Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Business School
Learning Methods
Workshop
Module Offerings
7006LBSMGT-SEP-MTP
Aims
The aim of this module is to enable students to adopt a professional approach to SC&L decisions-making in order to develop and implement business solutions.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Appraise and critique the role of supply chain and logistics operations management in the areas of business decision-making, and anticipate key changes and challenges that lie ahead.
2.
Select and develop an integrated strategic solution in relation to its existing SC and logistic problems, its business strategy and other functional strategies.
3.
Critically examine and select established management methods and tools in improving SC and logistics performance against a chosen business operations setting/scope.
4.
Systematically apply one of these above examined methods and tools to the specific business setting and critically evaluate the results.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:SCM and logistics operations: a paradigm shift in business model innovation from internally oriented to external focused.
Creating and delivering customer value: customer demand, customer service and customer value chain.
Measuring logistics cost and performance: impact of logistics on company’s performance, customer cost/profitability analysis, and costing system.
Integrating logistics system: Product-service system, network design, and collaboration relationships.
Achieving strategic fit and scope through/in SCM.
Sourcing decisions-making: source and risk of supply, procurement, supplier selection and development, co-design, risk management.
Pricing strategies and revenue management: pricing strategies, negotiating and contracting management,
Globalisation and SCM.
Technology and SCM (1): RFID, transportation, Internet, ICT, new technology of making things.
Sustainable SCM: Sustainability-led innovation, Triple bottom line, Green SC.
SC consulting: operations analysis, planning methodology, simulations.
Module Overview:
This module provides an overview of the supply chain and logistic (SC&L) environment including its role and function. It will enable you to adopt a professional approach to SC&L decision-making to develop and implement business solutions.
This module provides an overview of the supply chain and logistic (SC&L) environment including its role and function. It will enable you to adopt a professional approach to SC&L decision-making to develop and implement business solutions.
Additional Information:This module provides an overview of supply chain and logistics environment, the role and function of SC and logistics management.