Valid for: 2017/18
Decided by: PLED I
Date of Decision: 2017-04-10
Elective Compulsory for: MLOG2
Elective for: E5-pla, I5, I5-lf, M5-lp
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
The purpose of the course is to provide understanding and skills for how to assess, select, implement and use information systems for supply chains, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and different types of systems for design, planning, and control of supply chains. The students shall be familiar with selected systems and their advantages and disadvantages, through guest lectures, laboratory sessions and industrial projects. The students will work in groups with mapping and analyses of the overall system architecture as well as specific application areas.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
• have gained knowledge and understanding of supply chain
information systems and their applicability
• have gained knowledge and understanding of systems
architecture, selection, implementation and use of supply chain
information systems
• have reached an understanding of the criteria, skills, and
abilities that are required to evaluate different types of supply
chain information systems
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
• be able to critically evaluate the pro’s and con’s of
different types of supply chain information systems
• be able to identify critical success factors for the
implementation of supply chain information systems
• be able to map and analyze system architectures and specific
application software in real life situations
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
• have acquired the ability to evaluate the importance and
impact of information systems for supply chain efficiency
• have developed insights into how different types of supply
chain information systems work
The course consists of lectures, guest lectures, laboratory
sessions, and group projects. The lectures will introduce the
students to various types of information systems for supply chains
Guest lectures present specific information systems within selected
areas by software vendors as well as experience from industrial
users of the systems. Laboratory sessions are conducted to deepen
the students’ knowledge and understanding of these systems
applications and introduce them to the user interfaces. The
students will also carry out group projects in collaboration with
industrial partners.
The course will deal with the following themes:
• Benefits of information systems in the context of supply
chains
• System architecture and functionality
• Content and applicability of different types of supply chain
information systems
• Implementation aspects
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Project work in groups, and individual assignments. Compulsory attendance may occur in certain parts.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0115. Name: Project.
Credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Satisfactorily completed projects.
Code: 0215. Name: Individual Assignment.
Credits: 1,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Approved individual assignments.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 16.
Course coordinator: Jan Olhager, jan.olhager@tlog.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tlog.lth.se