Operations and Supply Chain Management

Code:

2GE04

Acronym:

OSCM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	59	Bologna Official Syllabus	1	-	3,5	27	94,5

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Objectives:

• Provide an introduction to supply chain management, and its multiple areas / fields.

• Describe the transportation problem, as well as a method for solving this problem.

• Describe the traveling salesman problem, as well as various simple methods for solving this problem.

Learning outcomes and competences

After completing this course unit, the student should be able to:

• Formulate a given scenario as a transportation problem.

• Solve a transportation problem by applying the software used in the course unit.

• Gather and interpret relevant data / information from the outputs provided by the software used in the course unit to solve the transportation problem.

• Formulate a given scenario as a traveling salesman problem.

• Solve a traveling salesman problem, by applying the software used in the course unit, or by using other lectured methods.

• Gather and interpret relevant data / information from the outputs provided by the software used in the course unit to solve the traveling salesman problem.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Programme:

• Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management.

• The Transportation Problem.

• The Traveling Salesman Problem.

Mandatory literature

Jensen Paul A.; Operations research models and methods. ISBN: 978-0-471-38004-7
Ballou Ronald H.; Business logistics supply chain management. ISBN: 0-13-123010-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching methods and learning activities

• Theoretical exposition.

• Solving exercises.

• Using software.

Software

Microsoft Excel

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	67,50
Total:	67,50

Eligibility for exams

All students enrolled in the course may take the final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Assessment is via final exam only, both in the regular examination period, and in the reassessment examination period. Therefore, the final grade is equal to the exam's grade (rounded to the nearest integer).

Classification improvement

Final grades may only be improved via final exam.