MGF5691 Sustainable operations and supply chain management
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGF5691 Sustainable operations and supply chain management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 1, Winter and Semester 2 at Caulfield and Suzhou (SEU). It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1, Winter, Semester 2
- Caulfield, Suzhou (SEU)
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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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 students 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 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Caulfield | Evening |
| Winter semester (Extended) | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Suzhou (SEU) | Block on |
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 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.
Workload and teaching
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. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
MGF5691 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ananya Bhattacharya
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGF5691?
MGF5691 has no prerequisites.
When is MGF5691 offered?
In 2020, MGF5691 runs in Semester 1, Winter and Semester 2 at Caulfield and Suzhou (SEU).
How much work is MGF5691?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include MGF5691?
MGF5691 is part of Corporate environmental and sustainability management; and Supply chain management.