(CIPS) Graduate Diploma - Greenwich School of Management

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE
SUPPLY CHAIN
(Optional Unit)
This unit is designed to enable those who work
in purchasing to assess the efficiency and
effectiveness of an organisation’s operations.
This is the process of converting input
resources into output products and services
and occurs in all types of organisation, whether
in manufacturing or services, public sector or
private.
Students should be able to understand how
operations staff add value to its inputs through
the effective management of production and
delivery. Operations staff are likely to be the
most important internal customers of
purchasing and supply chain managers.
By the end of this unit students will be able to
analyse and evaluate an operations
environment and implement a strategic plan
that allocates resources in terms of materials,
labour and machinery. In addition they will be
able to consider the infrastructure requirements
of the management control systems, as applied
to different process types and technologies,
and select the right approach.
LEVEL 6
CIPS GRADUATE DIPLOMA
LEADING AND INFLUENCING IN
PURCHASING
(Compulsory Core Unit)
This unit is designed to develop students’
leadership skills to enable them to lead,
influence and provide direction to stakeholders
within the supply chain.
Students should be able to operate at a
strategic level. They should be able to lead in
their defined area or part of the organisation
and will be expected to motivate and support
supply chain members and stakeholders in
achieving objectives and success.
Students will be expected to lead in a variety of
situations and to ensure that they maintain the
balance of power required to achieve success.
They should be able to demonstrate effective
leadership in a variety of contexts, including
change, adversity, conflict and success, in
order to maximise the potential of the
organisation.
STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
(Compulsory Core Unit)
The supply chain manager is responsible for
specific activities and processes which can
contribute to achieving corporate strategic
goals. This unit is designed to provide students
with an understanding of strategic aspects of
supply chain management. Students will
analyse the supply chain to identify where value
is added within it, identifying where and how
strategic competitive advantage can be
achieved.
Students will be expected to propose a range
of innovative proposals which will allow supply
chain stakeholders to effectively interact and
contribute towards developing and exploiting
opportunities to grow and expand the business,
through new product and service development,
offering innovative ideas, diversification and
differentiation strategies.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN
PRACTICE
(Integrative Unit)
Work-based Project
Please note that Supply Chain Management in
Practice has two separate briefs, one for the
case study option and one for the work-based
project.
This unit is designed to enable students to gain
a deeper understanding of supply chain theory
and practice by examining how particular
theories relate to real-world situations or how