Module overview
This module provides a broad overview of topics relevant to contemporary principles and sustainable Supply Chain Management. It acts as a foundation for your further investigation into areas pertinent to your career choice(s) as well as an integrative module that provides a managerial perspective to the MSc as a whole.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Manage time and tasks effectively in the context of individual study and group work activities and take responsibility for carrying out agreed tasks.
- Communicate in writing or orally (ideas, knowledge, arguments or proposals) with brevity and clarity.
- Demonstrate the ability to persuade, convince and argue effectively.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Identifying areas for cost savings through the reduction and elimination of non-value adding activities.
- Structural choices in the design of operational systems.
- Utilising the principles of quality, Total Quality Management (TQM) and 6 Sigma approaches.
- Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of customer service delivery.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Identify appropriate performance indicators to effect improvement, monitoring and control of company operations.
- Design appropriate quality, service and operational systems.
- Recognise the key roles of design and quality in all their aspects.
- Engage in problem solving techniques and supply chain design for different business criteria.
- Discuss the nature and management of operational systems.
Syllabus
- Introduction to supply chain management
- Supply chain strategy
- Global supply chain management
- Supply chain risk management
- Sustainable supply chain management
- Supply chain learning
- Supply chain leadership
- Industry 4.0 in supply chain management
- The future of supply chain management
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Learning activities include
- Lectures
- Use of on-line materials
- Individual assignment reflecting on the lessons learned
- In-class case study / problem solving activities
- Private study
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 126 |
| Teaching | 24 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Journal Articles
Lambert, D. M., & Cooper, M. C. (2000). Issues in supply chain management. Industrial Marketing Management, 29(1), pp. 65-83.
Seuring, S., & Müller, M. (2008). From a literature review to a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain management. Journal of Cleaner Production 16(15), pp. 1699-1710.
Chen, I. J., & Paulraj, A. (2004). Towards a theory of supply chain management: the constructs and measurements. Journal of Operations Management, 22(2)., pp. 119-150.
Lambert, D. M., & Enz, M. G. (2017). Issues in supply chain management: Progress and potential. Industrial Marketing Management 62, pp. 1-16.
Miemczyk, J., Johnsen, T. E., & Macquet, M. (2012). Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 17(5), pp. 478-496.
Mentzer, J. T., DeWitt, W., Keebler, J. S., Min, S., Nix, N. W., Smith, C. D., & Zacharia, Z. G. (2001). Defining supply chain management. , Journal of Business Logistics, 22(2), pp. 1-25.
Cox, A. (1999). Power, value and supply chain management. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 4(4), pp. 167-175.
Textbooks
Christopher, M. (2011). Logistics and Supply Chain Management. London: Financial Times.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Peer Group Feedback
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Group presentation | 20% |
| Individual Coursework | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External