Supply Sales Management

Code:

2GEC03

Acronym:

GCL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GCOM	31	Official Bologna Syllabus	1	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The production and distribution of goods and services involves a set of interrelated operations and processes. Supply chain management consists in the study and analysis of these operations and processes, in order to improve their efficacy and performance.

This course intends to introduce some of the main issues regarding supply chain management. In this context, several concepts, models and techniques will be presented. The theoretical exposition will be complemented with examples, exercises and use of appropriate software, in order to promote student participation and to illustrate the relevance and application of the concepts and methods of supply chain management to real situations. Thus, at the end of the course, students should not only understand some of the basic concepts and methods of supply chain management, but also be capable of applying them to practical situations.

Program

1. Introduction
2. Inventory Management
3. Transport Strategies and Decisions
4. Quality and Supply Chain Strategies
5. Distribution Strategies and Decisions
6. Location Strategies and Decisions

Mandatory literature

R. H. Ballou; Business Logistic/Supply Chain Management: Planning, Organizing, and Controlling the Supply Chain, Prentice Hall, 2004

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical exposition, along with examples, exercises and use of software.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	54,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Época normal: distributed assessment without final exam

This assessment type consists in:
- group assignment and its respective presentation (60% weight in final score: 40% for the report and 20% for the presentation);
- test (40% weight in the final score).

If a student does not attend the test or does not turn in the assignment, a score of 0 will be given to the test or assignment.

Students will fail this course (with a final score of 8) if they attain a score lower than 6 on either the test or the assignment, regardless of the overall weighted score.


Época de recurso: final exam

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with FEP.UP's evaluation regulations.

Classification improvement

In accordance with FEP.UP's evaluation regulations.