Course Title: Manage a supply chain

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5302

Course Title: Manage a supply chain

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 60.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM7822C	City Campus	TAFE	650T Vocational Business Education	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2013, Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term1 2016

Course Contact: Tim Wallis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5423

Course Contact Email: timothy.wallis@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a supply chain, including the relationships between an organisation and its supply and demand partners along the chain. It covers implementing a demand-driven supply chain management strategy, managing the supply chain, and evaluating and improving supply chain effectiveness.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	TLIL5055A Manage a supply chain
Elements:	1 Implement demand-driven supply chain management strategy
	2 Manage supply chain
	3 Evaluate and improve supply chain effectiveness

Learning Outcomes

Students will develop the skills and knowledge required to manage a supply chain.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including in-class exercises, problem-solving exercises, assignments, group or individual projects, presentations and written or practical tests, as well as homework activities.

Other activities may be workplace-based or simulate work practices. These may include the production of technical requirements documents, direct observation of workplace practices and the presentation of a portfolio of evidence. This portfolio may include documents, photographs, video and/or audio files.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.