APCL mapping document
PD3: Strategic Supply Chain Management
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PD3: Strategic Supply Chain Management
CIPS Learning outcomes
Qualification and
awarding institution
Relevant unit/units
Relevant section (i.e.
learning outcome and/ or
from your programme,
week no, subject heading)
Assessment
methods
Year of study
Learning
hours
1. Understand how strategic supply chain management can support and influence corporate and business levels of strategy
(Weighting 25%)
1.1 Critically assess the relationship
between functional, business and
corporate levels of strategy
1.2 Evaluate the contribution of
strategic supply chain management
to corporate and business strategy
1.3 Evaluate the impact of market
change on strategic supply chain
management to support
and
influence corporate and business
levels of strategy
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
PD3: Strategic Supply Chain Management
CIPS Learning outcomes
Qualification and
awarding institution
Relevant unit/units
Relevant section (i.e.
learning outcome and/ or
from your programme,
week no, subject heading)
Assessment
methods
Year of study
Learning
hours
1.4 Critically compare the main
approaches to the development and
implementation
of
strategic
relationship management in supply
chains
2. Understand how different aspects of supply chain design can influence the supply chain strategy (Weighting 25%)
2.1 Critically compare the main
approaches to segmentation in
designing supply chains
2.2 Analyse the main approaches to
developing networked supply chains
2.3 Analyse the role of distribution
systems
in
supply
chain
management
2.4 Evaluate the main ways of
achieving lean and agile supply
chains
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PD3: Strategic Supply Chain Management
CIPS Learning outcomes
Qualification and
awarding institution
Relevant unit/units
Relevant section (i.e.
learning outcome and/ or
from your programme,
week no, subject heading)
Assessment
methods
Year of study
Learning
hours
3. Understand the main techniques to achieve effective strategic supply chain management (Weighting: 25%)
3.1
Review
approaches
to
developing
and
implementing
industry level collaboration to
achieve effective strategic supply
chain management
3.2 Evaluate the main approaches
for the change management of
stakeholders to achieve effective
strategic supply chain management
3.3 Analyse the main approaches to
measuring
supply
chain
performance
3.4 Analyse how the development of
knowledge and skills can help
achieve effective strategic supply
chain management
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PD3: Strategic Supply Chain Management
CIPS Learning outcomes
Qualification and
awarding institution
Relevant unit/units
Relevant section (i.e.
learning outcome and/ or
from your programme,
week no, subject heading)
Assessment
methods
Year of study
Learning
hours
4. Be able to create a plan to achieve effective strategic supply chain management (Weighting 25%)
4.1 Critically analyse the range of
techniques that can be used to
optimise the effectiveness of the
supply chain
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