This module introduces learners to key areas of logistics and supply chain management, their role within organisations, their interactions, and interconnectivity. It also highlights their importance for the creation of competitive advantage. Learners will explore critical aspects of contemporary supply chain management such as collaboration, integration, visibility, agility, resilience, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics. Learners will also engage with emerging trends and technologies in logistics and supply chain management and will critically evaluate their impact on the role and responsibilities of logistics and supply chain actors and their potential to help organisations reduce their carbon footprint. The module also inducts learners on to the expectations of Irish higher education and the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management. This is achieved by synthesising challenges and issues from a broader perspective considering the importance of technological developments and the need for sustainability in logistics and supply chain management. The module facilitates reflection of learnings so that learners can fully take advantage of subsequent modules and other learning opportunities and presents detailed and practical insights that will help future logistics and supply chain leaders to capitalise on market opportunities, overcome challenges and make better informed sustainability led business decisions. The module also develops the academic writing and presentations skills of students through a set of group presentations, formative feedback on defined tasks and continuous assessment.
Overview of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Introduction to key definitions, principles, concepts, interrelations and interconnectivities of logistics and supply chain management, their role within the organisation, and the potential impact on competitiveness, performance and sustainability.
Supply Chain Performance
Logistics and supply chain performance metrics.
Managing Demand
Demand forecasting
Supply Chain Capability
Supply chain dynamics, and supply chain visibility.
Managing Supply
Supplier and inter-firm relationships and the nature and performance effect of supply chain collaborationand integration.
Supply Chain Sustainability
Climate change and the need for sustainable transport and supply chain management, corporate social responsibility, ethics, and strategies to improve performance against the triple bottom line.
Supply Chain Strategy
Alignment of SC strategy with corporate strategies and characteristics and synergies of Lean, Agile, Leagile, Green and Resilient Supply Chain strategies.
Supply Chain Technology
The effect of new disruptive technologies and business innovations on logistics and supply chain actors and their capacity to reshape the structure and dynamics of modern supply chains
Learning Engagement
Academic writing and expectations or Irish Higher Education system.
Blended teaching and learning through a mixture of in class and online research led and industry focused lectures, guest lectures, group discussions and presentations, activities and exercises, analysis and reflection of case studies and problem-solving activities, self-directed learning based on provided material, reflection on weekly learnings and the completion of an end of semester written exams.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 50 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 50 |