MGM5698 Global supply chain management
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGM5698 Global supply chain management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit is designed to prepare students with the necessary knowledge and skills to (i) analyse and write reports on firms operating in emerging markets and (ii) develop strategic thinking and advice for businesses to improve their operations.
Students will gain an understanding of important risk and control issues such as factory location, capital structure, logistics, operations management and industry trends associated with firms operating in emerging markets. An emphasis will be placed on China as it is the largest supplying ecosystem in the world and constitutes the largest share of global supply chains.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | Evening |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse the current economic and operational risks facing businesses that manage a global supply chain
- 2
evaluate sourcing and management best practices related to leading supply chain management firms
- 3
analyse and evaluate the challenges and behaviour of suppliers in a global supply chain
- 4
evaluate compliance and sustainability issues facing 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.
Learning resources
Required resources
Strategic Global Sourcing is available for reference and use as a guide for many of the topics covered in the Unit.
O’Connor, N.G. (2015) The China Casebook on Operational Risk . Ebook
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Neale Oconnor
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGM5698?
MGM5698 has no prerequisites.
When is MGM5698 offered?
In 2020, MGM5698 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is MGM5698?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MGM5698 have an exam?
No. MGM5698 has 1 assessment task and no exam.