Professional knowledge
At the level of understanding:
1. Strategic management in international organisations.
2. Methods for forecasting the direction of supply chain management processes.
3. Supply chain process modification.
4. Quality and environmental management.
5. Customs and taxation.
6. Information management and security.
7. Quality standards for supply chain design and development.
8. Integrating production and quality management processes into supply chain processes.
9. Innovation in supply chains.
10. Use of modern information exchange tools and information volume management.
11. Risks in organisational management processes.
12. Environmental protection forecasting.
13. Managing responsible business in the supply chain.
14. Supply chain optimisation methods.
15. Logistics systems technology.
16. Information technology and security risk management.
At the level of use:
1. Globalisation and integration processes in the world economy.
2. Highlights of EU economic policy.
3. International economic relations.
4. Global logistics and transport.
5. Managing global production and trade.
6. Supply chains and competition.
7. Business logistics.
8. Financial calculations in supply chain management processes.
9. Global market and supply chain processes.
10. Developing a supply chain strategy.
11. Supply chain performance indicators (KPIs).
12. International transport management.
13. Entrepreneurship in transport.
14. Managing a supply chain strategy based on a value chain.
15. Supply chain coordination.
16. Supply chain risk management.
17. Logistics process management.
18. Technological solutions for supply chain operations.
19. Supply chain risk factors in supply chain management processes.
20. Managing environmental sustainability in a supply chain.
21. Logistics systems management.
22. Technological solutions for supply chains.
General knowledge
At the concept level:
1. Organisation of a labour protection system.
At the level of understanding:
1. Management theories and basic principles.
At the level of use:
1. Requirements of the laws, regulations and standards governing the field.
2. Requirements of regulatory enactments on civil and environmental protection.
3. Social psychology.
4. Basic principles of communication.
5. Management of teamwork (including performance appraisal, building motivation and development planning)
6. Time management.
7. Basic principles of professional and general ethics.
8. Scientific research methods.
9. Methodology for processing and analysing statistical data.
10. Principles for sustainable development.
11. Preparation of reports and publications.
12. Techniques for effective communication.
13. Communication in a multicultural environment.
14. Argumentation techniques.
15. Information technologies for data processing, analysis and management.
16. Information technology opportunities and potential risks.
17. Electronic information security.
18. Self-assessment mechanisms.
19. Planning one’s studies, career and work.
20. Time management techniques.
21. Planning and decision-making.
22. Wide and relevant vocabulary.
23. Functional grammar.
24. Professional terminology.

Professional skills and attitudes
1. Assess and analyse the relationship between international economic relations and regional and national economic processes.
2. Assess trends in the formation and development of global world markets for goods, services, finance and labour.
3. Evaluate the principles of how organisations work and cooperate locally and internationally.
4. Understand the trends in supply chain management in a globalised world.
5. Assess the supply chain in the context of an organisation’s specialisation.
6. Analyse competition in a global environment.
7. Understand the nature of competition in the supply chain.
8. Assess the benefits of setting up a supply chain in a competitive environment.
9. Assess the skills, capabilities and competencies of an organisation and its staff and operations.
10. Define management processes in supply chains.
11. Understand how supply chain processes relate to and affect each other.
12. Define the principles of strategic management in international organisations.
13. Understand the link between supply chain performance and an organisation’s economic policy.
14. Identify key performance indicators for supply chains.
15. Assess the impact of performance indicators on key supply chain processes.
16. Request and analyse information on the operational plans of the departments involved in supply chain processes.
17. Identify and analyse departmental performance indicators and their alignment with an organisation’s economic policy.
18. Identify the roles of departments in organising supply chain processes.
19. Manage inter-departmental cooperation in the organisation of supply chain processes.
20. Identify security risks in supply chains.
21. Establish and organise a supply chain security risk management system.
22. Identify the outputs of production, trade and transport logistics processes.
23. Evaluate process results against KPIs.
24. Select and collect information on innovations in supply chain management.
25. Analyse and apply innovations in supply chain management in line with organisational goals and objectives.
26. Recognise and select security risks in supply chain management processes.
27. Develop and implement operational sustainability in supply chains.
28. Monitor the environmental impact of supply chain processes.
29. Evaluate supply chain management processes, identifying potential gaps.
30. Improve supply chain management processes.
31. Identify and select new technologies to be used in supply chain operations.
32. Introduce new technologies into supply chain processes.
General skills and attitudes
1. Understand the requirements of the laws and regulations governing the field.
2. Apply the regulatory framework needed to solve the problem.
3. Use standards relevant to the field.
4. Organise the workplace in accordance with the requirements of labour protection.
5. Comply with labour protection requirements.
6. Identify potential risks when carrying out work tasks.
7. Comply with civil and environmental protection requirements.
8. Plan and organise own work and the work of others.
9. Work individually and as part of a team.
10. Know research methods in the logistics field.
11. Collect, systematise and analyse data from research in the field of logistics.
12. Process information, choosing the most appropriate solution.
13. Process and interpret research results in the field of logistics.
14. Produce a report on the results of research in the field of logistics.
15. Conduct research in the field of logistics and compile the results.
16. Perform statistical processing of data.
17. Produce reports and publications on research results in supply chain processes.
18. Prepare presentation materials and publications.
19. Argue one’s point of view.
20. Use information technology tools and services.
21. Communicate in networks using the internet.
22. Search and summarise gathered information.
23. Ensure electronic storage of documentation and data.
24. Assess one’s professional experience.
25. Understand learning needs for career development.
26. Systematically acquire new knowledge and experience.
27. Keep up to date with the latest developments in the logistics sector.
28. Put one’s knowledge into practice.
29. Communicate orally and in writing in a variety of professional situations and environments.
30. Use professional terminology.
31. Present issues both in a professional environment and to the public.

Professional competences
1. Ability to analyse the external economic environment at local and international level.
2. Ability to understand the nature of globalisation and integration processes in the world economy.
3. Ability to analyse globalisation and specialisation trends in production, trade and transport.
4. Ability to assess trends in international production and supply processes, pricing principles and tariff policy principles in different business plan scenarios.
5. Ability to analyse the characteristics of the different modes of international transport.
6. Ability to assess the characteristics of demand supply in international trade.
7. Ability to analyse the competitive situation.
8. Ability to identify and exploit an organisation’s competitive advantages.
9. Ability to analyse the capacity of an organisation’s internal resources and skills.
10. Ability to plan for the development of organisational competences and skills.
11. Ability to analyse the internal and external environment of an organisation.
12. Ability to anticipate developments in supply chain management processes.
13. Ability to build an organisational development strategy based on the forecasts developed.
14. Ability to define and manage an organisation’s supply chain management strategy and economic policy.
15. Ability to evaluate the main methods for optimising logistics processes.
16. Ability to assess and identify key supply chain performance KPIs.
17. Ability to analyse information on the operational plans of departments involved in supply chain processes.
18. Ability to identify and analyse departmental performance indicators and their relevance to an organisation’s economic policy.
19. Ability to organise the activities of departments involved in supply chain processes in accordance with the objectives set.
20. Ability to ensure inter-departmental cooperation in the organisation of supply chain processes.
21. Ability to monitor the performance of an established supply chain security risk management system.
22. Ability to analyse the performance of production, sales and transport logistics processes and their compliance with KPIs.
23. Ability to analyse information on new trends, working methods and technological solutions in supply chain management.
24. Ability to identify bottlenecks in supply chain management processes.
25. Ability to ensure the sustainability of supply chains.
26. Ability to reduce the environmental impact of supply chain processes.
27. Ability to improve supply chain management processes to address identified gaps.
28. Ability to bring innovation and technological innovation to supply chain operations.
General competences
1. Ability to work effectively as part of a team in the performance of professional tasks.
2. Ability to understand and comply with the requirements of the relevant laws and regulations.
3. Ability to respect employment relationship.
4. Ability to carry out work tasks in compliance with labour protection requirements.
5. Ability to carry out work tasks in compliance with the requirements of the legislation on civil protection and environmental protection.
6. Ability to perform work tasks individually and as part of a team, plan and organise own and others’ work.
7. Ability to observe basic principles of professional and general ethics.
8. Ability to conduct applied research, prepare and present publications.
9. Ability to apply knowledge and methods to explain sustainable development issues and draw evidence-based conclusions.
10. Ability to prepare and present publications.
11. Ability to conduct, interpret and analyse value-added research in the field of logistics.
12. Ability to use information technology for work, including communication in the relevant field.
13. Ability to improve one’s knowledge of current developments in logistics.
14. Ability to communicate, write, read, work and speak fluently in the national language, one or more foreign languages, understanding and using professional terminology and concepts.