MGF5611 · Advanced supply chain management

Overview

This unit is designed to expose you to contemporary thought and practice in logistics and supply chain management. The unit will elaborate on the extension of logistics management across organisational boundaries. How organisations are using logistics and supply chain management as a competitive tool will also be covered. You will be able to gain appreciation through the critical study of contemporary research publications in the area. The practice of leading edge organisations will also be studied. You will have the opportunity to apply new concepts in case studies and in your own organisations through assignment work.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. explain in detail the elements of integrated supply chain management
2. critically evaluate contemporary literature in the field of logistics and supply chain management
3. apply contemporary logistics and supply chain management concepts to an organisation
4. formulate logistics and supply chain strategies
5. demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.