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Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Effectively managing supply chain networks has become a prime determinant of an organizations success for manufacturing and service firms alike. This module focuses on supply chain management, which is vital to all kind of companies and organisations. The field of supply chain management represents a synthesis of many concepts, principles, and methods from the more traditional areas of marketing, production, accounting, purchasing, and transportation, as well as from the disciplines of applied mathematics, organisational behaviour, and economics. This module attempts to unify these basic concepts and aims to bring these into a logical body of thought that can lead to the effective management of supply chain networks.The course is organised around two themes. First, the basic activities of management, namely planning, organising, and controlling, provide the foundation for the course. Second, a triangle of interrelated supply chain strategies are the heart of supply chain planning and decision making. The course integrates, as application illustrations of the fundamental ideas, current trends in supply chain management like for example supply chain in a European and world-wide setting and the shifting toward more service-oriented economies. In addition, attention is given to the integrated management of supply chain activities and the value of information in supply chain management. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Identify activities of supply chain management as key elements for successful management in organisations 2. Justify the importance of customer service and cost-service trade-offs. 3. Justify the importance of SCM and how SCM affects the economy and enterprises. 4. Apply selected inventory policy techniques and supply chain approaches 5. Identify and examine current trends and challenges in SCM 6. Apply a variety of analytical tools and techniques useful in analysing and solving supply chain problems. 7. Identify key issues and concepts in developing a supply chain strategy and plan 8. Appraise the value of information in supply chain networks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Introduction to Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Strategy and Planning. Supply Chain Customer Service. The Value of Information in SCM. Logistics Information Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning. Inventory concepts and Inventory Management. Purchasing and Supply Scheduling. Supply Chain Organization and Control. Logistics Financial Performance. Global SCM and current SCM Challenges. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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