OSCM overview
Academic year: 2022/2023
Period 1
E_TSCM_OSCM
Course Coordinator: Prof. dr. W.E.H. Dullaert
The ambition of the course Operations & Supply Chain Management is to assess and
manage the impact of key trends such as digitalization and increased environmental
concerns from an encompassing sustainability perspective.
• Introduce, analyze and improve the impact of operations and supply chain
strategies and decisions on profits, people and planet.
• Use real-life cases from published case studies, data and insights from SBE
research, industry testimonials
• Adopt a more strategic, managerial rather than technical, tactical perspective
• Ambition to inspire and better equip students further for their future career.
Important to note:
• Traditional written exam using pen and paper, non-graphical calculator, and
statistical tables.
• Students will not be asked to build spreadsheets during the exam, but they may
still get questions on how they would solve or model a specific problem using
the computer-based methods and tools discussed during the course.
• Guest lectures are included in the written exam (70% of the total grade)
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Preface
This document is established by Matthijs Bout (2646780), MSc student at Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam. Please respect my effort and attempt to make a
comprehensive summary. Feel free to contact me for feedback or additional
comments via .
This exam bundle is subject to copyright under the Dutch Copyright Act.
I am the copyright holder of this bundle. Publication, in whole or in part, or reproduction
of the contents of this exam bundle, in whatever form, is prohibited without the prior,
written, and explicit permission of Matthijs Bout
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Table of Contents
Preface ....................................................................................................................... 2
Week 1 ........................................................................................................................ 5
Lecture 1: Strategies, Disruptions & Transformations I ................................................ 5
Lecture 2: Strategies, Disruptions & Transformations II ............................................... 9
Questions Week 1............................................................................................................ 20
Week 2 ...................................................................................................................... 22
Tutorial 1: Case studies .................................................................................................. 22
Lecture 3: Inventory Modeling I ..................................................................................... 24
Service measures in Inventory Management .............................................................................. 29
Service measures in Inventory models ........................................................................................ 29
Continuous review (R,Q) model................................................................................................... 32
Periodic Review ........................................................................................................................... 36
Lecture 4: Inventory Modeling II .................................................................................... 39
Questions Week 3............................................................................................................ 40
Q3.1) ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Q3.2) ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Q3.3) ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Q3.4) ............................................................................................................................................ 41
Q3.5) ............................................................................................................................................ 41
Week 3 ...................................................................................................................... 42
Tutorial 2: Exercises and case inventory modeling ..................................................... 42
Lecture 5: Simulation Modeling I ................................................................................... 42
Lecture 5b: Guidelines on spreadsheet design ........................................................................... 42
Lecture 5a: Introduction to Simulation Modeling.......................................................................... 43
Types of simulation models ......................................................................................................... 43
Useful excel functions .................................................................................................................. 44
Lecture 6: Simulation Modeling II .................................................................................. 48
Questions Week 3............................................................................................................ 48
Week 4 ...................................................................................................................... 49
Tutorial 3: Exercises and case simulation modeling ................................................... 49
Lecture 7: Enablers for transformation I ....................................................................... 52
Lecture 8: Exploring Benefits of SC digitalization ....................................................... 59
Recap of digital trends .............................................................................................................. 59
Guest lecture – PwC Digitization ................................................................................................. 59
Questions Week 4............................................................................................................ 61
Q4.1) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.2) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.3) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.4) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.5) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.6) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Week 5 ...................................................................................................................... 62
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Tutorial 4: Bittersweet Chocolate case study ............................................................... 62
Lecture 9: Moral Dilemmas in the Supply Chain | Moral Justification ....................... 63
The Antique Dealer 1 ................................................................................................................... 63
Lecture 10: Ethics meets business reality: Global industrial ecosystems and ethics
........................................................................................................................................... 64
Questions Week 5............................................................................................................ 65
Q5.1) ............................................................................................................................................ 65
Q5.2) ............................................................................................................................................ 65
Q5.3) ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Q5.4) ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Week 6 ...................................................................................................................... 67
Tutorial 5: Case EMMA and Li & Fung ........................................................................... 67
Questions Li & Fung case............................................................................................................ 67
Questions EMMA case: Designing a Circular Shoe .................................................................... 68
Lecture 11: Sustainability concepts & tools I ............................................................... 70
1. Role of sustainability in the supply chain ................................................................................. 70
4. Carbon Footprinting ................................................................................................................. 76
Lecture 12: Sustainability concepts & tools II .............................................................. 82
Questions Week 6............................................................................................................ 84
Reference List ......................................................................................................... 85
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Academic year: 2022/2023
Period 1
E_TSCM_OSCM
Course Coordinator: Prof. dr. W.E.H. Dullaert
The ambition of the course Operations & Supply Chain Management is to assess and
manage the impact of key trends such as digitalization and increased environmental
concerns from an encompassing sustainability perspective.
• Introduce, analyze and improve the impact of operations and supply chain
strategies and decisions on profits, people and planet.
• Use real-life cases from published case studies, data and insights from SBE
research, industry testimonials
• Adopt a more strategic, managerial rather than technical, tactical perspective
• Ambition to inspire and better equip students further for their future career.
Important to note:
• Traditional written exam using pen and paper, non-graphical calculator, and
statistical tables.
• Students will not be asked to build spreadsheets during the exam, but they may
still get questions on how they would solve or model a specific problem using
the computer-based methods and tools discussed during the course.
• Guest lectures are included in the written exam (70% of the total grade)
, GO BACK
Preface
This document is established by Matthijs Bout (2646780), MSc student at Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam. Please respect my effort and attempt to make a
comprehensive summary. Feel free to contact me for feedback or additional
comments via .
This exam bundle is subject to copyright under the Dutch Copyright Act.
I am the copyright holder of this bundle. Publication, in whole or in part, or reproduction
of the contents of this exam bundle, in whatever form, is prohibited without the prior,
written, and explicit permission of Matthijs Bout
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Table of Contents
Preface ....................................................................................................................... 2
Week 1 ........................................................................................................................ 5
Lecture 1: Strategies, Disruptions & Transformations I ................................................ 5
Lecture 2: Strategies, Disruptions & Transformations II ............................................... 9
Questions Week 1............................................................................................................ 20
Week 2 ...................................................................................................................... 22
Tutorial 1: Case studies .................................................................................................. 22
Lecture 3: Inventory Modeling I ..................................................................................... 24
Service measures in Inventory Management .............................................................................. 29
Service measures in Inventory models ........................................................................................ 29
Continuous review (R,Q) model................................................................................................... 32
Periodic Review ........................................................................................................................... 36
Lecture 4: Inventory Modeling II .................................................................................... 39
Questions Week 3............................................................................................................ 40
Q3.1) ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Q3.2) ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Q3.3) ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Q3.4) ............................................................................................................................................ 41
Q3.5) ............................................................................................................................................ 41
Week 3 ...................................................................................................................... 42
Tutorial 2: Exercises and case inventory modeling ..................................................... 42
Lecture 5: Simulation Modeling I ................................................................................... 42
Lecture 5b: Guidelines on spreadsheet design ........................................................................... 42
Lecture 5a: Introduction to Simulation Modeling.......................................................................... 43
Types of simulation models ......................................................................................................... 43
Useful excel functions .................................................................................................................. 44
Lecture 6: Simulation Modeling II .................................................................................. 48
Questions Week 3............................................................................................................ 48
Week 4 ...................................................................................................................... 49
Tutorial 3: Exercises and case simulation modeling ................................................... 49
Lecture 7: Enablers for transformation I ....................................................................... 52
Lecture 8: Exploring Benefits of SC digitalization ....................................................... 59
Recap of digital trends .............................................................................................................. 59
Guest lecture – PwC Digitization ................................................................................................. 59
Questions Week 4............................................................................................................ 61
Q4.1) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.2) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.3) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.4) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.5) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Q4.6) ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Week 5 ...................................................................................................................... 62
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Tutorial 4: Bittersweet Chocolate case study ............................................................... 62
Lecture 9: Moral Dilemmas in the Supply Chain | Moral Justification ....................... 63
The Antique Dealer 1 ................................................................................................................... 63
Lecture 10: Ethics meets business reality: Global industrial ecosystems and ethics
........................................................................................................................................... 64
Questions Week 5............................................................................................................ 65
Q5.1) ............................................................................................................................................ 65
Q5.2) ............................................................................................................................................ 65
Q5.3) ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Q5.4) ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Week 6 ...................................................................................................................... 67
Tutorial 5: Case EMMA and Li & Fung ........................................................................... 67
Questions Li & Fung case............................................................................................................ 67
Questions EMMA case: Designing a Circular Shoe .................................................................... 68
Lecture 11: Sustainability concepts & tools I ............................................................... 70
1. Role of sustainability in the supply chain ................................................................................. 70
4. Carbon Footprinting ................................................................................................................. 76
Lecture 12: Sustainability concepts & tools II .............................................................. 82
Questions Week 6............................................................................................................ 84
Reference List ......................................................................................................... 85
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