Formulating Solutions for Supply Chain Challenges (SCM515)

SCM515 Formulating Solutions for Supply Chain Challenges aims to expose students to the technique of case study analysis, especially in supply chain management. The course discusses how to approach supply chain management problems and provides solutions. It helps students identify the problem, the data required for it, and the appropriate analysis to solve it. Various cases will be used to show how supply chain problems are solved using different approaches. It also aims to provide students with a broader international network to make connections and learn about new developments in supply chain management by attending overseas or local conferences or visiting companies.

• Challenges in Supply Chain Management
• Case Study: Supply Chain Challenges
• Literature Review
• Case Study: Inventory Management Challenges
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Case Study: ESG Challenges
• Case Study: Health Care Supply Chain Challenges
• Case Study: Supply Chain Disruption Challenges
• Identification of a Real Problem
• Case Study: Challenges in Digital Transformation
• Solution Strategy for the Problem
• Presentation of Proposed Solution

• Propose an appropriate solution for a real problem
• Critique the approaches implemented to solve a supply chain problem
• Examine different ways to solve a supply chain problem
• Collect data required to solve a problem
• Formulate an approach to tackle a relevant supply chain problem
• Select the best approach to address a problem