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OMGT2191 Strategic Supply Chain Management
Part B: Course Overview
Portfolio: Business
School: 630H Management
RMIT Course Identification and Title: OMGT2191 Strategic Supply Chain Management
Career: Postgraduate
Credit Points 12
Course Coordinator: Professor Shams Rahman
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925-5530
Course Coordinator Email: shams.rahman@rmit.edu.au
Pre- requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities:
OMGT1021 Supply Chain Principles
Course Description
Supply chains are no longer a subject for functional specialists; rather, their performance has a great impact on all stakeholders, and often creates competitive differentiation. Companies must develop appropriate strategies to maximise the value generated along their respective supply chains. This course extends the study of supply chain principles and management from the introductory study covered in OMGT1021. The focus of the course is on the development of organisational strategy in the context of supply chain management and the supply chain management performance. It explores the three critical areas of supply chain management – supply chain operations, integration and collaboration, and virtual supply chains.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
The specific objectives of the course include:
* Be aware of the strategic importance of the supply chain management in the current business environment. * Understand the various elements of the strategic alignment model and apply in real world businesses * Be aware of the challenges faced in implementing a supply chain operating strategy. * Understand the elements of the supply chain management performance/ capability continuum and the importance of each. * Be familiar with the new initiatives such as efficient customer response (ECR) and cooperative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR), which are designed to improve the collaboration between parties in the
Part B: Course Overview
Portfolio: Business
School: 630H Management
RMIT Course Identification and Title: OMGT2191 Strategic Supply Chain Management
Career: Postgraduate
Credit Points 12
Course Coordinator: Professor Shams Rahman
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925-5530
Course Coordinator Email: shams.rahman@rmit.edu.au
Pre- requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities:
OMGT1021 Supply Chain Principles
Course Description
Supply chains are no longer a subject for functional specialists; rather, their performance has a great impact on all stakeholders, and often creates competitive differentiation. Companies must develop appropriate strategies to maximise the value generated along their respective supply chains. This course extends the study of supply chain principles and management from the introductory study covered in OMGT1021. The focus of the course is on the development of organisational strategy in the context of supply chain management and the supply chain management performance. It explores the three critical areas of supply chain management – supply chain operations, integration and collaboration, and virtual supply chains.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
The specific objectives of the course include:
* Be aware of the strategic importance of the supply chain management in the current business environment. * Understand the various elements of the strategic alignment model and apply in real world businesses * Be aware of the challenges faced in implementing a supply chain operating strategy. * Understand the elements of the supply chain management performance/ capability continuum and the importance of each. * Be familiar with the new initiatives such as efficient customer response (ECR) and cooperative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR), which are designed to improve the collaboration between parties in the