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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Applying Principles and Concepts of Supply Chain Management in practice: case studies

LSC505 · Principles and Concepts of Supply Chain Management — Week 12 of 16

CourseLSC505
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Principles and Concepts of Supply Chain Management in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Week 8: Lecture 39: Case on Supply Chain Network Design - I
  5. Week 8: Lecture 40: Case on Supply Chain Network Design - II
  6. Supply chain simulation, AI and digital twins: theory to use cases and implementation blueprints

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Compare logistics management with SCM.
  • 1.4 Discuss the importance of SCM to a business.
  • 2.3 Assess a business’s management of SCM flows.
  • 3.3 Assess the internal challenges to effective SCM faced by a business.
  • 3.4 Assess the external challenges to effective SCM faced by a business.
  • 4.2 Discuss portfolio analysis techniques to assess relationships in supply chains.
  • 4.3 Compare the sources of added value that can be achieved through supply chain relationships.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Supply chain simulation, AI and digital twins: theory to use cases and implementation blueprints · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 52 min · for registered students
  • Supply Chain Analytics in Action | Lessons from UPS on Digital Transformation, Technology, and AI · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 52 min · for registered students
  • Transforming Supply Chains with AI at Cisco · YouTube · Stanford Graduate School of Business · 56 min · for registered students
  • AI-Driven Supply Chain Optimization at JD.com · YouTube · Stanford Graduate School of Business · 57 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 8.5: Writing an analytical report · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 254–267 · for registered students
  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
  • Principles of Management, ch. 8.2: Using SWOT for strategic analysis · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 221–222 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Fundamentals and Strategic Importance of SCM
  • Week 2: Supply Chain Models and Logistics Interfaces
  • Week 3: Supply Chain Flows and Mapping
  • Week 4: Assessment and Optimisation of SCM Flows
  • Week 5: Barriers to Effective SCM and Organisational Impact
  • Week 6: Internal and External Challenges in Modern SCM
  • Week 7: Commercial Relationship Typologies and Value Creation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Portfolio Analysis of Supply Chain Relationships
  • Week 10: Multi-tier Supply Chain Stakeholder Engagement
  • Week 11: Supply Chain Leadership and Strategic Change
  • Week 12: Applying Principles and Concepts of Supply Chain Management…
  • 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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