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BUS501 Value Chain Analysis

Updated: 15 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate course
Co-requisites None
Restrictions BUS301
Notes None
Combined Units BUS301 - Value Chain Analysis
Coordinator(s) Emilio Morales (emilio.morales@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Food, beverage and fibre value chains are studied through a combination of lectures and case studies.Topics cover tools for managing these value chains at the firm level and the main issues affecting whole-of-chain performance in value chains. They include: maximising consumer value; new product development and innovation management; channel relationships and governance; mapping material and information flow; using information and communication technology and supply chain forecasting; inventory management; identifying chain goods and externalities in value chains; strategic alliances among value chain participants; research and development and promotion in the value chain; Institutional intervention and the role of government in value chains: competition, contractual issues,standards and certification; environmental sustainability in the product life cycle; and funding chain goods.
Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation
ISBN: 9780273765226
Chopra, S. and Meindl, P., Pearson 5th ed. 2012
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 2000
Assessment Notes
Empirical exercise on value chain management at the firm level using a case study; students work in groups to present a report.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3 GA: 1-8
Assignment 2 20% 1000
Assessment Notes
Assignment on logistics management using advanced modelling methods.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 1-8
Assignment 3 20% 2000
Assessment Notes
Empirical exercise on whole-of-chain analysis using a case study; students work in groups to present a report.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 4-5 GA: 1-8
Final Examination 2 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of, and ability to use, tools to maximise consumer value and to map material and information flows; and for new product development and innovation management in these value chains at the firm level;
  2. demonstrate an ability to manage inventory and transport flows using advanced modelling methods;
  3. critically analyse why relationships and governance are important in effectively operating value chains;
  4. identify chain goods and externalities in value chains and measure them using advance estimation methods; and
  5. critically analyse the main issues affecting whole-of-chain performance in these value chains.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of methods of value chain analysis in food, beverage and fibre industries is achieved through material presented in the lectures and case studies. It is assessed through all aspects of assessment. Graduates will demonstrate a command of a significant body of knowledge based on high standards of academic scholarship and be able to apply knowledge at an advanced level in professional contexts. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
These skills are assessed and learnt through the learning activities. Graduates will be able to communicate effectively and confidently, both orally and in written forms, use numerical, graphical, visual and statistical forms of communication competently where applicable, appreciate the diversity of communication styles employed by individuals from different national and cultural backgrounds, use the medium and form of communication (including electronic) appropriate for a given situation, and present well reasoned arguments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
These perspectives are provided through learning about the firms in food, beverage and fibre industries in a global economic and physical environment. Graduates will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the global context of their discipline and professional area and function in a global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students learn to seek relevant information and data through case study sessions, and by completing assessment tasks. Graduates will be able to recognise the need for information about value chains and the nature and extent of information needed, find information effectively and efficiently, critically evaluate information and the search process, manage information collected or generated, use information to construct new concepts or create new understandings, use information with understanding, and acquire, organise and present information using ICT. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Lifelong learning is enhanced through graduates gaining a better understanding of how a complex series of activities are brought together to provide foods, beverages and fibres that consumers value. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Students learn to evaluate information, analyse data and identify key issues relating to value chains for foods, beverages and fibres through case lectures and study sessions and assessments. Graduates will be able to apply logical, critical and creative thinking to a range of value chain problems, identify critical issues in the discipline or professional area, conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions that are appropriate to the context of the problem, and collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem-solving. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students learn to evaluate the behaviour of firms in food, beverage and fibre value chains on issues in relation to governance, competition, contracts and product standards. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students work in teams to perform learning tasks associated with the case study approach to learning. 		True True True
   

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