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ME2053 Logistics & Supply Chain Management

The ME2053 Logistics & Supply Chain Management course is a 6.0 credit program that aims to monitor and supervise flows of raw materials, semi-finished components, and finished products in a complex network of companies. The challenge of supply chain management concerns integrating and synchronizing these flows across independent companies worldwide, ensuring fast and cost-effective deliveries.

Course Description

This course will shed light on several logistics functions in a supply chain, including demand planning and forecasting, aggregate planning, logistics, warehousing, transport, and distribution. It provides a broad view and understanding of the peculiarities of these functions and how they should be optimally controlled and monitored. The course will also take a strategic perspective, discussing medium-long term decision-making to optimize performance, coordinate supply chain companies, and ensure sustainable and secure operations in line with companies' social responsibilities goals.

Information per Course Offering

The course is offered in the Autumn 2025 semester, with two course offerings: one for single courses students starting on October 27, 2025, and one for program students starting on October 27, 2025.

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus is available as a PDF and provides detailed information about the course, including its content, learning outcomes, and examination.

Content and Learning Outcomes

Course Disposition

The course disposition is outlined in the course syllabus.

Course Contents

The course covers the following fields:

• Process descriptions of supply chains and how they are led and controlled
• The role of logistics in management and control of supply chains
• Methods to measure the performance of supply chains, network design, facility location, and capacity
• Demand forecasting with adaptive and static models
• Aggregate planning
• The Bullwhip-effect, coordination problems, and the role of IT
• Inventory management models for deterministic and stochastic demands and effects of lead time uncertainty
• Transportation in supply chains, multi-modal networks, and their impact on supply chains
• Effects of different logistics solutions and supply chain configurations on sustainability and optimal management strategies

Intended Learning Outcomes

After passing the course, students should be able to:

1. Apply mathematical models for adaptive and static forecasting and optimal inventory management
2. Apply linear programming techniques to optimize aggregate planning and network design problems
3. Describe cost-efficient balance for design of supply chains/distribution networks
4. Describe and apply different strategies to decrease total costs in supply chains
5. Apply "scale-curve utilization" to problems concerning the design and optimal handling of resources in supply chains
6. Synthesize and evaluate the effects of capacity changes in supply chain management
7. Describe, explain, and synthesize subjects concerning logistic and supply chain management
8. Apply mathematical models for anticipating demand to solve/optimize problems in aggregate planning, inventory management, and resource exploitation
9. Analyze a given case and create and explain an optimal and sustainable solution by applying strategies in logistic and Supply Chain Management

Literature and Preparations

Specific Prerequisites

• Satisfies the requirements for a Degree of Bachelor
• 6 credits in basic industrial economics or business economics
• English B/English 6 or equivalent

Recommended Prerequisites

None in addition to the specific prerequisites.

Literature

Information about course literature can be found in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and Completion

Grading Scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

• TEN2 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• INL3 - Assignment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• INL4 - Assignment, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on the recommendation from KTH's coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disabilities. The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students. If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

Luca Urciuoli

Ethical Approach

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further Information

Course Room in Canvas

Registered students can find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ITM/Industrial Economics and Management

Main Field of Study

Industrial Management

Education Cycle

Second cycle