Enterprise logistics and supply chain management

We implement a flipped classroom concept for these courses.

The flipped classroom concept is an innovative teaching approach in which traditional teaching activities are reversed. Instead of teaching content in frontal lectures, students learn it independently and at their own pace using digital media, literature and interactive applications at home. To this end, students receive learning materials such as videos or texts before the classroom session, which they work through independently at home. We use the time spent on site to deepen understanding and apply the content learned, e.g. through joint analyses, discussions, practical examples and in-depth exercises.

The flipped classroom concept offers great potential for improving the learning process and making it more active. This method promotes active learning and interactive collaboration in the course. The time on site is then used to deepen the knowledge in such a way that the time on site and in the group is used sensibly. In doing so, we promote a deeper understanding and the application of knowledge necessary for future professional practice.

Supply chain management game: The Fresh Connection

For years, we have successfully used the online simulation game "The Fresh Connection" to deepen our lecture content, where students take over a supply chain in groups, make decisions and improve the company's results step by step. The lecture content prepares students for the key decisions so that cause and effect can be tried out and experienced.

Students can plan, design and control a supply chain for a given context (e.g. product and characteristics) by...

• analyzing the relevant characteristics of a supply chain and identifying weaknesses and challenges,
• selecting a suitable supply chain strategy depending on the boundary conditions of the supply chain (e.g. customer structure and product type),
• derive a corresponding sales strategy based on the strategy and quantify it using forecasts,
• know the target values and key figures in the context of production logistics, prioritize them according to the selected strategy and implement them by making coherent decisions,
• know exemplary decision factors for locations in the supply network and carry out the location planning selection using heuristics,
• recognize decisions that deviate from the strategy ("misfits") in the areas mentioned and take measures to improve them,
• master risk management methods and apply measures for designing resilient supply chains as examples,
• Evaluate the supply chain from a sustainability perspective and improve it by way of example,
• Know technologies and assess their potential in the context of supply chain management,
• and consider aspects of financial supply chain management (cash-to-cash cycle and working capital) in the design,

to be able to operate an "end-to-end" supply chain aligned to a sensible strategy with the greatest possible economic success (e.g. ROI), which is also resilient, sustainable and digital.

Please note: This course is limited to 100 participants.

Registration is only permitted for M.Sc. students. As this is a restricted-participation course, it is unfortunately not possible to apply for early enrolment in the Bachelor's program.

Interested students must register in the Moodle workroom by April 30, 11:59 pm.

If the number of registrations exceeds the available places, the course will be held on the basis of § 7 Examination Regulations for the Master's degree programs in MechanicalMechanical Engineering, Logistics and Industrial Engineering of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Dortmund.Students who are to be considered separately due to special criteria (Section 7 (4) of the examination regulations) will be asked to provide proof of this by the registration deadline. An e-mail to the course supervisor, in which the fulfillment of special criteria is proven, is required here.After completion of the lottery procedure, the selected students will beinformed of their participation and the remaining students are removed from the Moodle room.Hardship applications with reference to Section 7 (4) No. 1 of the Examination Regulations must be supported by the applicant with official documentation (e.g. certificate from the Examination Office) which clearly shows a delay in studies due to non-participation in the course. Hardship applications without documentation will not be considered.

In accordance with the decision of the Examination Board of 04.02.2016, the acceptance of a place in a course with limited attendance is binding and at the same time an examination registration. Registration in the Moodle room is considered a binding declaration of participation. Failure to take up a bindingly accepted place is a failed attempt. Anyone who is registered in the Moodle room by the deadline is obliged to participate in the course.

In line with the LFO work culture, we strive to continuously improve teaching for this and all our LFO events, which enables student-centered, application- and practice-oriented skills development through innovative and active teaching formats. Therefore, innovative didactic methods such as flipped classroom are used to achieve the learning objectives in this course and supplemented by elements of digital teaching in the context of, for example, preparation materials regularly made available online or occasional Zoom lectures.