During this seminar, students will work on assigned research projects on specific supply chain topics in small teams. The aim is to deepen their understanding on contemporary issues in sustainable supply chain management, conduct a literature review, and implement the skills gained through previous courses.

There will be

-- a kick-off meeting 

-- progress presentation 

-- final presentation 

Additonally, students will be provided team supervision by the instructors.

Upon successful completion of the class, students should be able to

• analyse specific SCM problems related to sustainability
• develop and present their ideas in a team
• critically evaluate and discuss published research from the SCM literature

Full attendance in all the sessions is required. Additionally, students are expected to have regular meetings with the supervisors.

Final grade is based on

• Proposal presentation (15%)
• Final presentation (15%)
• Discussion and peer-feedback (10%)
• Seminar paper (60%)
• Bonus Point Opportunity: Participation in SCM speaker series (2 events) (4%)

Grading scale:

(1) Excellent: 90% - 100%

(2) Good: 80% - <90%

(3) Satisfactory: 70% - <80%

(4) Sufficient: 60% - <70%

(5) Fail: <60%

Important note
There is the possibility to get up to a total of 4 bonus points (per seminar and semester) if you participate in Speaker Series events:

- max. 2  bonus points for 1 short summary (practitioner presentation)
- max. 2 bonus points for 1 short summary (academic presentation)

https://www.wu.ac.at/en/scm/events/speaker-series/

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