Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Graded
Grade Descriptors
- GD1-Understanding the subject
- GD2-Application of knowledge
- GD4-Use of information
- GD5-Communication and presentation
- GD7-Quality
This unit is expiring
The expiry date of this unit is 31/07/2026.
Graded
Understand the concept of a supply chain.
Explain components of a supply chain.
Explain forward and reverse logistics within a supply chain.
Understand the importance of supply chain management to the competitive advantage of a business.
Explain the importance of supply chain management to the competitive advantage of a business.
Summarise criteria that can be optimised in a supply chain.
Understand how to identify risks encountered within a supply chain.
Explain risks to a supply chain based on:
a) organisational factors
b) environmental factors
c) global factors.
Analyse the impact globalisation has on risks within a supply chain.
Evaluate methods of reducing identified risks.
Understand the concept of ‘lean’ within a supply chain.
Explain how the ‘lean’ concept can be applied to supply chains.
Explain how supply chain performance can be enhanced by using lean and agile systems.
Understand linkages within a supply chain.
Describe upstream linkages within a supply chain.
Describe downstream linkages within a supply chain.
Understand how globalisation impacts on supply chains.
Analyse the supply chain drivers for an international supply chain:
Explain methods used by business to identify opportunities to expand into new markets.
Explain problems that can occur when establishing global relationships in the supply chain.