Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Peter Shi
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MGSM890 or (admission to MMgmt or PGCertMBAExt or GradCertMgtPostMBA or MSusDev)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit addresses the fundamentals of managing the supply chain, including the impact of e-commerce on order placement, processing and delivery. Supply chains across functional and organisational boundaries and the contribution of logistics strategy implementation will be examined. This includes issues such as demand-driven supply chains, collaborative commerce, postponement strategies, logistics providers and strategic alignment of the supply chain.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Individual contribution | 20% | No | All sessions |
Group Presentation | 20% | No | Sessions 10 and/or 9 |
Mid-term Test | 40% | No | Session 7 |
Group Case Report | 20% | No | 1:00pm of 16/11/2018 |
Due: All sessions
Weighting: 20%
Your class participation and contribution will be assessed during discussion of class contents, exercises and cases. This will be based on the extent to which you appear prepared, the relevance and depth of your comments, reflections on your work experiences or other industry examples, and how you have contributed to the learning experience of the class. Please notify your instructor in advance if you have to miss a class, or if you will be late or leaving early from class.
Assessment criteria:
Due: Sessions 10 and/or 9
Weighting: 20%
Syndicate groups will be assigned by the lecturer on the first day of class. Groups might experience minor changes up until the third session after starting on 26th October, 2018.
Each group should select a group representative who will be responsible for communications with the lecturer.
Each syndicate group will be required to (1) research and deliver a 20 mins presentation to the class on a specific supply chain management (SCM), (2) submit to the lecturer a soft copy of the slides by email before the presentation, and upload the soft copy of the slides via Turnitin on iLearn. The last slide in the presentation should list the specific research sources (e.g. journals, webpages, textbooks, etc.). APA reference style is required for this assessment. A penalty of late submission is applied. Please refer to the details described in the section of Group Case Report Assessment (extensions and penalties).
The presentation (and slides) should include the following:
Marking scheme:
In addition to the marking scheme above, each individual is being marked out of 100 for their individual (50/100) and group (50/100) contributions. The details of how this marking is done will be announced in class and on the class iLearn page. If any individual members of a group do not get a full mark on either of their individual or group contributions, their final group project mark will be deducted proportionally. For instance, if a group receives 15 out of 20 for their group project and a specific member receives 80 out of 100 for his/her collective (individual and group) contributions, this individual’s final mark will be 15*0.8 = 12. Group representatives should e-mail the individual and group contributions of each group member confidentially to the lecturer.
No extensions will be granted.
Due: Session 7
Weighting: 40%
Duration: 1 hour plus 5 minutes reading time
Format: In-class Test (closed book)
The mid-term test will include the materials (PowerPoint slides, assigned textbook chapters, handouts in class, etc.) from the first half of the unit. The details of test format will be announced in class.
There will be no make-up test for anyone who cannot sit the test. Please contact the lecturer in advance if you have a serious problem with the date. The test is designed to assess your understanding not memory as they are based on materials covered during the term. Any required material or specific case study for the test will be placed on iLearn before the date.
Due: 1:00pm of 16/11/2018
Weighting: 20%
Students will be required to write a group report of 3,500 words maximum (excluding references and appendices). The most important component of this report is the application of insights, concepts, tools and techniques discussed in class to the groups' chosen organisation in line with your group presentation.
The date of submission is planned after the end of the course to ensure students have the opportunity to review all of the materials covered in the subject. Students are required to select the make use of topics studied in class in order to (1) draw links to a chosen organisation's function, department or operation, (2) conduct a problem analysis in details and (3) provide a detailed solution(s) to improve the organisation's operation over a period of 12-24 months.
The report should be written in a concise manner and should be structured in the following way:
Marking scheme
Report format
Group case reports should be typed 1.5-spaced, with normal margins, and Times New Roman 12pt font. Clarity and structure are critical elements of success. Use the available pages wisely and forego dwelling on defining terms that are obvious and already known. The report should be written as a professional business type of report, reflecting its practicality, applicability and relevance to the business.
Submission details
Each group representative will submit 1 x soft-copy of group report on or before the due date as listed above. The soft-copy submission will be submitted to Turnitin via the MGSM893 iLearn portal, a program used to ensure that originality of the work undertaken by the submitter.
ONLY ONE single file must be submitted with ALL attachments, displays and charts included within. This can be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.docx or .doc).
Please ensure your group members' full name, student number, unit code (MGSM893), unit name (Supply Chain Management), and lecturer (Dr. Peter Shi) is clearly visible on the front page of your report.
In addition, each group representative will submit the peer evaluation form signed by ALL group members to the lecturer by email.
Extensions and penalties
No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
Mangan, J. & Lalwani, C.L. (2016). Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd Edition. Wiley. ISBN: 9781119117827
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The basic objectives of this unit are:
The BLOCK class for 2018 Term 4 is scheduled from 9am to 5pm on the following dates:
Students are required to attend all classes for the class they are enrolled in. This unit will be presented over 10 sessions as follows:
Session | Topic |
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1 9am to 1pm of Friday, 26 October 2018 |
Understanding logistics and the supply chainRequired textbook chapter reference: 1 |
2 1pm to 5pm of Friday, 26 October 2018 |
Globalization and international tradeRequired textbook chapter reference: 2 |
3 9am to 1pm of Saturday, 27 October 2018 |
Supply chain strategy and performanceRequired textbook chapter reference: 4 |
4 1pm to 5pm of Saturday, 27 October 2018 |
Supply chain relationships; Supply chain integrationRequired textbook chapter reference: 3 |
5 9am to 1pm of Sunday, 28 October 2018 |
Transport in supply chains; Transport security; Logistics service providersRequired textbook chapter reference: 5, 6, 7 |
6 1pm to 5pm of Sunday, 28 October 2018 |
Inventory management; Warehousing and materials handlingRequired textbook chapter reference: 9, 10 |
7 9am to 1pm of Saturday, 10 November 2018 |
Procurement; Supply chain technologyRequired textbook chapter reference: 8, 11, 12 |
8 1pm to 5pm of Saturday, 10 November 2018 |
Supply chain risk, resilience and sustainabilityRequired textbook chapter reference: 13, 14 |
9 9am to 1pm of Sunday, 11 November 2018 |
Service supply chainRequired textbook chapter reference: 16 |
10 1pm to 5pm of Sunday, 11 November 2018 |
Emerging supply chain and future trendsRequired textbook chapter reference: 18 |
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Assessment tasks: Mid-term test and group case report are added. Group presentation is amended.
Delivery and resources: New required textbook added
Unit schedule: Topics have been changed. Reference to textbook chapters have been modified to reflect chapters from the recommended textbook.
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04/09/2018 | Minor update to staff contact |