Digital Supply Chain Management 15 Credits

This course discovers the drivers and challenges of digital transformation of supply chains and to explore the key competencies needed for practitioners to promote and manage this process. The course offers an overview of how to develop digital supply chain strategies and readjust organizational structures to align with the latest technologies, managing the sharing of information and strategic sourcing, identifying digital initiatives to improve supply chain innovation and resilience and how digital technologies support the development of sustainable supply chains.

Course Contents

The purpose of this course is to discover the drivers and challenges of digital transformation of supply chains and to explore the key competencies needed for practitioners to promote and manage this process. Structured around five modules, this course offers an overview of how to develop digital supply chain strategies and readjust organizational structures to align with the latest technologies, managing the sharing of information and strategic sourcing, identifying digital initiatives to improve supply chain innovation and resilience and how digital technologies support the development of sustainable supply chains.
The 15 credits course on digital supply chain management in divided into 5 modules of 3 ECTS credits each:
Module 1:
Understanding and managing challenges in digital supply chain transformation

Module 2:
Discovering practices for digital information sharing in supply chains and using customer insights

Module 3:
Applying digital initiatives to improve agility, resilience and responsiveness in supply chains

Module 4:
Developing digital supply chain strategies by using relevant competencies

Module 5:
Digital technologies to support the development of sustainable supply chains


Connection to Research and Practice
This course is designed and delivered in collaboration with the Media, Management and Transformation Centre (MMTC) at Jönköping International Business School. During this course, MMTC researchers together with industry experts will share their expertise about digital transformation in supply chains. During the course, you will explore the benefits of using digital technologies and how to gain more value in your supply chains. You will be able to reflect on the best ways in which your specific supply chains can be enhanced through digital technologies. In addition, you will be able to understand the relevant practices in digital supply chains which improve your firm’s ability to gain a competitive advantage in dynamic and volatile market conditions.

Prerequisites

To be eligible for this course, the applicant must fulfil one of the following criteria:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration or economics (i.e., the equivalent of 180 ECTS at an accredited university) and at least 2 years of work experience,
OR
Bachelor’s degree in a different discipline and at least 2 years of relevant work experience (i.e., in the field of management/entrepreneurship/leadership/project management/Industrial engineering and management),
OR
Applicants without a bachelor’s degree with at least 4 years of relevant experience (i.e., in the field of management/entrepreneurship/leadership/project management in the public/private and/or not-for profit sector(s)).
AND
English proficiency is required (level 6/B or equivalent).

Level of Education: Master
Course code/Ladok code: JDSR23
The course is conducted at: Jönköping International Business School Last modified 2023-10-27 09:59:55