PD3 Strategic Supply Chain Managment

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1. Understand how strategic supply chain management can support and influence corporate and business levels of strategy (Weighting 25%)
1.1 Critically assess the relationship between functional, business and corporate levels of strategy

1.2 Evaluate the contribution of strategic supply chain management to corporate and business strategy

1.3 Evaluate the impact of market change on strategic supply chain management to support and influence corporate and business levels of strategy

1.4 Critically compare the main approaches to the development and implementation of strategic relationship management in supply chains

2. Understand how different aspects of supply chain design can influence the supply chain strategy (Weighting 25%)
2.1 Critically compare the main approaches to segmentation in designing supply chains

2.2 Analyse the main approaches to developing networked supply chains

2.3 Analyse the role of distribution systems in supply chain management

2.4 Evaluate the main ways of achieving lean and agile supply chains

3. Understand the main techniques to achieve effective strategic supply chain management (Weighting: 25%)
3.1 Review approaches to developing and implementing industry level collaboration to achieve effective strategic supply chain management

3.2 Evaluate the main approaches for the change management of stakeholders to achieve effective strategic supply chain management

3.3 Analyse