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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Supply chain resilience and continuity

LSC302 · Cross-functional Interconnectivity — Week 10 of 16

CourseLSC302
Week10 of 16
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This week’s topics

Supply chain resilience and continuity

  1. Disruption risk mapping
  2. Dual-sourcing strategies
  3. Contingency planning
  4. Supply chain agility
  5. MITx SC3x 2016 - Hangout 4A - Intro to Supply Chain Resilience
  6. Agile Supply Chain Strategies | SCMT 4653
  7. How does the UK Government manage risk?

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Explain how organisations build resilience and continuity into supply chains.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how organisations build resilience and continuity into supply chains.

Study materials

Videos

  • MITx SC3x 2016 - Hangout 4A - Intro to Supply Chain Resilience · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 23 min · for registered students
  • Contingency Planning · YouTube · tutor2u · 9 min · for registered students
  • Agile Supply Chain Strategies | SCMT 4653 · YouTube · Walton College Supply Chain Management · 8 min · for registered students
  • How does the UK Government manage risk? · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 9: Risks and Challenges · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 145–159 · for registered students
  • Risks and Global Supply Chains: What We Know and What We Need to Know · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
  • Risk Management for Enterprises and Individuals, ch. 4: Evolving Risk Management: Fundamental Tools · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 142–184 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Core business functions and supply chain alignment
  • Week 2: Consequences of cross-functional misalignment
  • Week 3: Integrated cross-functional planning
  • Week 4: Inventory types and strategic purposes
  • Week 5: Stock control and replenishment decisions
  • Week 6: Data integrity and information flows
  • Week 7: External stakeholder collaboration
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Digital technologies and supply chain visibility
  • Week 10: Supply chain resilience and continuity
  • Week 11: Organizational coordination and process improvement
  • Week 12: Applying Cross-functional Interconnectivity in practice: ca…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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