Principles of Supply Chain Management

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:

Communicate in writing or orally (ideas, knowledge, arguments or proposals) with brevity and clarity.
Demonstrate the ability to persuade, convince and argue effectively.
Manage time and tasks effectively in the context of individual study and group work activities and take responsibility for carrying out agreed tasks.

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.
Utilising the principles of quality, Total Quality Management (TQM) and 6 Sigma approaches.
Structural choices in the design of operational systems.
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.
Engage in problem solving techniques and supply chain design for different business criteria.
Discuss the nature and management of operational systems.
Design appropriate quality, service and operational systems.
Recognise the key roles of design and quality in all their aspects.

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

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	126
Teaching	24
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Journal Articles

Cox, A. (1999). Power, value and supply chain management. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 4(4), pp. 167-175.

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.

Lambert, D. M., & Enz, M. G. (2017). Issues in supply chain management: Progress and potential. Industrial Marketing Management 62, pp. 1-16.

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.

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.

Lambert, D. M., & Cooper, M. C. (2000). Issues in supply chain management. Industrial Marketing Management, 29(1), pp. 65-83.

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.

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.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Individual Coursework	80%
Group presentation	20%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
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.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External