Learning Outcomes:
After completing the module, you should be able to:
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Evaluate fundamental supply chain principles in a range of organisational contexts
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Evaluate the contribution of digital technology, Big Data sets and analytics in driving supply chain improvements
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Critically assess the disrupters facing contemporary supply chains
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Examine the ethical and regulatory issues associated with supply chain management
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Understand global issues and their place in a globalised economy, ethical decision-making, and accountability. Adopt self-awareness, openness, and sensitivity to diversity in cultureIntroduction
An appraisal on the use of the below themes and their impact on a supply chain.
The assignment should focus on
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Supply chain principles in a range of organisational contexts
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Digital technology, Big Data sets and analytics in driving supply chain improvements
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Disrupters facing contemporary supply chains
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Ethical and regulatory issues associated with supply chain management
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Impact of triple bottom line on organization
Both logistics and SCM are fascinating and exciting areas that touch all our lives. Just think of the many different products that are purchased and consumed each day – how do they reach the customer and at what cost? Although logistics and SCM are areas that have only come to wide-spread prominence in the last couple of decades, the reality is that they have roots which run much longer than that.
To broaden your understanding of the concept of supply chain management in terms of its application in real life setting, you are required to identify an organization of your choice subject to approval from your tutor. The criteria for choosing this organization must be founded on the basis that the organisation has adopted the triple bottom line model.
You are required to undertake a critical analysis of a supply chain management function and evaluate the impact of technology adoption on suppliers and/or customers, which should also be supported with real life examples and properly referenced.
