The Digital Supply Chain
About the course
What you will learn
Classic supply chain models have been around for decades, and IT systems have always been a factor and key enabler in their continued evolution. The course's major intention is to equip students with a sound understanding of the involvement of digital technologies within the field of supply chain management and logistics services and the application of related skills and instruments for their evaluation. The course will provide knowledge about: - Processes involved in planning, developing, and realizing new business models in supply chain and logistics. - The disruptive impact of new IT technologies related to the digital transformation of supply chains. - IT applications for logistics services within a global supply chain. The goals of this course in relation to what the students will achieve on completion are that:
- Students can analyze supply chains from an IT perspective;
- Students will be able to observe the digital evolution of supply chains;
- Students can distinguish the roles of different actors within the related service ecosystems.
- Students will be able to observe and compare the traditional business models with the new ones from a supply chain and logistics perspective.
- The students acquire necessary skills for the ability to assess and criticize key practices of how IT and new business models can support a sustainable supply chain and logistics processes.
- The students acquire necessary skills for the ability to manage Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) based development of supply chains.