• Explain what the terms supply chain and supply chain management mean;
• Describe what supply chain networks are;
• List examples of supply chains;
• Describe what is meant by integrated supply chain networks;
• Describe best practices in supply chain networks.

This course will mainly benefit to purchasing managers, senior buyers, project managers, civil engineers, construction managers, contractors, sub-contractors, site engineers, senior management, and government agencies, architects, construction professionals, and anyone responsible for purchasing at a senior level who seeks to enhance their skills further

Supply Chain Strategy and Sustainability

• Principles of logistics and supply chain management.
• Supplier relationships.
• Time based mapping and time compression.
• The contribution of Just in Time and Lean thinking.
• Supply chain sustainability concepts and management.
• Thinking strategically, corporate responsibility and ethics.
• Supply chain challenges and opportunities.

Principles of Strategic Procurement

• General issues affecting P&S and the role of Procurement, including drivers, context, structures, objectives
• Supply strategy and segmentation approaches & matrices; buyer-supplier relationships; power issues
• Managing inter-organizational relationships
• Supplier selection, development and evaluation, including make versus buy decisions
• Daikin case study on value creation – to be prepared by students for class presentations and discussion
• e-Procurement – approaches, benefits and limitations
• e-Auction live event (double session)
• New trends in purchasing: retail industry
• International sourcing and total landed cost
• The Supply Chain Partnership model (Prof Douglas Lambert)
• Sustainable sourcing

Inventory and Operations Management

• Supply Chain operations analysis
• Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
• “Push and Pull” systems
• Just-in-time
• Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems
• Demand Management and Forecasting
• Sales & Operations Planning
• Inventory Management
• Capacity Management, Sequencing and Scheduling

Accounting and Finance for Supply Chain Management

• Interpretation of Company Financial Statements
• Exploring the relationship between accounting information and supply chain management
• Introduction to traditional and contemporary accounting tools and techniques, which can be applied to supply chain analysis
• The application of accounting tools and techniques to support supply chain decision-making
• Supply chain management and the implications for financial performance
• Exploring the many cost trade-offs between supply chain management processes (Source v Make).

Analytical Techniques for Supply Chain Management

• Introduction to module and decision analysis
• Fundamentals of discrete probability
• Continuous probability distributions and their applications
• Statistical sampling
• Simulation modelling
• Workshop on simulation
• Regression models
• Workshop on hypothesis testing and regression
• Forecasting
• Workshop on forecasting
• Linear optimisation
• Workshop on linear programming
• Multi-criteria decision making
• Revision and examination preparation

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulation