MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS

MGT5MSO

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will explore the theories and practices of supply chain and operations management in the emerging service global economy. You will examine the distinctive characteristics of service supply chains and operations, and their implications for the design of businesses. You will have the opportunity to acquire a set of distinctive skills to effectively design and manage service supply chains and operations in a variety of service industry sectors, via real world case studies. Topics include service-dominant logic versus goods-dominant logic, strategic decisions, capacity management, supply risk and agility, service process design, performance analysis and metrics, service delivery assurance and service innovation.

School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Sajad Fayezi

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Service Management: Operations, Strategy, Information Technology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: James Fitzsimmons, Mona Fitzsimmons

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically research the body of knowledge and fundamental themes and issues surrounding service supply chain and operations management
02. Critically analyse and assess various service supply chain frameworks, and configure an appropriate design to ensure the effectiveness of service supply chain and operations
03. Critically examine the issues and challenges facing service providers managing operations and supply chains in a rapidly changing global context
04. Explore and propose defensible solutions to operations/supply chain problems in a variety of service industry sectors

City Campus, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Sajad Fayezi

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on any day including weekend at night from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Quality Letter (500 words)Write a letter praising the good quality or criticizing the poor quality of a service.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO2, SILO4

Group Technical Report (2,500 words)Identify potential problems/issues of a specified service supply chain, and make recommendations to solve the problems.

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Individual Technical Report (2,500 words)Develop a detailed intervention plan to implement a specified recommendation.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Annotated PowerPoint Presentation (equivalent to 1,000 words)Annotated PowerPoint slides on the developed intervention plan. This assessment includes a non-assessed group presentation as a hurdle requirement.

N/AN/AN/AYes25SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4