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BUSI40M15: OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (ONLINE)

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Type	Tied
Level	4
Credits	15
Availability	Not available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Management and Marketing

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None.

Aims

To provide students with an in-depth understanding at an advanced level of the complexities of managing operations and supply chains.

Content

Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management.
The Design Process.
Inventory Planning and Control.
Quality Planning and Control.
Purchasing and Supply Base.
Buyer-Supplier Relationships.
Information and Demand.
e-Supply Chains.
Logistics and Future Trends.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

To be able to understand the challenges involved in identifying, acquiring and managing the various resources which are required in both manufacturing and service industries.
To be able to recognise the need/opportunity to use the main operations and supply chain management techniques.
To be familiar with the language required to discuss the use of these techniques with functional experts.
To have specialist knowledge of the pitfalls in trying to manage such complexity within the business environment.
To have a critical appreciation of the assumptions, implications and limitations of operations and supply chain management.

Subject-specific Skills:

By the end of the module, students should:
be able to recognise the need/opportunity to use the main operations and supply chain management techniques.

Key Skills:

Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

The module is delivered via online learning, divided up into study weeks with specially produced resources within each week. Resources vary according to the learning outcomes but normally include: video content, directed reading, reflection through activities, opportunities for self-assessment and peer-to-peer learning within a tutor-facilitated discussion board. Tutors provide feedback on formative work and facilitate discussion board communication as well as being available for individual consultation as necessary (usually by email and Skype).
The summative assessment of the module is designed to test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding, and skills of application and interpretation within the business context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total	Monitored
Video content, directed reading, self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading				150
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Assignment		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Individual written report	3000 words (maximum)	100	Same

Formative Assessment

A written assignment of 1,500 words, or its multimedia equivalent, which may involve some group work.

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