Design and Operational Management of Supply Chains (P00102)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-P00102

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the basic supply chain and business logistics concepts and principles to better understand the problems faced by operations managers. The design and operational management of both production and distribution systems will be addressed and some methods to effectively design and efficiently manage these systems will be presented. Additional objectives are

(1) present and discuss relevant conceptual material that is derived from established theory and research,

(2) advocate the immediate application of what has been learned to everyday experiences rather than postponing the application of classroom learning until the course participant has become a 'manager',

(3) encourage course participants to relate to their own experience for the purpose of building self-awareness regarding management skills and competencies, and

(4) develop an understanding of the complex role performed by managers.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : PGs Only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Business Studies, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The intended learning outcomes are (1) the understanding of the role of operations within and outside the organisation, and how important informed decision-making regarding operations is to the organisation survival, and (2) an up-to-date knowledge of supply chain concepts, design issues, management policies and approaches, and solution procedures necessary to analyse and evaluate existing supply chains and to propose ways to improve their performance as well as to design new systems.