Production Systems and Supply Chains

Course content

Learning objectives

The students gain a fundamental understanding of production systems and supply chains in the context of sustainable development. They are capable to model and to analyze production systems using qualitative and quantitative methods. They understand the interrelations of production with procurement, distribution, and (reverse) logistics. The students are familiar with economic assessment concepts and have a basic understanding of environmental and social assessment concepts. They can transfer the individual assessment concepts into an integrated assessment approach.

Course contents

• Global production in the context of sustainable development
• Fundamentals of production system modeling
• From production systems to supply chains
• Sustainability assessment of production systems and supply chains