Under Graduate Degree,Diploma

Purpose: This module will enable students to gain knowledge in the field of purchasing and supply management. They will have insight into the purchasing and supply function’s role within organisations and the management thereof. Students will also be empowered to apply purchasing and supply activities within selected fields

unisa logistics course requirements

Purpose: Supply chain management is a multifaceted undertaking that extends beyond the scope of a single organisation. This module will empower students with the competencies (knowledge, insight, skills, values and attitudes) necessary to contribute to the management of a modern integrated supply chain. The module scrutinises supply chain management from a supply perspective. The fundamental principles of supply chain management are outlined with a particular focus on customer and supplier relationship management and sources of competitive advantage within an organisation’s supply chain. Additionally, through the utilisation of African case studies, supply chain management is conceptualised from an African context. Successful students will be able to contribute to the management of a modern integrated supply chain and possess cross-curricular skills such as, the ability to conduct self-evaluations and recognise the ethical implications of decisions within areas of supply chain management.

Pre-requisite: MNP2601

NQF level: 7

Pre-requisite: MNP2602

Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students to apply knowledge and insight pertaining to tools and strategies available to align organisational next-generation management of supply chains. The primary focus is on the management of the most important elements of supply, operations, distribution and integration issues in the supply chain) in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantage for individual organisation and the entire supply chain.

Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the context of strategic supplier relationship management, which implies that buyers and suppliers work closely together to share the economic burden and embrace innovative ways to ensure their mutual wellbeing. Therefore, from a buying perspective, organisations set objectives to leverage their supply base to improve their competitive position, both locally and globally.

Purpose: Students credited with this module are able to demonstrate the knowledge of the strategic impact and evolutionary direction of supply chain management in a global market environment, as well as to emphasise the changes in processes and management thinking required to introduce and improve supply chain management in South African organisations.