Syllabus
Title
1235 Business Analytics in Supply Chains 2 (BA 2)
Instructors
Mag. Sarah Kellermann, ao.Univ.Prof. Dr. Alexander Prosser
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/05/17 to 09/08/17
Registration via LPIS
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Notes to the course
Subject(s) Master Programs
This subject is based upon "Business Analytics in Supply Chains 1" and provides an introduction to business simulation with SAP's strategic enterprise management tool. A balanced score card (BSC) will be created and a business case will be implemented and analysed in the system.
Students learn to model an analytical information system on top of a data warehouse. The example used in this subject is a balanced scorecard. Students create their own scorecard and the underlying data warehouse structures in the SAP BW system.
Based upon the data warehouse skills of "Business Analytics in Supply Chains 1", a BW data model will be built in the sytem. Based on the data model, a balanced score card (BSC) will be created and a business case will be implemented and analysed in the system. The information stored in the data warehouse will be aggregated to build a BSC and to analyse a given business case. The busines case under review reveals structural weaknesses in the company's operation that have to be identifed and analysed. Students have to devise a counter strategy and to suggest changes in the the company's business. The subject builds business and technical skills that are crucial in state-of-the art business analysis and simulation.
Assessment will be based on the case study implementation.
Grading scale:
- Excellent (1): 87.5% - 100.0%
- Good (2): 75.0% - <87.5%
- Satisfactory (3): 62.5% - <75.0%
- Sufficient (4): 50.0% - <62.5%
- Fail (5): <50.0%
Prerequisite for passing the course: minimum performance of 40% in the final examination.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of "Business Analytics in Supply Chains 1" in the same semester.
Last edited: 2017-03-16
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