Module BUSI55215: Operations and Supply Chain Management

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI55215: Operations and Supply Chain Management

Tied To

• N2P109: Management
• N2PF09: Supply Chain and Logistics Management
• N2R201: Management (with Integrated Studies)
• N5R201: Marketing (with Integrated Studies)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To provide students with an in-depth understanding at an advanced level of the complexities of managing operations and supply chains.
• To enable students to critically evaluate the principal processed which add value, in manufacturing, service sectors and supply chain.
• To strengthen students' understanding of improving and optimising operations in terms of different performance perspectives.

Content

• The nature and scope of operations strategy
• Design of products and services
• Process design
• Management of materials
• Planning and control
• Quality management
• The nature and scope of supply chain management
• Supply network design
• Supply chain emerging topics: technology, sustainability and resilience.

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of the module, students should:
• Be able to understand the challenges involved in identifying, acquiring and managing the various resources which are required in both manufacturing and service industries;
• Have developed specialised knowledge of the suitability of relevant analytical techniques needed to plan and manage operations and supply chains.
• Have a critical appreciation of the assumptions, implications and limitations of the theories, frameworks and tools, which can be used to manage operations and supply chains.
• Be able to develop sustainable, resilient and innovative operations and supply chain management strategies.

• By the end of the module, students should:
• Be able to develop operations and supply chain strategies considering the external environment, internal resources and capabilities and competitive priorities of the business.
• Be able to design processes and identify the opportunities to optimise processes.
• Be able to recognise the need/opportunity to use the tools and techniques needed to improve operations and supply chain processes.
• Be able to evaluate, measure, monitor and advise on improving operational performances of supply chains.
• Be able to adopt digital technologies to design and improve supply chain sustainability, resilience and cost-efficiency.

• By the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate enhanced skills including: -
• Effective written communication.
• Oral presentation skills.
• Planning, organisation and time management skills.
• Problem solving and analysis.
• Data presentation and visualisation, interpreting and using data.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The bulk of the module will consist of conventional class-room teaching. It will include lectures delivered by guest speaker practitioners, and the use of case studies, to emphasise real world applications and issues.
• The summative assignment will test students' knowledge and understanding of the subject-matter and their ability to apply it in a particular context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Group presentation