James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

LB5230 - Managing Strategic Resources and Operations

Subject Description

This subject identifies and reviews the strategic tangible assets of a firm, the value chain, and how to harmonize the value chain to achieve strategic outcomes. This subject builds on the strategic role of operations management principles, supply chain, and global logistics through to their integrated role in the global economy generally and from an Asian/China perspective in particular. The individual building blocks are: Operations management, Supply chain management and Global logistics

Learning Outcomes

• analyse and critically evaluate the strategic role of operations management principles, supply chain and logistics from a global and Asian perspective
• evaluate the role of the global economy in supply chain logistics management
• formulate strategies and tactics that increase firm productivity and performance in a global marketplace

Subject Assessment

• Invigilated > End of semester exam - (50%)
• Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (20%)
• Individual Paper and focus on supply change management and global logistics - (30%)

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  LB5201

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