Course Coordinator:Wayne Graham (wgraham@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries
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Online | You can do this course without coming onto campus, unless your program has specified a mandatory onsite requirement. |
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Supply chain management is vitally important for retailers and has been noted as the source of success for many retailers, and as an inhibitor of success for e-tailers as they struggle with delivery reliability. In this course you will examine how retailers understand their customers' preferences and respond with appropriate products through effective supply chain management.
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| Online | 2hrs | Not applicable | Not Yet Determined |
700 Level (Specialised)
12 units
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
| 1 | Introduce and apply basic contemporary concepts and principles of retail logistics and supply chain management. |
Knowledgeable Engaged |
| 2 | Identify and critically evaluate pertinent issues in the context of retail supply chains. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker Empowered |
| 3 | Develop strategies and solutions to improve retail supply chain performance. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
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Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Students are expected to actively participate in workshop discussions. They will receive and can seek formative feedback from the lecturer at the end of lecture/through online feedback sessions, e.g. through Q&A time, case discussions, and discussion of concepts learned in the context of their own work experience. A formative assessment task is scheduled for week 5, which provides additional opportunity to synthesise learning progress and identify areas for improvement.
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1 | Written Piece | Individual | 20% | Report (diagram plus 1,000 words) |
Week 5 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All | 2 | Case Study | Group | 30% | 15 minutes in class oral presentation and delivery of presentation materials in file format (e.g. MS PowerPoint) |
Week 9 | In Class |
| All | 3 | Report | Individual | 50% | 3,000 words |
Week 13 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
| All - Assessment Task 1:Retail supply chain map | ||||||||||||||||
| Goal: | The goal of this task is to assess that you have acquired an understanding of basic retail supply chain and procurement management concepts. |
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| Format: | This is an individual paper. Your task is to deliver a report, including a diagram of a retail supply chain and a 1000-word discussion. The document should cover: Introduction of a self-selected supply chain network. Illustration and description of a retail supply chain, including product, process, information and financial flows. Identification of 3 opportunities and/or issues in the chosen supply chain and application of 3 corresponding concepts/theories. |
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| Goal: | The goal of this task is to assess your ability as a group and individually to analyse a selected retail supply chain's issues and opportunities (case will be provided on Blackboard), prepare a presentation document and present the results in class (online students deliver a voice and/or video recorded presentation). The goal is to apply and evaluate core principles/concepts and techniques used in retail supply chain management and procurement in a case context. |
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| Format: | This is a group task. A retail supply chain management case will be made available at the beginning of the course. Your task is to:Identify, describe and analyse issues and/or opportunities relating to the case.Deliver a 15-20 minute in-class presentation of your findings.Deliver a case analysis document (e.g. 15-20 page presentation document, or equivalent; online students deliver a voice and/or video recorded presentation). |
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| Goal: | Building on Task 2, the goal of this individual task is to demonstrate an advanced and more comprehensive analysis and understanding of retail supply chain management issues. |
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| Format: | The format of this individual assessment task is to: Review the case and previous analysis outcomes. Provide new insights into the case analysis by addressing case questions (provided via Blackboard) Prepare and submit a case analysis report (3000 words) via Blackboard/SafeAssign. |
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A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
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