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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Contract Governance and Commercial Conflict Resolution

LSC703 · Procurement and Supply Management — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC703
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Contract Governance and Commercial Conflict Resolution

  1. Commercial breach remedies
  2. Mediation and conciliation
  3. Commercial arbitration
  4. Termination and exit strategies
  5. Common law: Remedies for Breach - ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) (ENG)
  6. Alternative Dispute Resolution - An Explanation & Overview
  7. Regulation and Infrastructure of International Commercial Arbitration Introduction

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain the main types of contractual agreements between customers and suppliers.
  • 4.2 Explain the main approaches to conflict resolution in commercial contracts.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the main types of contractual agreements between customers and suppliers.

Study materials

Videos

  • Common law: Remedies for Breach - ACCA Corporate and Business Law (LW) (ENG) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 27 min · for registered students
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution - An Explanation & Overview · YouTube · OneLaw Chambers · 4 min · for registered students
  • Regulation and Infrastructure of International Commercial Arbitration Introduction · YouTube · University of London Postgraduate Laws · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Procurement Act 2023 guidance: Contract Termination · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance; 10 pages · for registered students
  • UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985, with amendments as adopted in 2006) · PDF · Un, legislation; 56 pages · for registered students
  • UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Mediation and International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, with Guide to Enactment and Use (2018) · PDF · Un, legislation; 89 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Procurement and Organizational Design
  • Week 2: Procurement Governance and Strategic Sourcing
  • Week 3: Cost and Price Estimation Techniques
  • Week 4: Tendering Processes and Supplier Evaluation
  • Week 5: Procurement Technology and Digital Enablers
  • Week 6: Commercial Contracting Frameworks
  • Week 7: Commercial Negotiation Strategies
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Supply Portfolio Analysis and Segmentation
  • Week 10: Supplier Relationship Management and Performance
  • Week 11: Contract Governance and Commercial Conflict Resolution
  • Week 12: Applying Procurement and Supply Management in practice: cas…
  • 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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