Service Supply Chain Management (MGMT90273)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
About this subject
Contact information
Summer Term
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Dr Buddhika Mannaperuma b.mannaperuma@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Summer Term - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will focus on fundamentals and core elements of service supply chains. The subject will provide an introduction to supply chains in services, outlines differences from product-based supply chains; emphasize understanding of how supply chains interact with people for delivery of services and different approaches for incorporating people, process, and technology; analyse industry-specific service supply chains; discuss innovations in service supply chains; and present emerging and futuristic trends in service supply chains.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Evaluate the key elements of service supply chains and their combined impact on outcomes
- Identify the choices concerning the service supply chain performance parameters and their relationships to other supply chain elements
- Evaluate the strategic and operational requirements of service supply chains
- Critically evaluate and implement different approaches to service supply chains
- Identify and evaluate the impacts of service supply chains innovations
Generic skills
After completing this subject, students will be able to:
- Communicate effectively about key ideas and theories
- Identify and critically analyse strategic problems and decisions
- Enhance critical thinking in relation to the effectiveness of solutions
- Decompose and resolve complex problems
Last updated: 25 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 25 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Reflection on online discussion board participation (Requires participation in discussion activities in all four weeks)
| End of the teaching period | 10% |
Multiple choice quizzes (3 x 15-minute quizzes)
| Throughout the teaching period | 30% |
Written assignment (1500-2000 words)
| End of the assessment period | 60% |
Last updated: 25 March 2025
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Online
Coordinator Buddhika Mannaperuma Mannaperuma Mudiyanselage Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 12 hours of online contact and 10 hours of online forum discussion activity Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 13 January 2025 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students are given the opportunity to get used to the online platform and become familiar with how to access resources before the teaching period starts. Teaching period 20 January 2025 to 16 February 2025 Last self-enrol date 14 January 2025 Census date 24 January 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 February 2025 Assessment period ends 23 February 2025 Summer Term contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Dr Buddhika Mannaperuma b.mannaperuma@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
28 hours of case study analysis and 35 hours of online activities, participation in simulations and other related analyses of supply chain challenges
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Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 25 March 2025
Further information
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Last updated: 25 March 2025