Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Management

Course Description

The environment in which supply chains exist are constantly changing. However, there are external factors which dominate how contemporary supply chains are managed. The aim of this unit is to introduce these factors so that learners gain a greater appreciation of the relationship between supply chains and technology, the natural environment, global economies and risk management.

Course Objectives

The environment in which supply chains exist are constantly changing. However, there are external factors which dominate how contemporary supply chains are managed. The aim of this unit is to introduce these factors so that learners gain a greater appreciation of the relationship between supply chains and technology, the natural environment, global economies and risk management.

Key Topics

1. LO1: Understand the impact of emerging technologies on supply chain management (SCM).
2. LO2: Understand the impact of supply chains on the environment.
3. LO3: Understand supply chain management (SCM) in a global economy.
4. LO4: Understand the management of risk in supply chains.

Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1 Understand the impact of emerging technologies on supply chain management (SCM).
2. 1.1 Describe emerging technologies which impact supply chains.
3. 1.2 Compare the impact of emerging technologies on supply chains.
4. 1.3 Discuss how emerging technologies can be effectively managed within a supply chain.
5. LO2 Understand the impact of supply chains on the environment.
6. 2.1 Describe ways in which supply chains impact the environment.
7. 2.2 Compare the impact of different features of supply chains on the environment.
8. 2.3 Discuss how the environmental impact of a supply chain can be effectively managed within a supply chain.
9. LO3 Understand supply chain management (SCM) in a global economy.
10. 3.1 Describe ways in which the global economy impacts supply chains.
11. 3.2 Compare the impacts of the global economy on supply chains.
12. 3.3 Discuss how the impacts of the global economy can be effectively managed within a supply chain.
13. LO4 Understand the management of risk in supply chains.
14. 4.1 Describe types of risk found within supply chains.
15. 4.2 Compare risks in supply chains that can impact on organisational corporate social responsibility and sustainability standards.
16. 4.3 Discuss how the impacts of the supply chain risks can be effectively managed within a supply chain.