363-0448-00L  LOSII: Manufacturing Strategies - from Supply Chain Design to Factory Planning

SemesterSpring Semester 2014
LecturersP. Schönsleben, M. Baertschi, R. Binkert
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish


AbstractStudents who aim to work in globally operating companies achieve a theoretical fundament on strategic design options for facility locations in global value-added networks. Decision makers from globally active corporate groups familiarize you with the fascinating world from the design of sustainable supply chains to planning of most effective and efficient factories.
Objective- get a detailed on knowledge strategic design options for facility locations in global, sustainable value-added networks as well as of demand planning. You work on real-life case studies of companies, enhanced by specific talks of top managers of global players like Holcim or Daimler.

- experience the challenges of state-of-the-art factory planning by listening to and discussing with the responsible domain heads of companies like the Volkswagen Group or the Siemens group and by working on a real-life case study of a leading Swiss company.
ContentOwnership and Trade in a Supply Chain; Tariff-Orientation in a Supply Chain; Total Cost of Ownership; Sustainable Supply Chains; Facility Location Planning in Production, Distribution, and Service Networks; Demand and Demand Forecast; Mindset, Approaches, Methodologies and Techniques of Factory Planning, shown by means of actual projects.

The theory is enriched by industry representatives presenting practical case studies, which can be discussed with the corresponding experts from industry at first hand.
Lecture notesBook "Integral Logistics Management - Operations and Supply Chain Management Within and Across Companies",4th edtion, Auerbach Publications, 2011. Costs: 90.-

Powerpoint-Handouts and documents relating to the case studies can be downloaded from the interactive learning environment.

Sales at 19.2.14., 15:45, on the occasion of the first lecture.
Prerequisites / NoticeRequirements: Preferably the course in "Logistics, Operations, and Supply Chain Management I" (351-0442-00L).