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Area/Catalogue
BUSS 5326

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
101162

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Management

Course aim

The aim of this course is to enable students to appreciate the importance of organisational operations in the supply chain; and how effective and efficient supply chain management practices can create and impact competitive advantage.

Course content

Supply chain management and competitive strategy, supply chain management and customer value, order fulfilment, environmental scanning and global supply chain design, supply chain mapping, strategic supply chain cost management, core competencies and outsourcing, supply chain rationalisation and role shifting, relationship management, information sharing and measuring supply chain performance.

Textbook(s)

Chopra, S and Meindl, P 2013, Supply Chain Management: Strategy Planning and Operation, 5th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar 3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External 3 hours x 11 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Case Study + presentation, Essay, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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