TDHN17 - Retailing

Course Code:	TDHN17
Confirmed:	Feb 19, 2025
Valid From:	Jan 18, 2027

Education Cycle:	First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain:	Technology
Subject group:	Industrial Engineering and Management
Specialised in:	G2F First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Main field of study:	Industrial Engineering and Management

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

On completion of the course the student shall:

Knowledge and understanding

show familiarity with retailing and its role in an industrial and supply chain setting, as well as the future professional prospects
demonstrate comprehension of the terminology, methods and models, and current research within retailing
display knowledge of the design, planning and management of products and information flows, with focus on retail supply chain management

Skills and abilities

demonstrate the ability to independently identify and gather information, and to formulate and critically analyze retailing-related problems
demonstrate the ability to make critical interpretation of retailing-related information, as well as planning for and carrying out an analysis in a report

Judgment and approach

demonstrate the ability to judge the sustainability aspects of retailing
demonstrate the ability to apply an interdisciplinary approach and a systems perspective to suggest and compare different alternatives for designing, planning and managing flows in retail supply chains

Content

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge of retailing from a supply chain management perspective. The course focuses on the overlap of logistics and marketing in supply chains, specifically on methods for planning and management of retailing.

The course includes the following elements:

Principles of Retailing and e-Commerce
Multi-Channel Distribution
Customer Management
Merchandise Management
Location Analysis and Planning
Logistics Fulfillment
Sustainability

Type of instruction

Teaching comprises of lectures, case seminars and project work.

Language of instruction is in English.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and taken courses worth 60 credits in first cycle including Logistics Engineering, 7,5 credits or Enterprise Logistics, 15 credits (or the equivalent).

Examination and grades

The course is graded 5, 4, 3 or U.

The final grade for the course is based upon a balanced set of assessments. The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.

Registration of examination:

Name of the Test	Value	Grading
Written Examination	2.5 credits	5/4/3/U
Project Work	2.5 credits	5/4/3/U
Quizzes and Assignments	2.5 credits	G/U

Course literature

Please note that changes may be made to the reading list up until eight weeks before the start of the course.

Levy, M., Weitz, B., and Grewal, D. (Latest International Edition), Retailing Management, McGraw-Hill Education, NY USA, ISBN: 978-1-260-08467-4 (for the 2019 version).

Additional academic articles and further required and recommended readings will be
communicated upon the start of the course.

COURSE SYLLABUS