BMM6113 - Global Supply Chain Management

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

Supply Chain Management is key to every organisation that produces some form of goods or renders services. This module will develop and enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of supply chain management principles and concepts within a variety of organisations through the lens of real case studies. It will enhance students’ understanding of the critical processes (such as sourcing, procurement, inventory, logistics and warehousing) involved in managing supply chains at the national and international levels. Several strategies of the supply chain will be evaluated against the existing activities of various MNEs and SMEs. Students will be specially provided with an opportunity to analyse the operations of local SMEs towards identifying/recommending paths to internationalisation.

Indicative Content:
- Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Strategies, Drivers and Metrics
- Supply Chain Network Design at Local and International levels
- Elements of Global Supply Chain (Facilities, Transportation, Information sharing, etc.)
- Inventory and Warehousing Management
- Procurement, Sourcing/Outsourcing, Global Sourcing and Offshoring decisions
- Import and Export Management: BREXIT and UK International Trade dilemma
- Global Supply Chain Risk Management
- Internationalisation theories, Globalisation and Supply Chain, including negotiations and Tools for International Sourcing
- Sustainable Supply Chain Practices.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 20
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Workshops/Seminars
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Field Trip
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Guided independent study
Hours: 260

Further Details Relating to Assessment
Assessment tasks are designed to measure the extent to which you have satisfied the Level Learning Outcomes for your programme. Some modules, for example where there are professional body (PSRB) requirements, will also test for module-specific skills and knowledge.

Presentation (individual): you will be required to work on a local SME for a critical analysis of its supply chain elements, practices and network design. You will then be required to identify, recommend and justify various internationalisation paths in the company’s supply chain practices.

Report: you will individually be required to critically analyse the supply chain strategy, drivers, elements and network design of an organisation. You will be expected to provide some business recommendations (stemming from the analysis) to improve the global supply chain practices of the company.

Formative Assessment: formative feedback (including feed forward) will be provided as part of the workshop activity on an individual basis to support students in the development of their draft presentations and individual reports. In addition, bi-weekly games will be conducted on Kahoot platform as a way of testing students’ understanding of key concepts in logistics and global supply chain management.

Full details are contained within the Module Handbook.

Assessment:

001 Presentation (Individual); 10 mins; end sem 1 40%
002 report; 3000 words; end sem 1 60%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - PRS_CODE=
Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6S1

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