| As the challenges of matching supply and demand have increased steadily due to the increasingly global environment many firms are operating in, the necessity for a single paradigm for understanding the flow of material, information and cash has become paramount. Decreasing levels of vertical integration show an increased willingness on the part of organisations not only to adopt different supply-chain models, but to change the existing model rapidly as internal and external factors vary. The awareness of the supply-chain as an element of overall global strategy together with the reward for accurately making timely management decisions are core capabilities of the modern firm.
This module seeks to give the student an insight into the integrative nature of global supply-chain management, the skill to design an optimal supply-chain to achieve a given level of performance and the capability of assessing supply-chain performance in different business contexts. Importantly, the student must be able to reconcile academic concepts and theories with supply-chain praxis- i.e. to ground contemporary issues in the extant literature.
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International Supply Chain Management
Definition and extent; roles and specialisation, global supply-chain characteristics, lean/agile spectrum, supply-chain design and alignment, network interactions and integration.
Global Supply and Demand Management
Matching supply and demand on a global scale; Order penetration point and supply-chain design, managing global supply and demand uncertainty, strategic inventory holding, value chain perspective and analysis
Global Supply-Chain Strategy
Corporate / competitive strategy and supply chain strategy, supply chain strategic dimensions, focussed strategy, strategic fit, joint ventures and physical integration, supply chain performance measurement, variables and systems, benchmarking, standards and codes of conduct
Global Supply Risk
Risk and Resilience, risk mitigation, risk analysis frameworks
Global Product Design and Quality
Risk, lead-time, product and process quality, performance measurement, ISO 9000
Sustainability
Risk, resource usage, closed-loop supply-chains, reverse logistics, externalised costs, transportation, carbon-credits, ISO 14000
Ethical / Corporate Social Responsibility
Risk, ethical guidelines, purchasing and ethics, SA8000, Triple bottom line
Global Supply Chains
Drivers for global supply chains, types of international supply-chains, globalisation versus regionalisation
Supply Chain and Information
Supply chain coordination and demand distortion, drivers and barriers to information sharing, virtual integration and supply chain type, information and performance
International Supply Chain Management:
Definition and extent; roles and specialisation, global supply-chain characteristics, lean/agile spectrum, supply-chain design and alignment, network interactions and integration.Drivers for global supply chains, types of international supply-chains, globalisation versus regionalisation
Global Supply and Demand Management:
Matching supply and demand on a global scale; Order penetration point and supply-chain design, managing global supply and demand uncertainty, strategic inventory holding, value chain perspective and analysis. Metrics for Management
Global Supply-Chain Strategy
Corporate / competitive strategy and supply chain strategy, supply chain strategic dimensions, focussed strategy, strategic fit, joint ventures and physical integration, supply chain performance measurement, variables and systems, benchmarking, standards and codes of conduct. Lean and agile.
Global Product design, and Supply Risk.
Risk and Resilience, risk mitigation, risk analysis frameworks. Product design risk, lead-time, product and process quality, performance measurement, ISO 9000.
Sustainability; Ethics & CSR
triple bottom line. Risk, resource usage, closed-loop supply-chains, reverse logistics, externalised costs, transportation, carbon-credits, ISO 14000. Ethical guidelines, international purchasing and ethics, SA8000.
GSC Management & ICT Systems
Supply chain coordination and demand distortion, drivers and barriers to information sharing, virtual integration and supply chain type, information and performance. ICT as an enabler
A mixed methods approach will be used where directed reading and formal lectures to introduce new knowledge are succeeded by problem-based learning using group discussion, case studies and presentations in order to restructure and contextualise prior learning. This approach is supported by an e-learning platform that allows tutor-student and student-student interaction as well a repository / gateway to learning resources.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 40 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 60 |