Global Supply Chain -Critically evaluate, (using academic argument), the impact that successful global supply chain management practices have on an organisation’s overall performance.

1. An understanding and critical analysis, using the mechanics of Porters’ Value Chain, of the management of tangibles, intangibles and information within the global supply chain.

2. A critical evaluation of the need to either outsource or in-source elements of the supply chain, from a global, national or local perspective, and the ramifications of this on organisational objectives.

3. An appreciation and critical evaluation of backward and forward growth in the supply chain, and consideration of the same with particular respect to merger and acquisition activity.

4. A critical analysis of how to manage global, national and local risks through the creation of resilient, agile and flexible supply chains.

5. An ability to undertake critical analysis, and from this assimilate both a logical argument and reasoned conclusions.

6. An ability to convey succinctly through visual presentation, both a problem scenario and a range of alternative solutions.

7. An ability to undertake comprehensive research of both academic and organisational materials, showing a suitable breadth and depth of sources.

8. An ability to undertake both group and individual learning, and evidence the skills required to be an effective team member and also manage independent study.

Examples of Journals

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

Reading List

Core reading

Sanders, N. (2011) Supply Chain Management: A Global Perspective, John Wiley & Sons

Supplementary reading

Branch, A.E., (2009), Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics, Routledge

Chopra, S., and Meindl, P., (2012), Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and operation, 5th edition, Pearson

Christopher, M. (2011) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, FT/Prentice Hall

Cohen, S., and Roussel, J., (2013), Strategic Supply Chain Management: The five disciplines for top performance, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill Professional

Cousins, P., Lamming, R., Lawson, B. and Squire, B. (2007) Strategic Supply Management: Principles, Theories and Practice, FT/Prentice Hall

Harrison, A. (2010) Logistics, Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain, FT/Prentice Hall

Jacobs, F.R., Chase, R.B., and Aguilano, N.J., (2010), Operations and Supply Chain Management Global Edition, 13th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Mangan, J., Lalwani, C., Butcher, T., and Javadpaur, R., (2011), Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2nd edition, Wiley

Manners-Bell, J., (2014), Supply Chain Risk: Understanding emerging threats to global supply chains, Kogan Page

Myerson, P. (2012) Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management, McGraw-Hill

Olson, D. (2012) Supply Chain Risk Management: Tools for Analysis, Business Expert Press

Schary, P.B., and Skjott-Larsen, T., (2001), Managing the Global Supply Chain, 2nd edition revised, Copenhagen Business School Press

Waters, D., (2011), Supply Chain Risk Management: Vulnerability and resilience in logistics, 2nd edition, Kogan Page

Waters, D., (2009), Supply Chain Management: An Introduction to Logistics, 2nd edition, Palgrave Macmillian