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Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Alignment

SMP809 · Supply Chain and Operations Management — Week 1 of 16

CourseSMP809
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Alignment

  1. Operational value creation
  2. Cross-functional alignment with corporate strategy
  3. Value chain coordination
  4. Strategic objective deployment
  5. Week 03: Lecture 11: Link between Corporate & Supply Chain Strategy
  6. CIMA E3 Value chains, value networks and supply chain management

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Critically explain the significance of effective supply chain and operational management in achieving organisational objectives.
  • 1.2 Explain the relationship of supply chain management with other business functions in an organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically explain the significance of effective supply chain and operational management in achieving organisational objectives.

Study materials

Videos

  • CIMA E3 Value chains, value networks and supply chain management · YouTube · OpenTuition · 18 min · for registered students
  • MITx SC3x 2016 - Hangout 2A - Intro Supply Chain Strategy · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 15 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OCW 15.769 Operations Strategy (Fall 2010), Frameworks for strategy and the decision category approach · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 2: Operations Strategy & Competitiveness · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 53–84 · for registered students
  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 4: Managing Firm Resources · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 101–134 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Operations and Supply Chain Alignment
  • Week 2: Integrated Supply Chain Strategy and Key Success Factors
  • Week 3: Strategic Supplier Relationship Management
  • Week 4: Digital Transformation in Supplier Relationship Systems
  • Week 5: Strategic Logistics and Global Network Design
  • Week 6: Strategic Procurement and Sourcing Procedures
  • Week 7: Quantitative Inventory Optimization and Valuation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Lean Operations and Just-In-Time (JIT) Systems
  • Week 10: Supply Chain Strategy Formulation and Improvement Planning
  • Week 11: Supply Chain Strategy Evaluation and Performance Justificat…
  • Week 12: Applying Supply Chain and Operations Management in practice…
  • 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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