Minor A Supply Chain Challenge
Every Dutch person has, on average, 1.3 bicycles. During the corona pandemic, there was a hiccup in the supply chain of this important industry. Will you come up with solutions to make things run smoothly again? You will work on it in the minor A Supply Chain Challenge in Performance, Processes & Partnership.
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Choosing a minor is an important decision. That's why we will help you make your choice.
Why choose this minor?
- You will learn how to innovate within existing supply chains and contexts
- You get the opportunity to research and experience new technologies and tools to define, design, test, and implement solutions to supply chain challenges
- You will learn all about the optimisation and sustainability of the supply chain, which will future-proof you for a job after graduation
About this minor
We live in a real cycling country, there are almost 23 million bicycles in the Netherlands. During the corona pandemic, there was a disruption in the supply chain of the bicycle industry. Resulting in late and faulty deliveries, increasing costs and a bullwhip effect on inventory.
During this minor, we will look at this supply chain from different actors and perspectives. These include suppliers of (spare) parts, constructors of bicycle frames, manufacturers of assembly parts, wholesalers and e-commerce. We challenge you to make all these actors work together optimally and come up with innovative solutions to make this supply chain run smoothly again.
As a team of students, you will be matched with a company for which you come up with innovative ideas to strengthen the company's current supply chain and to be able to meet future challenges. You will work together in a learning community challenging you to think outside the box. You will have to use all your creativity and imagination to find a suitable solution for your client.
After this minor
During this minor you will complete an extraordinary educational and practical assignment for an interesting and innovative company. You will learn all about the optimisation and sustainability of the end-to-end supply chain. This knowledge will future-proof you for a job after graduation.
Practical information
When
Monday 1 September 2025 – Friday 30 January 2026
Where
All classes and meetings will take place on the BUas campus in Breda.
Teaching method
In design and change processes, you use the knowledge gained in (guest) lectures, workshops and feedback sessions, as well as the knowledge from previous academic years.
How to apply?
You can choose this minor if you study at BUas, but students from other higher education institutes are also warmly invited to join. This makes for a diverse and inspiring classroom!
- How to apply: BUas students
For BUas students, the application option in Osiris opens from March. When you apply in Osiris you can indicate two preferences, these can be two different minors at BUas, but you should also indicate if you prefer to take an external minor.
Please note that application will be open from 24 February to 28 March 2025 and that applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- How to apply: non-BUas students
All information regarding the minors for 2025 -2026 is available on Kies op Maat. From 3 February to 16 May, the application option and thus the download of the learning agreement will be open on Kies op Maat.
The full step-by-step plan:
- Download the learning agreement on Kies op Maat. Ask your own university of applied sciences to sign the learning agreement for approval.
- Start your application via Studielink – this is possible until 27 June. Go to the Study Programmes tab and click 'add new enrolment application'. Then click at 'Educational institution' on Breda University of Applied Sciences and enter 'Minor' or 'KOM' as search term. A list of BUas KOM minors per academy will appear. Make sure you apply for the right minor. Click here to see the correct manner to start your application on Studielink. After registering in Studielink you will receive two emails: one confirming your registration with BUas and immediately afterwards an email containing the login codes for and the link to Osiris Registration from BUas. If you do not receive the second e-mail, check your spam first and otherwise send an e-mail to [email protected].
- Receive access to My Online Application. Here you can complete – and keep track of – the next steps of your application.
- Upload the signed learning agreement in My Online Application (note: the learning agreement must be signed by your own university of applied sciences and yourself before uploading it on My Online Application)
- Request ‘Proof of Paid Tuition Fee’ statement. Since you are coming to BUas temporarily for a minor, it is important that you arrange payment with your own university of applied sciences. Once you have arranged payment, you will need to provide BUas with proof by means of a ‘Proof of Paid Tuition Fee’ statement. You can request this statement via Studielink, see the step-by-step plan here. Should it not be possible to request this via Studielink, you will need to contact your university of applied sciences yourself to request this document.
Make sure you complete all steps on time, as mentioned there are deadlines for downloading the learning agreement and starting your application. Once you have made a start in My Online Application, you have until 1 September / the start of the minor at the latest to complete your steps. Please note:
- Some minors have limited numbers of places available. Students will be admitted in order of application.
- If you are a student of an institution affiliated to Kies op Maat, the rules and agreements of Kies op Maat apply. The costs of the minor will be settled between BUas and your home institution. As a student, you won’t notice anything about this.
- If you are a student from a government-funded institution that is not affiliated to Kies op Maat, we will make separate arrangements about financing the minor before the start of the minor.