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Business en Recht
Business organisation 240940/3483/2526/1/17
Study guide

Business organisation 2

40940/3483/2526/1/17
Academic year 2025-26
Is found in:
  • Associate Degree of Transports and Logistics (Antwerp), programme stage 1
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Teaching staff: De Brucker Klaas, Van Meir Dominique
Languages: Dutch
Scheduled for: Module 3
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of tolerance: This course unit is eligible for tolerance according to the criteria as determined by the degree programme you are enrolled in.
Total study time: 78,00 hours

Learning outcomes (list)

You distinguish which competitive strategies a company can apply.
You perform a SWOT analysis in a concrete logistics case.
You explain to what extent the various forces from Porter's five forces model determine a company's profit potential.
You formulate an appropriate competitive strategy in a concrete case.
You analyze which techniques or methods a company can use to reduce and control costs in the context of low-cost strategies by means of a concrete case.
You identify the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing and the role that outsourcing can play in the low-cost strategy.
You visualize different types of costs related to revenues.
You identify challenges associated with sustainable entrepreneurship.
You formulate specific solutions within a concrete case that can remedy the challenges related to sustainability.
You identify how digitization, such as e-commerce and automation, transforms business processes.
You describe how globalization influences business structures and logistics processes and how organizations deal with this.

Study material (list)

Online Learning material on DigitapMandatory

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Lectures and / or tutorials16,00 hours
Practicum8,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours54,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
1st examination periodKnowledge and comprehension test during the examination series70,00Schriftelijk
1st examination periodSkills assessment during the examination series30,00Schriftelijk
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodKnowledge and comprehension test during the examination series70,00Schriftelijk
2nd examination periodSkills assessment during the examination series30,00Schriftelijk