Einführungsveranstaltung am KIT am 15. Mai 2014

• Vormittags: Vorlesung zu "Introduction into SCM in process industry" (09:00-13:00, Geb. 30.96, Raum 104 (Seminarraum Audimax))
• Nachmittags: Vorstellung der Case Study Themen und Teamfindung (14:00-15:30, Geb. 10.23, SR I, Raum 104 und 15:45-17:15, Geb.10.50, HS 101)

Case Studies (Teamarbeit in Trios) bei BASF zwischen Mai und Juli 2014

• Teams arbeiten in Projekten bei der BASF in Ludwigshafen in Zusammenarbeit mit den jeweiligen Projektleitern
• Koordination der Case Studies

Präsentationen / Abschlusstermin am 16. Juli 2014 ganztägig bei der BASF

• Abschlusspräsentationen im BASF-Boardroom
• Unternehmensbesichtigung

The course aims at the presentation, critical evaluation and exemplary discussion of recent questions in supply chain management. The focus lies on future challenges and trends, also with regard to their applicability in practical cases (especially in the chemical industry). The main part of the course is working on a project together with BASF in Ludwigshafen.

The students get in touch with scientific working: The in-depth work with a special scientific topic makes the students familiar with scientific literature research and argumentation methods. As a further aspect of scientific work, especially for Master students the emphasis is put on a critical discussion of the project topic.

This course will include working on cutting edge supply chain topics like Industry 4.0 / “Internet of Everything in production”, supply chain analytics, SCM research in Asia, risk management, procurement and production in SCM.  The team essays / project reports will be linked to industry-related challenges as well as to upcoming theoretical concepts, e.g. behavioral SCM or supply chain analytics.

The topics of the seminar will be announced at the beginning of the term in a preliminary meeting.