Master of Supply Chain Management

The program development reflects a specialist niche market within the greater leadership and management area that reflects the logistics and supply chain sector needs in Australia and its region. The program enrolment requires a commitment by the students’ employer to provide access to live data so that their assessment involves company activity and strategy to ensure that this program is grounded and driven by industry needs.

Supply Chain Management (SCM) involves the management and flow of goods, information and funds within and between companies, from source to consumer. It comes principally as an extension of operations management, which is concerned with optimally allocating resources within the firm, to take in a broader domain of optimization.

The course is designed for those who wish to advance their knowledge and careers in SCM, who may already be working in that sector or in related functions in transport or in SCM functions in any industry. These are people who have at least two years of work experience. It is expected that students will come from retailing, manufacturing, mining, transport, public agencies, defence and primary industry sectors.

Learning goal 1

Graduates of this degree will be knowledgeable of all aspects of the supply of goods and services, including procurement, transformation operations and transport/ distribution including the management of information in these areas

Learning objectives to achieve these goals.
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
• Apply the concepts, knowledge and skills of Supply Chain Management
• Apply the basic theoretical framework of Supply Chain Management and basic concepts in logistics, distribution and procurement.

Learning goal 2

Graduates of this degree will be professional in their approach to Supply Chain Management

Learning objectives to achieve these goals.
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
• Effectively build, manage and improve Supply Chain Management operations
• Discuss the nature of Supply Chain Management in organisations and the role that Supply Chain Management plays in society
• Explain the principles and practice of Supply Chain Management which influence the capacity to compete effectively in manufacturing and service operations.
• Retrieve information and apply this in relation to practical problems in leadership and managerial decision making of Supply Chain Management.

Learning goal 3

Graduates of this degree will be analytical in all aspects of Supply Chain Management

Learning objectives to achieve these goals.
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
• Use the micro- and macro- frameworks and strategic analysis necessary for professional managers to be effective in leadership, decision making and resource allocation in respect of Supply Chain Management .
• Analyse and problem solve in relation to organisations
• Apply basic analysis methods to SCM decision trees and linear programming, and project management and optimisation.

To satisfy the requirements of the Master of Supply Chain Management, students must successfully complete all eight subjects, a total of 100 points.

Coursework (whereby two subjects are delivered over 5 consecutive days, four times a year)

Core Subjects

1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant’s ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria –
• an honours degree or equivalent in a cognate discipline; or
• undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline and at least 2 years documented full time relevant, professional work experience; or
• 10 years relevant, professional work experience.
2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and may call for referee reports or employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

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Academically excellent
Our graduates will be expected to be
• knowledgeable of all aspects of the supply of goods and services, including procurement, transformation operations and transport/ distribution including the management of information in these areas
• analytical in all aspects of Supply Chain Management

Knowledgeable across disciplines
Our graduates will be expected to be:
• Intellectually curious, creative and independent in thought

Leaders in communities
Our graduates will be expected to be:
• Professional in their approach to Supply Chain Management
• Effective team members and collaborators
• Effective communicators of key ideas and theories within the discipline areas
• Ethical in their behaviour in leadership and organisation of Supply Chain Management

Please refer to the subjects offered in this course