Supply Chain Digitalization

Aims of the course

- Understanding the importance of supply chain digitalization
- Understanding the role of technology in supply chains
- Understanding technology management in supply chains
- Understanding technology adoption in supply chains
- Understanding of business models and concepts based on the role of technology and information solutions
- Understanding of business process management and business reference models in the field of supply chains
- Understanding the role of tracking and tracing in supply chains
- Understanding the role of measurement in supply chains
- Understanding performance measurement indicators
- Understanding the supply chain performance measurement system and the challenges related to it
- Understanding the role of business analytics in supply chains and the challenges firms are facing when implementing business analytics
- The ability of introducing the digitization of supply chains and the introduction of new technologies in the supply chain
- To be able to implement business process management in supply chains
- Gain competences for identifying and using appropriate reference models in practice
- To be able to use management information systems in the context of supply chains
- The ability to use the acquired business knowledge and skills for designing and measuring supply chain performance and implementing the suitable measurement system and indicators
- The ability to implement business analytics in supply chains
- Gain competences for using contemporary IT solutions for managing supply chains

Course syllabus

Digital transformation of supply chains.
The role of technology in supply chains.
Reference models in supply chains
Information systems in supply chains.
Supply chain visibility
Business performance measurement in supply chains.
Business analytics in supply chains.

The theoretical lectures are extended with practical case study examples, guests from practice, and the use of information solutions such as SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power BI.

Course director(s)