PS3S73 - Supply Chain Management Risk and Sustainability 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 6

Associated Module Information

Module Code: PS3S73
Module Title: Supply Chain Management Risk and Sustainability
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Operations Management
Faculty Sub Group: Operations Management
Module Leader: Luke Evans
Module Team: Anita Kumar, Mark Waggett, Victoria Stephens, Paul Byard, Scott Parfitt, Simon Thomas
First Intended Intake: SEP 2010 Final Year of Intake: 2014
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100093 - logistics
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 6
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

This module explores the theory and practical application of complex world of supply chain’s and their management. The module look at how supply chain’s operate on a global scale. It will cover the issues of risk and vulnerability within supply chains. The module will cover performance measurement and management of supply chains as well as looking at corporate social responsibility and the impact this has on this has on Supply Chain management. It aims to prepare students to enter organisational life with an understanding of the strategic issues surrounding the practice of Global Supply Chain Management while focusing on the core requirement of managing and demonstrating corporate social responsibility and assessment of risk .
Students will achieve this through a thorough understanding of the theoretical background to global supply chain management with an emphasis of corporate social responsibility and risk management, and develop detailed knowledge of the current frameworks and models in the field. At the same time students will gain practical knowledge of a variety of examples of the practice of corporate social responsibility and risk mitigation as an aspect of organisational activities

Content Summary

10 ECTS Credits:\\r
Class Contact - 44 hours\\r
Directed Study - 88 hours\\r
Independent Study - 68 hours\\r

Total notional hours - 200 hours\\r

Supply Chain Management forms an integral & important part of the undergraduate programme. Understanding the concepts is essential for any business. \\r
• Identifying and analysing the key organisational factors that contribute to supply chain management and the impact it will have on organisational management and risk mitigation\\r
• Identifying and analysing the key inter-organisational risk and responsibility factors that contributes to effective performance of supply chain’s. With emphasis on comparing the academic theory against the ‘real-world’ environment. \\r
Explore the issues associated with ethical and sustainable supply chain management and the strategic impact this has. \\r
The aims of the module as detailed above will be addressed through discussion of the following: \\r
•\\tA history of corporate social responsibility \\r
•\\tRisk identification and management\\r
•\\tThe global supply chain/network context \\r
•\\tInfluences on corporate social responsibility \\r
•\\tManaging corporate social responsibility \\r
•\\tStrategy and corporate social responsibility \\r
•\\tInternational corporate social responsibility \\r
•\\tStakeholder management \\r
•\\tRisk and corporate social responsibility\\r

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 10
Seminar 30
Directed Study 40
Independent Study 110
Formative Assessment - Independent 2
Groupwork 8
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Be conversant with the principal theories and methods of sustainability and risk management in supply chain management in theory and practice.
LO2 Apply and critically evaluate the theory of supply chain management within an organisational and global context.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Examination Computer Based/Online Examination 1 n/a 150 N/A 50 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 1 n/a 0 3000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Computer Based/Online Examination 1
Essay (CW) 1

Reading List

Lysons C. K. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Pitman Publishing, London (658.7) ISBN 0-273-64676-1Core - Latest edition of:Crane, A. and Matten, D. Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization.Werther, W.B. and Chandler, D., Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: Stakeholders in a Global Environment. Sage, LondonRecommended: Latest edition of:Managan, J, Lalwani, C and Butcher, T. Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, John Wiley & SonsBaily P. Purchasing Principles and Management, Financial Times/Pitman Publishing (658.7) ISBN 0-273-62381-8