    Dallasega, P., Woschank, M., Sarkis, J., Tippayawong, K. Y. (2022). Logistics 4.0 measurement model: empirical validation based on an international survey. Industrial Management & Data Systems, (in press). DOI 10.1108/IMDS-11-2021-0694
    Woschank, M., Dallasega, P. (2021). The impact of logistics 4.0 on performance in manufacturing companies: a pilot study. Procedia Manufacturing, 55, 487-491. DOI 10.1016/j.promfg.2021.10.066
Level of course unit
  • Master
Year of study
  • Fall 2025
Semester when the course unit is delivered
  • 3
Language of instruction
  • English
Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • The students
    - Develop an awareness of dangers and risks in manufacturing companies that operate globally and are embedded in value chains.
    - Can name the "megatrends of logistics" (e.g. volatility and responsiveness, increasing digitalization (Industry 4.0), as well as multi-channeling in trade) and derive supply chain strategies.
    - Apply methods to select a production location. Through this and accompanied by case studies, they learn about influencing factors for site selection.
    - Can identify, assess and mitigate risks in supply chains.
Course contents
  • - Innovation perspectives for the supply chain (e.g., Stronger AI, Smart Contracts).
    - Responsible business practices in nearshoring and reshoring strategies
    - Business Resilience
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Work placement(s)
  • none

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