Course Title: Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM2690	City Campus	Postgraduate	660H Graduate School of Business and Law	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Kevin Argus

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 (3) 99251457

Course Coordinator Email: kevin.argus@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 13

Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Assumed Knowledge:
050974 Design Thinking for Business
045674 Financial Analytics for Business Decisions

Students will require an understanding of design thinking principles and practice, plus knowledge and skills with financial data analysis so they can interpret company and industry reports.

Course Description

In this course prior learning in BUSM4534 Design Thinking for Business and BUSM4154 Financial Analytics for Business Decisions will be leveraged to develop a deeper level of understanding of supply chain management that helps to sustain population, business, economies and the planet.

Sustainable supply chain management presents difficult strategic and ethical challenges at different stages of production, distribution and/or service for managers that impact environmental, social and governance (ESG) outcomes. Effective management of these challenges requires considered attention to design principles, industry conditions, the international context, e-commerce, a cleaner environment, carbon emissions, and fair labour practices while delivering shareholder and stakeholder value.

This course includes a WIL experience where your knowledge, range of skills and teamwork will be applied to a real-world industry situation or simulated real world context. Feed forward and feedback from the for-profit industry and/or the non-profit community will be an important element of this experience.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

CLO1: Manage, negotiate and be able to lead the interaction of sustainable supply chain management with the variety of functions of the business firm (i.e., accounting, finance, marketing, information technology, human resources) in an international setting.

CLO2: Undertake synthesis of the range of issues and challenges that need to be overcome to deliver sustainable supply chain management in a complex environment, with an appreciation of the influence and effect of the external environment, including different levels of government and different legal frameworks in different legal jurisdictions.

CLO3: Evaluate, negotiate, lead, work in teams and communicate fully formed and integrated solution development of supply chain management problems and opportunities in the big business and SME sector, and do this in a variety of industry settings.

CLO4: Apply research principles and methods to evaluate, navigate, negotiate, solve and communicate sustainable supply chain management problems and opportunities to deliver shareholder and stakeholder value to the organization - the full range of ESG outcomes.

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.

Learning activities can include: lectures, reading workshops, case study presentations and discussions, media analysis, optimization calculation, financial calculation, experiential exercises, simulation exercises, role play, online discussion board, and general class participation

Overview of Learning Resources

Modules will include discussion of sustainable supply chains in big business and small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in different industry sectors. Business ethics and legal frameworks in different legal jurisdictions will be discussed including the impact of different levels of government (e.g., local government, regional or state governments, nations), trade blocks (e.g., European Union) and business culture. Understanding of population growth pressures, food crop production, the impact of war on food crops, food quality and safety management will be enhanced. The interaction of supply chain management with other business firm functions (e.g., accounting, finance, marketing), the importance of recycling, consumption patterns (e.g., water, natural gas, electricity), emissions control, and the benefit of insight from performance measurement practices will be discussed.

RMIT Library provides extensive resources, services and study spaces. All RMIT students have access to scholarly resources including course related material, books, e-books, journals and databases.

Computers and printers are available at every Library. You can access the Internet and Library e-resources. You can also access the RMIT University wireless network in the Library.

Contact: Ask the Library for assistance and information on Library resources and services: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library. Study support is available for assistance with assignment preparation, academic writing, information literacy, referencing, maths and study skills. Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.

Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weightings, and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 35%
Linked CLOs 1,2, 3, 4

Assessment Task 2: 50%
Linked CLOs 1,2, 3, 4

Assessment Task 3: 15%
Linked CLOs 1,2, 3