• Basic architecture and concept of supply chains as forms of interorganisational cooperation
• The challenge of international supply chain management (SCM) and cross-border logistics
• The dimensions of SCM: Design & network dimension, operational dimension
• Logistics as key element of supply chains
• Major global commodity flows (oil, gas and coal/iron ore, grain, minor bulks, container) and regional specialisations like 

After having completed the module, students

• have familiarised themselves with the strategy tools and frameworks of international supply chain management
• understand the role of maritime logistics in international supply chains
• have explored their own organisation’s major competencies in international supply chains
• are able to describe and categorise the key decision making criteria along supply chains.

5 ECTS