Value Chain Management and International Economics

Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Version 4.0 vom 17.08.2015

22M0477

Value Chain Management and International Economics

International Business and Management (Master) (M.A.)

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• I Value Chain Management
• 1. Definition of and Approaches to Value Chain Management
• 2. Procurement Management
• 3. Production and Operation Management
• 4. Distribution Management
• 5. Supply Chain Management
• 6. Case Studies

Wissensverbreiterung
The students know the basics of Value Chain Management and they understand the connections between the relevant economic functions.


Wissensvertiefung
The students have the capability to understand the potentials of efficient Value Chains and to define the contribution of Value Chain Management to the company success.


K?nnen - instrumentale Kompetenz
The students have acquired the basic methods for designing the Value Chain and can apply these methods in the particular context.


K?nnen - kommunikative Kompetenz
The students can detect the pros and cons in the configuration and operation of Value Chains and can argue appropriate structures and optimizations in an adequate way.


K?nnen - systemische Kompetenz
The students have the capability to integrate the Value Chain into the context of Supply Chain Management and are able to analyze the relationship to business partners.

lecture, presentation, case studies, group work

None

Hirata, Johannes

• Adam, Hans
• Bode, Wolfgang
• Freye, Diethardt
• Edling, Herbert
• Ickerott, Ingmar
• Hirata, Johannes
• Mayer, Peter
• Schüller, Michael
• Trabold, Harald

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• Krugman, P., Obstfeld, M. (2009), International Economics, 8th ed., Boston: Pearson
• Bowersox, D.J./ Closs, D.J./ Cooper, M.B.: Supply Chain Logistics Management, New York 2002.
• Christopher, M.: Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Creating Value-Adding Networks, Financial Times Series, 2004
• Krajewski, Lee J. / Ritzman, Larry P. / Malhotra, Manoj: Operations Management: Process and Value Chains, Pearson Education, 2008
• Hill, Terry: Operations Management, 2. Aufl., Oxford, 2006

• Mündliche Prüfung
• Hausarbeit
• Klausur 1-stündig und Assignment
• Klausur 2-stündig
• Referat

1 Semester

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Englisch