MGF5691 Global sustainable operations and supply chain management
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGF5691 Global sustainable operations and supply chain management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before MGF5691
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MGF5691
No unit lists MGF5691 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
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Overview
This unit integrates concepts from both operations and supply chain management toward strategic goals of more sustainable production systems. By combining recent theory and practical examples, this unit provides you with tools that allow companies to reduce their overall resource use, manage their social and environmental risks at the extended enterprise level and design products and processes toward sustainable resource use. Specific topics include management systems for risk reduction and compliance, sustainable transport and distribution, closed-loop issues, mid-tier value chains, extended enterprise issues (e.g. certification and monitoring of suppliers), supplier development, technology protection and ethics. Topics are addressed from predominantly design and behavioural perspectives.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
| Second semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
Assessment
- Demonstration30%
- Presentation40%
- Project30%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
understand the environmental and social implications of global production and distribution
- 2
recognise and implement more sustainable design in processes and products
- 3
understand the implications of global sustainability for organisational survival and the role that operations plays in facilitating sustainability
- 4
understand the technological and behavioural dimensions of sustainable process and product innovation
- 5
understand the application of these dimensions in local, regional and global supply chains
- 6
understand the implications of responsible sustainable operations and supply chain for sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- 7
understand and develop collaborative skills to solve global sustainability challenges
- 8
demonstrate knowledge or skills for crafting sustainable futures for people, organisations, communities, and/or the environment.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. You are expected to complete all pre-class activities prior to your scheduled class, and post-class activities should be completed after your scheduled class. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed, peer directed and online engagement activities.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into their studies.
This unit allows you to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
MGF5691 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ananya Bhattacharya
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGF5691?
MGF5691 has no prerequisites.
When is MGF5691 offered?
In 2027, MGF5691 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is MGF5691?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGF5691 have an exam?
No. MGF5691 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include MGF5691?
MGF5691 is part of Contemporary management, International business and Supply chain management.