Supply Management

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Established methods and approaches associated with purchasing;
• The link between technological and regulatory factors in strategic decisions;
• Principles of negotiation;
• The basis of contract law;
• Linking principles and processes to strategy formulation;
• The issues involved in 'do or buy' and strategic sourcing;
• The nature of cooperation and competition.
• The role of innovation in supply relationships;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Write effectively for business purposes;
• Manage individual tasks, personal resources and time effectively;
• Think critically and argue effectively;
• Engage in problem solving techniques.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Recognise and use appropriate contract law in supply chain designs.
• Differentiate strategic and operational purchasing decisions and the factors to be managed in both situations;
• Undertake critical analysis of supply management situations;
• Design supply chain processes to meet performance criteria in a particular supply chain;

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

In-class formative opportunities

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Class interactions
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

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

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.