MN52109: Logistics and supply chain management
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 15 [equivalent to 30 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 300 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 50%, EXCB 50% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Analysis a chosen supply chain and/or logistics issue and solution approaches (CWES 50%)
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Exam (EXCB 50%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Establish a thorough understanding of the foundational and contemporary issues relating to logistics and supply chain management
- Explore the frameworks and methodologies that link theory and practice in logistics and supply chain management
- Apply models, tools and techniques that are relevant to supply chain and logistics management
- Identify and recognise ethical and corporate social responsibility issues in relation to logistics and supply chain management
- Develop critical and analytical thinking around complex logistics and supply chain management challenges
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| Synopsis: | Learn the key issues relevant to supply chain management like strategic sourcing and supplier relationships. You will also explore warehousing and transportation, and ways to solve issues in them, and learn contemporary topics like technology, sustainability and e-commerce. You will make use of theory and literature alongside practical industry case studies and simulations.
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| Content: | Topics across the spectrum of modern logistics and supply chain management will be covered in this unit. Some examples include:
- Supplier selection and relationship management
- Structure and dynamics
- Make-or-buy
- Risk management
- Warehouse and transportation management
- Logistics and distribution management
- Contemporary topics such as sustainability and emerging technologies
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| Course availability: |
MN52109 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
- TMMN-AFM75 : MSc Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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