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Procurement & Production Operations Management and Development (10 cr)

Code: LI00BI34-3005

General information


Enrollment

01.07.2021 - 05.09.2021

Timing

06.09.2021 - 12.12.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Complementary competence and optional courses, Bachelors

Teachers

  • Anna-Stiina Myllymäki
  • Jonathan Bradshaw
  • Kati Jaakkola

Scheduling groups

  • Luennot 1 (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • LLABTO21H
  • LLTIEX21S1

Small groups

  • Luennot 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the meaning of procurement and production operations activities for a company's business and competitiveness
- develop an organisation's procurement and production operations activities
- apply legal risk management related to supply chain

Implementation and methods of teaching

Contact lectures, individual study, class & home assignments/tests, final exam.
Based on covid-19 situation, the lectures will be held either on M19 campus or via Zoom

Timing and attendance

The course starts in September 2021, see schedule
Based on covid-19 situation, the lectures will be held either on M19 campus or via Zoom

Learning material and recommended literature

Operations Management by Slack et al. where appropriate
Purchasing & supply chain management : analysis, strategy, planning and practice Weele, Arjan J. van where appropriate
other materials given during the course

Alternative completion methods

Book exam, agree on this with teacher

Exam retakes

Re-exams: exam.lamk.fi, agree about this with teacher

Learning environment

Moodle, Zoom

Student time use and work load

1 ECTS is about 27 hours of students work (10 ECTS = 270 hours)

Contents

Basics of procurement, basics of operations management.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Suppy network (LI00BJ44), Logistics (04IB006) or other corresponding knowledge of basics of logistics

Assessment criteria

Active participation
Assignments/tests
Final exam
Will be informed in more details during first lecture

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Apply some of the professional concepts and demonstrate their familiarity with the knowledge base of the field in question. Describe the logistical starting points, needs and grounds of action.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Apply professional concepts in a consistent manner. Identify the logistical starting points, needs and grounds of action.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Apply professional concepts expertly. Compare different logistical options of action.