Principles of Supply Chain Management

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

• Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of customer service delivery.
• 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.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Engage in problem solving techniques and supply chain design for different business criteria.
• Design appropriate quality, service and operational systems.
• Recognise the key roles of design and quality in all their aspects.
• Discuss the nature and management of operational systems.
• Identify appropriate performance indicators to effect improvement, monitoring and control of company operations.

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.

• 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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Textbooks

Christopher, M. (2011). Logistics and Supply Chain Management. London: Financial Times.

Formative

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

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.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External