W432 – Organizational and Supply Chain Design

Module
Organizational and Supply Chain Design
Organizational and Supply Chain Design
Module number
W432
Version: 1
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Bachelor/Diploma
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Nicola Neuvians
nicola.neuvians(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Julia Krause
julia.krause(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Organizational and Supply Chain Design"

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Raszkowski
andrzej.raszkowski(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Organizational and Supply Chain Design"

Course language(s)

English
in "Organizational and Supply Chain Design"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (4.00 SCH Lecture)

Self-study time

0.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Written examination
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Organizational and Supply Chain Design"

Form of teaching
  • Lectures (online/offline)
  • Case studies
  • Readings
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure

Organisation

  •  An Overview of the Field of Organisational Behaviour & Design
  • Organisational Structure and Design
  • Theories of Employee Motivation and Rewards Systems

  • Organisational Conflict & Resolution Strategies
  • Organisational Change and Development

  • Organisational Culture

Supply Chain

  • International Supply Chains
  • Design of material flow between companies
  • Transportation modes and concepts
  • Conflicts and KPIs in Supply Chain Management
  • Basic Supply Chain Management concepts
Qualification objectives

Organisation

 Upon completion of this course, the student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to: 


  •  Analyse individual and group behaviour, and understand the implications of organisational behaviour on the process of management. 

  • Describe and assess the basic design elements of organisational structure and evaluate their impact on employees.
  • Identify different motivational theories and evaluate motivational strategies used in a variety of organisational settings. 

  • Explain how organisational change and culture affect working relationships within organizations.

Supply Chain

  • understanding, visualizing and analyzing global supply chains
  • defining KPI for the measurement of the efficiency of supply chains
  • evaluating supply chain concepts
  • creating international transport chains
Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options
No information
Literature
  • Robbins, S./Judge T. A. (latest edition). Organizational Behavior. Pearson.
  • Jones, G. (latest edition). Organizational Theory, Design and Change: Text and Cases. Pearson.
  • Schein, E. (latest edition). Organizational Culture and Leadership. Jossey-Bass.
  • Jonssen, Patrick (latest edition): Logistics and Supply Chain Management, McGraw-Hill
  • McKeller, John (latest edition): Supply Chain Management Demystified, McGraw-Hill
Current teaching resources
None
Notes
No information