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AD3: Improving the Competitiveness of Supply Chains
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AD3: Improving the Competitiveness of Supply Chains
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 the dynamics of supply chains (Weighting: 25%)
1.1 Compare supply chains, supply
network and supply chain
management
1.2 Analyse the added value to
organisations that can be
achieved through effective
supply chain management
1.3 Analyse
the
relationship
between
organisational
infrastructure
and
process
management in supply chain
management
1.4 Compare the main approaches
to improving supply chains
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
AD3: Improving the Competitiveness of Supply Chains
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
2. Understand the main methodologies that can improve supply chains (Weighting: 25%)
2.1 Compare the main approaches
to total quality management for
supply chain improvement
2.2 Analyse the use of the main
statistical methods to achieve
supply chain improvement
2.3 Critically appraise the main
processes that can be used for
supply chain improvement
2.4 Explain how business process reengineering
(BPR)
and
benchmarking can be used for
supply chain improvement
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AD3: Improving the Competitiveness of Supply Chains
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. Be able to develop a plan to achieve competitive advantage in supply chains (Weighting: 25%)
3.1 Evaluate the main sources of
competitive advantage
3.2 Formulate pricing arrangements
that can be agreed in supply chains
to achieve competitive advantage
3.3 Produce an analysis of cost
reduction activities for a supply
chain to achieve competitive
advantage
3.4 Develop a plan to promote
greater collaboration in supply
chains to achieve competitive
advantage
4. Understand the main techniques for supplier development to improve supply chains (Weighting: 25%)
4.1 Assess the use of cross
functional working to achieve
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AD3: Improving the Competitiveness of Supply Chains
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
improvements in supply chains
4.2 Evaluate main techniques to
promote the development of
innovation in supply chains
4.3 Explain the developments in
technology that can be applied to
promote improvements in supply
chains
achieve competitive advantage
4.4 Explain the application of
relationship assessment for supplier
development
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