BMGT30220 Supply Chain Management

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module aims to provide insights into the processes, practices and current thinking in supply chain management. Supply chain management is the management of all the activities in business networks. This means managing the resources and relationships of not just your own company but also your suppliers and your customers. It is key to competitive advantage and is a very different way of thinking about business. This module will give students skills in managing supply chain issues, critical thinking, and analysing different practices and theory.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students are expected to be able to:
1. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of supply chain management theory from diverse supply chain management sources;
2. Understand, synthesise and critically analyse theory;
3. Apply current theory on supply chain management to different practical supply chain management situations in an informal, creative style;
4. Manage and work as part of a team in a group presentation and report;
5. Demonstrate their written and presentation skills in a group presentation and report.

Indicative Module Content:

Topics will include:
Strategic Fit (think of supply chain as the operationalisation of strategy)
Metrics (including some financials)
Sourcing & Inventories
Network Design
Sourcing & Sustainability
Marketing View
Lean in Services

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22
Specified Learning Activities

90
Total

112
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will be research led as it is essentially imparting knowledge of the subject area to students with no prior knowledge of the subject area. However, the assessments are designed to promote enquiry based learning by the students themselves. The group assignment is designed to encourage students to mix. This module attracts many "study-abroad" students and the group assignment is an excellent way for peer learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: This is an 1,250 word (±10%) essay covering a topic (or topics) covered in the module before the reading "week". Week 7 n/a Graded No

25
Project: An 1,800 word (±10%) report on an agreed topic from the module that most interests you. Week 11 n/a Graded No

30
Group Project: Group presentation on a topic agreed with the lecturer. The presentation should be creative and informative. Week 9 n/a Graded No

45

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

As part of the group assignment, the topic must be agreed beforehand. This is an opportunity to discuss the topic proposed and the approach. For the individual assignments I will give general feedback to the class.

Main: Chopra & Meindl (2019) Supply Chain Management | Strategy, Planning & Operation 7th ed. Pearson (Global Edition)
Chopra & Meindl (2016) Supply Chain Management | Strategy, Planning & Operation 6th ed. Pearson (Global Edition)
Supplemental: Magrhetta (2013) What Management Is, Profile Books

Articles:
Coyne, Coyne & Coyne (2010) When You’ve Got to Cut Costs—Now, HBR, May
Swank (2003), The Lean Service Machine, HBR, October