Module Title:Supply Chain Management
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 5
NFQ Level:8
Module Delivered In No Programmes
Teaching & Learning Strategies: A combination of methods including lectures (live, online and pre-recorded), discussions, case studies, readings and self-directed learning will be used
Module Aim: The aim of this module is to teach students the current concepts of Supply Chain Management in both a product and services driven environment.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the strategic importance of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the global competitive business environment
LO2 Understand the interaction between SCM and other functional areas of business
LO3 Apply the theoretical aspects of (SCM) to resolve SCM problems.
LO4 Interpret the key terms, concepts and practices for planning, organising and controlling resources in order to improve quality, efficiency and costs of both product and service operations.
LO5 Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the factors that influence Supply Chain network structure, Supply Chain business processes and Supply Chain Management components
Pre-requisite learning
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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Understanding the Supply Chain
Goals of a supply chain, impact of supply chain decisions, key supply chain decision phases, the cycle and push/pull views of a supply chain, supply chain macro processes in a firm.
Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
Why achieving strategic fit is critical to a company’s overall success, how does a company achieve strategic fit between its supply chain strategy and its competitive strategy, the importance of expanding the scope of strategic fit across the supply chain, the major challenges that must be overcome to manage a supply chain successfully
Network Design in the Supply chain, factors influencing supply
The role of network design in a supply chain, factors influencing supply chain network design decisions, framework for making network design decisions, optimization for facility location and capacity allocation decisions
Designing Global Supply Chains
Factors that need to be included in total cost when making global sourcing decisions, uncertainties that are particularly relevant when designing global supply chains, strategies that may be used to mitigate risk in global supply chains, decision tree methodologies used to evaluate supply chain design decisions under uncertainty.
Sales and Operations Planning
Managing supply and demand to improve synchronization in a supply chain, using sales and operations planning to maximize profitability.
Coordination in the Supply Chain
Supply chain coordination and the bullwhip effect, obstacles to coordination, managerial levers that help achieve coordination, collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment.
Sourcing Decisions in the Supply Chain
Understanding the role of sourcing in a supply chain, Factors that affect the decision to outsource a supply chain function, Dimensions of supplier performance that affect total cost, Sharing risk and reward, Tailoring supplier portfolios.
Supply Chain Sustainability
Understand the importance of sustainability in a supply chain, challenges to sustainability, key dimensions of sustainability for a supply chain, the role of incentives for successful sustainability.
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Essay Learners will be required to demonstrate the achievement of the learning outcomes through continuous assessment work which will take the form of a Research Project 1,2,3 40.00 Sem 1 End
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Formal Exam Final examination 1,2,3,4,5 60.00 End-of-Semester

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Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00
Independent Learning 15 Weeks per Stage 5.93
Total Hours 125.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture Per Semester 0.64
Independent Learning Time Per Semester 3.16
Work - based Learning Per Semester 1.20
Total Hours 125.00