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TIØ4285 - Production- and Network Economics

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Letters

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Oppgave 70/100 A
Arbeider 30/100 A

Course content

This course will provide students a view on economical methods and theory for coordinating, managing and modelling industrial value chains. Economic instruments and incentives in relation to corporate and optimization models are considered. Possible topics are: supply chain management, forecasting, transfer prices, design and analysis of contracts, agent theory, auctions theory, policy evaluation.

Learning outcome

The position and function of the course:
The course is a mandatory course in the 8th semester for students at the MTIØT program taking managerial economics and operations research (AØO) as their main profile.

Knowledge and skills developed in the course:
After taking this course the students should have advanced knowledge about economic analysis focusing on value chains and networks. They should know how to:
- explain the difference between operations research models and economic models and how they supplement each other;
- model and do economic analysis in industrial value chains;
-compare and understand effects of different price structures, auctions, contract types and incentives;
- consider and analyse how uncertainty and information asymmetry affects decisions in value chains;
- use equilibrium modeling techniques to analyse decisions and prices in competitive and imperfect markets;
- evaluate policy instruments.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and mandatory exercises. The course is given in English if there are Non-Norwegian-speaking students taking the course.

Compulsory assignments

  • Assignments

Further on evaluation

The final written exam counts for 100% of the final grade. At the postponed/repeated exam (kontinuasjonseksamen), the written exam may be changed to oral.

Course materials

To be announced by the start of the semester.

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2021

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Technological subjects
  • Economics and Administration
Contact information
Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Oppgave (1) 70/100 A
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Arbeider (2) 30/100 A
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS Oppgave (3) 70/100 A
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS Arbeider (4) 30/100 A
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
  • 1) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen. Please note that the exam form has changed as a preventive measure in the ongoing corona situation
  • 2) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen. Please note that the exam form has changed as a preventive measure in the ongoing corona situation
  • 3) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen. Please note that the exam form has changed as a preventive measure in the ongoing corona situation
  • 4) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen. Please note that the exam form has changed as a preventive measure in the ongoing corona situation
Examination

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