wir083 - Purchasing, Operations, and Logistics Management (Complete module description)

Module label	Purchasing, Operations, and Logistics Management
Module code	wir083
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Applicability of the module	Bachelor's Programme Business Administration and Law (Bachelor) > Aufbaubereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften Bachelor's Programme Business Informatics (Bachelor) > Aufbaucurriculum - Pflichtbereich Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) > Aufbaumodule Bachelor's Programme Sustainability Economics (Bachelor) > Wahlpflichtbereich Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) > Aufbaumodule Dual-Subject Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) > Schwerpunkt Management und Ökonomie Master of Education Programme (Vocational and Business Education) Economics and Business Administration (Master of Education) > Mastermodule
Responsible persons	Lehrenden, Die im Modul (authorised to take exams) Busse, Christian (module responsibility)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	Students obtain an overview of the most important operational functions of an industrial or service company. These are procurement, production and logistics. Students will get to know typical operational challenges and familiarize themselves with established approaches and methods for analyzing and improving procurement, production and logistics operations.
Module contents	The module comprises a lecture (course number 2.02.231) and an accompanying tutorial (course numbers 2.02.231a to 2.02.231j). The lecture is based on the text book "Grundzüge der Beschaffung, Produktion und Logistik" by Kummer, Grün und Jammernegg in the third edition of 2013 and the associated workbook, as well as partly on the text book "Operations Management: Konzepte, Methoden und Anwendungen" by Thonemann in the third edition of 2015. The purpose of the lecture is to explain the fundamental problems and their solutions theoretically. The tutorials focus on application and practice and offer time for questions. There are no formal or content-related participation or entrance requirements.
Recommended reading	Kummer, S., Grün, O. und Jammernegg, W. (2013): Grundzüge der Beschaffung, Produktion und Logistik (3. Auflage), Pearson Thonemann, U. (2015): Operations Management (3. Auflage), Pearson.
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Language of instruction	German
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	jährlich
Module capacity	unlimited
Reference text	The module takes place in the summer semester. Please refer to the syllabus available via Stud.IP for a more detailed description of content and procedure.

Type of course	SWS	Frequency	Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture	2	SuSe and WiSe	28
Tutorial	2	SuSe and WiSe	28
Total module attendance time			56 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module		KL