Compare supply chains, supply network and supply chain management; Analyse the added value that effective supply chain management can deliver for the organisation; Analyse the relationship between organisational infrastructure and process management in supply chain management; Compare approaches to improving supply chains; Compare approaches to total quality management for supply chain improvement; Analyse the use of statistical methods to achieve supply chain improvement; Critically appraise processes that can be used for supply chain improvement; Examine how business process re-engineering (BPR) and benchmarking can be used for supply chain improvement; Evaluate sources of competitive advantage; Analyse pricing arrangements that can be used to achieve competitive advantage in the supply chain; Analyse cost reduction activities for a supply chain to achieve competitive advantage; Assess methods to promote greater collaboration in supply chains to support the achievement of competitive advantage. Please click here for the detailed syllabus.
