Innovative Supply Chain Technologies
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
100 credit points
and
Enrolment in Master of Supply Chain Innovation
Aims and objectives
This unit provides students with an understanding of some of the latest innovative supply chain technologies and tools that enable change management and increase efficiency of operations in the supply chain sector. Students are required to leverage their learning to assess the potential impact, opportunities and threats for adopting such technologies as part of business case project.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of innovative supply chain technologies both in theory and in practice.
2. Critically analyse and evaluate the role of technology in current and future supply chains.
3. Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of innovative supply chain techniques to organisational and business problems and identify possible opportunities.
4. Work collaboratively with a diverse range of people and act as a member and a leader of a team.5. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Block Mode:
Blended:
Scheduled hours: Tutorials (12 x 2 hrs), online lecture (1 hr per week)
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
To be successful, students should:
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
This unit will be delivered in block or intensive mode. Block mode may consist of blended, intensive and immersive teaching, which can include full day teaching and weekend teaching requirements – as specified in the Unit Outline.
Scheduled hours: Tutorials (12 x 2 hrs), online lecture (1 hr per week)
Online: Engaging with online content and discussions
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research)
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
1. Research Portfolio (Individual) 50-60%
2. Business Case & Presentation (Group) 40-50%
Content
• 3D Printing,
• Robots and Cobots,
• Internet of Things,
• Artificial Intelligence,
• Chatbots
• Blockchain
• Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
• Industry 4.0
• Robots and Cobots,
• Internet of Things,
• Artificial Intelligence,
• Chatbots
• Blockchain
• Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
• Industry 4.0
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.