Postgraduate Course: Supply Chain Management (CMSE11662)

Course Outline
School	Business School	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	A 1% saving on supply chain activity is equivalent to a 10% increase in sales (in revenue terms, Cousins, 2008). This often-quoted statistic certainly motivates organisations (public and private) to focus on efficiently and effectively managing their supply activity. Strategic Supply Chain Management is concerned with the movement of products, services, finances and information from raw materials to the end-user. More and more, it is also concerned with the recovery of finished goods for recycling or reuse. This elective examines the management of external suppliers in order to reduce costs, drive innovation and protect shareholder wealth. We take the point of view of the supply chain manager who will be expected to improve product quality, increase responsiveness, reduce risk, and drive innovation while still cutting year-on-year input costs. The topic will therefore be of interest to MBA candidates concerned with issues of building business relationships, saving costs, risk and sustainability, and developing analytical, presentation and people skills.
Course description	Academic description This course aims to: Equip students with the concepts and frameworks they need to understand, analyse and respond to supply chain management problems. Encourage students to critically explore and analyse alternative ways of understanding and responding to Strategic Supply Management opportunities and challenges. Enable students to address Strategic Supply Management issues and problems in their own organization by harnessing appropriate concepts and frameworks to analyse real business and management problems. Outline content The course aims to provide students with a broad understanding of managing suppliers and the sourcing process. It will show students some of the core skills and techniques required in managing strategic supply chains using an interactive and case-based approach. Introduction to the workshop Theories of the Firm Supply Chain Configurations Supplier selection Analytic Hierarchy Process Inter & intra firm relationship management Strategy, Performance Measurement & Cost-Benefit Analysis Supplier Involvement in New Product Development Sustainable supply chain management (Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility) Student learning experience The course will be delivered 100% online and is highly interactive

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Only available to Online MBA students or by the express permission of the Director of MBA Programmes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 16, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Online Activities 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 70 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	100% Individual Assignment
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Equip students with the concepts and frameworks they need to understand, analyse and respond to supply chain management problems. Encourage students to critically explore and analyse alternative ways of understanding and responding to Strategic Supply Management opportunities and challenges. Enable students to address Strategic Supply Management issues and problems in their own organization by harnessing appropriate concepts and frameworks to analyse real business and management problems.