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Instructors: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Anne Lange
Event type:
Lecture
Org-unit: Dept. 01 - Law and Economics
Displayed in timetable as:
vl_StratgEntschLogi
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Course Contents:
Logistics services are important for modern societies, be it for example in public transport, high shelf availability of goods in supermarkets, or home delivery of online purchases. Logistics service providers are valuable partners for manufacturers and our economy relies on their services in many different ways. For instance, reliable transports between the stages in the value chain enable global supply chains and professional warehouse management allows to deliver goods all over the world. Logistics service providers also take over value-added services for example in the automotive production chain. The services offered are constantly expanded. Moreover, the logistics industry provides attractive job opportunities.
The course discusses strategic decisions of logistics service providers. Aspects of strategic management apply to logistics service providers just as to other companies. Moreover, logistics service providers face specific challenges that relate to their business. These challenges include that services typically require some kind of customer involvement in the production phase. Further, services cannot be stored and in far most cases need to be produced at the place of consumption. Equally challenging, logistics is oftentimes referred to as a derived demand that is connected to the demand for goods. The course focuses on specific aspects in the strategic management and decision making of logistics service providers.The course consists of several elements. Lectures are based on academic publications as well as practitioner-oriented texts. Moreover, we use real-life examples and teaching cases in class to discuss selected topics. The course includes a case study day in cooperation with a logistics service provider and a guest lecture (tbc)
Literature:
Mainly research articles, readings will be anounced prior to the course in moodle.
Preconditions:
fundamental courses in management and operations reserach
Further Grading Information:
Course language is English.
The course is taught in a blocked format.
Official Course Description:
Service management, Strategic positioning, Growth strategies, Internationalization, Tasks in Supply Chain Management, Supplier selection, Alliance management (vertical & horzontal), Innovation management
Online Offerings:
moodle
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