The aim of the course is that the student should obtain understanding of and tools for supply chain management in technology intensive sectors, but also that they should realise how these theories and tools can be applied in service producing supply chains. Further, students should obtain advanced knowledge of how technical solutions can improve material and information flows in internal productions logistics, transport and storage systems, as well as in SCM (including intermodal transports). The course will also form a basis for critical analysis of ethical, safety and integrity challenges in layers and transport systems as well as interaction between man and automated equipment.

After passing the course, the students should be able to:

• Define production logistics and supply chain management and categorise the different elements in a supply chain by applying an established framework.

• Describe, analyse and compare different transport systems and warehouse logistics systems, their components and underlying technologies for internal and external material flows.

• Explain how and under which requirements an increased digitisation and various IT systems can facilitate a transparent and seamless information flow in production logistics or in a supply chain.

• Identify and analyse interplay and information sharing in different parts of the production logistics, between different units in an organisation and between companies in a supply chain for physical products.

• Analyse the needs of a producing company, regarding its internal and external logistics systems from environmental, social and economical perspectives and set together possible solution proposals.

Detailed plan available on Course Canvas

Schema HT-2021-TITHM-3

ML1504 or the equivalent.

• Olhager. Jan ,Supply Chain Management: Produktion och logistik iförsörjningskedjor. Studentlitteratur, Sweden, 2019 (In Swedish language)
• Jonsson, P. Logistics and supply chain management. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York, 2008.
• Christopher, Martin. Logistics & supply chain management. Pearson UK, 2016.(Available online with KTH Library)
• Stanton, Daniel. Supply chain management for dummies. John Wiley & Sons,2017. (Available online with KTH Library)
• Pagano, Anthony M., and Matthew Liotine. Technology in Supply ChainManagement and Logistics: Current Practice and Future Applications. Elsevier,2019. (Available online with KTH Library)
• Min, Hokey. The essentials of supply chain management: New businessconcepts and applications. FT Press, 2015. (Available online with KTH Library)

Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:

Funka - compensatory support for students with disabilities

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• PRO1 - Project work, 3.0 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TEN1 - Written exam, 3.0 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

The examiner decides, in consultation with KTH's coordinator for disabilities (Funka), about possible adapted examination for students with documented, permanent disabilities. The examiner may permit other examination format for re-examination of individual students.

Project work ( PRO1 ) Project Work

Group work, Case based. Continuous in the course. Written report and oral presentation.

The purpose of the project is to understand, analyze and experimentally validate the functioning of various production logistics and supply chain technologies/systems. Students are provided with a topic (concerning one technology/system) and they have to conduct experiments in KTH/Scania Smart Factory Lab. During the experimentation, they have to identify and analyze interplay and information sharing in different parts of the production logistics, between different units in an organization and between companies in a supply chain for physical products.  This task shall be performed in a group of 2-3 students. The students also present the finding through a report and oral presentation. In the report and presentation, students must also highlight the needs of a production company, regarding its internal and external logistics systems from sustainability perspectives and set together possible solution proposals.  Detailed instructions will be available in CANVAS.

Written exam ( TEN1 ) Online Exam 

The purpose of the online exam is to evaluate the understanding and knowledge of the students related to the ILOs 1 to 4. Online exam will be a mix subjective and objective questions, including case studies and situation based reasoning questions. The mode of response during the exam would be written, oral or mixed. Detailed instructions will be available in CANVAS.

Project work ( PRO1 ) Project Work

Basic Criteria (BC): Attendance at lab introduction, submission of assignment report and oral presentation of projects. Lab introduction is important and compulsory to attend as all the safety instructions will be explained during the session, which is mandatory before starting experiments in lab.

For Fx grade the BC should be fulfilled. Possibility of supplementation is provided by agreement.

TEN1 – Online Exam

 Based on performance in online exam 

Final Grades:

• For a passing grade in the course, the student has to pass (at least score E) in TEN1 and PRO1.
• Final grading has been set to be a combination of PRO1 and TEN1 as shown in the table below.

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.