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The assessment is carried out as partial exams (according to Section 4 (2), 1-3 SPO) of the single courses of this module, whose sum of credits must meet the minimum requirement of credits of this module. The assessment procedures are described for each course of the module separately.

The overall grade of the module is the average of the grades for each course weighted by the credits and truncated after the first decimal.

The students

• are able to understand and evaluate the control of cross-company supply chains based on a strategic and operative view,
• are able to analyse the coordination problems within the supply chains,
• are able to identify and integrate adequate information system infrastructures to support the supply chains,
• are able to apply theoretical methods from the operations research and the information management,
• learn to elaborate solutions in a team

The courseT-WIWI-107506 "Platform Economy"has to be taken.

The module "Supply Chain Management" gives an overview of the mutual dependencies of information systems and of supply chains spanning several enterprises. The specifics of supply chains and their information needs set new requirements for the operational information management. In the core lecture "Platform Economy" the focus is set on markets between two parties that act through an intermediary on an Internet platform. Topics discussed are network effects, peer-to-peer markets, blockchains and market design. The course is held in English and teaches parts of the syllabus with the support of a case study in which students analyze a platform.

The module is completed by an elective course addressing appropriate optimization methods for the Supply Chain Management and for modern logistic approaches.

The total workload of the module is about 240 hours. The workload is proportional to the credit points of the individual courses.