Strategic Supply Chain Management

Today, supply chain management has increased in relevance and importance among organisations wanting to create a sustainable competitive advantage in an ever-changing and unique market environment. Irrespective of the size, nature and placement of an organisation in a market, when understood and managed correctly, supply chain management practices and fundamentals have the propensity to shape and determine an organisation's success. Strategic supply chain management provides an understanding of how supply chain management activities influence strategic decision making in a contemporary organisation.
Contents include the following:
· Contemporary managerial principles
· Strategic management
· Principles of supply chain management
· Spatial perspectives on strategic warehouse development
· Forecasting and demand planning
· Procurement and management of inventory
· Operations management
· Warehouse operations and processes
· Managing logistics in the supply chain
· Sustainable supply chain management
· Lean supply chain management
· Supplier and customer relationship management
· Ethics in supply chain management
Strategic supply chain management is aimed at students studying toward a commerce programme at both diploma and bachelor's level.