363-1048-00L  Sustainable Supply Chain Management

SemesterHerbstsemester 2017
DozierendeC. Busse
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrveranstaltungFindet dieses Semester nicht statt.
LehrspracheEnglisch


KurzbeschreibungThe course focuses on the establishment of sustainability in firm's supply chains (that is, in their internal operations, in their logistics processes, and in their upstream supply chains). We will consider how supply chains can become more sustainable, as well as the extent to which firms are interested in such a development.
LernzielThis course aims to equip students with an in-depth knowledge of the sustainability-related challenges and problems within supply chain management, and suggests some tools for managing these challenges. Equally importantly, the course seeks to capacitate students for understanding and analyzing the tradeoffs and conflicts of target within sustainable supply chain management.
The content of the course is closely linked to the latest research in the field, meaning that the absence of simple solutions will be the rule, rather than the exception. Moreover, the course will be highly interactive, and there will be intensive coursework during the course.
InhaltThe preliminary course outline is as follows:

Module 1: Motivation for SusSCM
-Introductory case study
-Basic terminology
-Sustainability issues
-Dilemmas for firms
-Motivation for firms to engage in SusSCM
-SusSCM and LCA
-Specificity of SusSCM

Module 2: Sustainable operations management
-Lean and green
-CO2 emissions: measurement and management
-Extended producer responsibility
-Recycling

Module 3: Sustainable logistics
-Closed-loop supply chain management and reverse logistics
-Sustainable transportation: foundations related to energy and CO2
-Sustainable transportation: improvement measures related to energy and CO2
-Sustainable transportation: other sustainability-related issues
-Sustainable warehousing: basics and sustainability-related benefits
-Sustainable warehousing: sustainability-related challenges

Module 4: Sustainable purchasing and supply management
-Introduction to sustainable purchasing and supply management
-Sustainable supply management
-Information processing prerequisites to sustainable supply management
-GRI supply chain issue reporting
-Sustainability-oriented supply chain risk management
-A buying firm's self interest in suppliers' sustainability-related conditions
SkriptThe course material will be available for download from the homepage of the Chair of Logistics Management: Link. The login will be announced in the first lecture. In addition, we will employ scientific publications and case studies as readings which are provided throughout the course. Supplementary textbooks are listed below in the literature section.
LiteraturSupplementary textbooks:
Bretzke, W.-R., & Barkawi, K. 2013. Sustainable Logistics: Responses to a Global Challenge. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Grant, D. B., Trautrims, A., & Wong, C. Y. 2013. Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and Management. London, UK: Kogan Page Limited.
Sroufe, R., & Melnyk, S. 2013. Developing Sustainable Supply Chains to Drive Value: Management Issues, Insights, Concepts, and Tools. New York, NY: Business Expert Press.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThere are no formal prerequisites. However, to profit most from the course, it would be desirable if students attended the MTEC courses on Strategic Supply Chain Management (MTEC MSc course no. 363-0453-00L), on Purchasing and Supply Management (MTEC MSc course no. 363-0452-00L) and on Corporate Sustainability (MTEC MSc course no. 363-0387-00L) beforehand. Moreover, the course builds on and details lectures on Sustainable Supply Chain Management within the course LOS II: Manufacturing Strategies - From Supply Chain Design to Factory Planning II (MTEC MSc course no. 363-0448-00L).