Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Supply chain management (17.DSSL1)

Native organizations units: Department of Traffic Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Doctoral Academic Studies	Traffic Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Logistics and Intermodal Transport
ECTS	10

Introduction of students with the role and the importance of supply chain management in increasing companies competitiveness. Presentation of conceptual solutions for planning, control and realization of supply chains, as well as basic methods and techniques, which allows proper recognition of customer needs and development of company skills to meet those needs in a timely manner.

Acquiring the necessary knowledge related to the effective supply chain management through understanding and implementation of wider range of analytical and simulation techniques for solving problems on operational, tactical and strategical level. Development of management skills for managing the complex relationships between links (different business functions) in the supply chain.

Introduction to supply chain management. Methods of planning supply chains. Push and pull supply chain strategies. Inventory management in the supply chain. Forecasting the demand in the supply chain. Performance and parameters of supply chain. Information flow management in the supply chain. The essence of the relationship between members in the supply chain. Process coordination in the supply chain in order to achieve maximum value from the aspect of consumers. E-business in supply chain. The role and importance of modern information technology in the supply chain.

Lectures, consultation, project. Knowledge testing: oral exam.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Ballou, R.	Business Logistics Management	1985	Prentice Hall, New Jersey	English
Harrison, T.	The practice of supply chain management	2005	Springer Science& Business Media, New York	English