Supply Chain Management D

Course aim

This course will engender in students a new thinking paradigm for supply chain management and its place in the design and development of systems support solutions for highly complex defence systems.

Course content

The basic concepts and principles of supply chain management with a focus on operational excellence, supply chain integration and collaboration, and virtual supply chains will be outlined within the context of complex defence support systems. The issues of integration, coordination and collaboration across organizations and throughout the supply chain will be addressed using case studies.

Topics covered include: principles of Supply Chain Management; purchasing and procurement issues in supply chain management; creating and managing supplier relationships; strategic sourcing for successful Supply Chain Management; demand forecasting and collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment; aggregate planning and inventory management; enterprise resource planning systems; process management: just-in-time, risk and total quality management issues in supply chain management; storage and distribution management; customer relationship management; facility location decisions; service response logistics, incl. contracting for availability; supply chain process integration; performance measurement along the supply chain; measures of logistics and system support; maintenance and support logistics; logistics management.

Textbook(s)

Coyle, JJ, Langley CJ (Jnr), Gibson, BJ, Novack, RA, Bardi, EJ 2013, Supply Chain Management: a logistics perspective, 9th Edition, South Western, Cengage Learning, Mason, OH, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Workshop	8 hours x 1 day
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	31 hours x N/A

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

Assessment

Group Case Study Report, Project Report, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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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.