Syllabus

Title
0814 Sustainable and Humanitarian Supply Chains 2 (SH 2)
Instructors
Dr. Boualem Rabta
Contact details
boualem.rabta@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/07/20 to 09/07/20
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
This class is only offered in winter semesters.
Subject(s) Master Programs
Course II - Sustainable and Humanitarian Supply Chains
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Thursday 11/26/20 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Thursday 12/03/20 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM Online-Einheit
Thursday 12/10/20 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Thursday 12/17/20 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Thursday 01/14/21 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Thursday 01/21/21 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Thursday 01/28/21 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM Online-Einheit

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Procedure for the course when limited activity on campus

The Covid19 pandemic causes several uncertainties for the upcoming winter semester starting on October 5th. If possible within the then valid health regulations, the SCM program plans to fully return to the usual mode of classroom teaching with mandatory attendance. Nonetheless, an additional “plan B”-scenario for distance and/or hybrid teaching will be prepared for every class, which can be enabled if need be.

The program management will reevaluate the situation in September and will then decide whether the classes will indeed start in the usual mode or in an alternative mode. This decision will be announced in the syllabus until September 25.

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For the class in Sustainable and Humanitarian Supply Chains the preferred alternative scenario would be a full distance mode. Even in the remote format, the sessions will take place within the announced time slots via MS Teams.

A change of the class mode might also alter the defined assignments. In any case the conditions of the final exam will be the same for every class participant and, hence, in distance mode an online exam.

The sessions will be recorded and made available within MS Teams and within Learn@WU (via lecture casts).

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Contents

This course deals with the topic of sustainability in supply chains. It starts with an introduction into the basics and fundamental concepts of sustainability in operations and supply chain management. It is discussed how these concepts can be transferred to certain key performance indicators (KPIs) and if/how these KPIs are collected and reported by today’s companies. For that, the reporting standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are discussed in detail. In the second and third session the focus lies on incorporating sustainability concepts into decision models in the context of supply chain management, namely location decisions and routing decisions. The fourth session is dedicated to Renewable Energies. Finally, special issues in sustainable supply chain research and practice are discussed in depth.
 

Topics (Session 1-5)
Introduction and Sustainability Basics

Decision models for sustainability (Inventory/vehicle routing/location models)

Sustainable product design

Sustainable business models

Regulations and policies for sustainability.

 

  • Session 6
    Exam
     
  • Session 7
    Students paper presentations

 

 

 

 

 

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Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to reflect upon basic and advanced concepts of sustainability and their implementation and application in theory and practice. They understand the different modelling opportunities of sustainability indicators and are capable of extending certain decision support models by sustainability aspects themselves. Furthermore, the students can analyse, assess, critically scrutinize and discuss the results of such models. Finally, they independently prepare presentations on special topics of sustainable supply chains and thus gain the ability to argue, discuss and defend their work in front of others.

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Attendance requirements

According to the examination regulation full attendance is intended for a PI. Absence in one unit (or two hours in block mode lectures) is tolerated if a proper reason is given.

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Teaching/learning method(s)
This course has the character of a seminar. The students have to prepare research articles beforehand and the contents of these papers are discussed in class. Furthermore, written assignments on the topics to discuss have to be prepared and handed in. In the second half of the course each student will receive actual research literature on a certain special topic of sustainable supply chains and needs to process and present his/her paper.
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Assessment

There are in total four sessions on defined contents, one session for the exam and one or two sessions (depending on the number of attendants) for final presentations. The final grade is composed of the following:

 

  • Exam (individual, 50%)
  • Class assignments (individual, 20%)
  • Paper presentation (group, 30%)

 

 

Prerequisite for passing the course is the minimum performance of 40% in the exam and a total of at least 50% of all individual activities.

Grading scale:

  • Excellent (1): 90% and above
  • Good (2): 80% and above
  • Satisfactory (3): 70% and above
  • Sufficient (4): 60% and above
  • Fail (5): < 60.0%

     

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    Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

    Incoming students (exchange programs): tba

    Last edited: 2020-07-08



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