MO9634 - Supply Chain Innovation

The one hour interactive webinar-based lecture per week will provide you with a theoretical underpinning of the module content, supported by two hours of class-based seminar activities per week, which will give you an opportunity to apply some of the theories to selected case study scenarios, allowing you to become conversant in various issues associated with supply chain innovation.

The module has a supporting reading list that provides you with an opportunity to read around the area of supply chain innovation.

Your directed study will support the work you have undertaken in the contact sessions. You will be expected to keep up-to-date with your seminar activities and the reading of academic journal articles.

Independent learning time is set aside for learning activities, self-identified by you, to gain a deeper and broader knowledge of the subject.

The use of case study based seminars means that you will receive formative tutor feedback continuously.

Support will be provided to you by the member of academic staff leading the module and providing the lecture input, alongside other academic staff members. The use of a teaching team allows that subject specialist staff will deliver lectures and seminars.

The seminar sessions will be delivered to groups of up to 25 students and will be facilitated by a group of academic staff with subject expertise who can offer support and guidance.

Your module is also supported by an e-learning portal, which accommodates lecture material and seminar instructions, supportive learning resources, alongside assessment details and various support facilities such as electronic reading list comprising your “recommended to purchase” and to read book(s), academic reports, conference papers and journal articles that are relevant to principles of operations and supply chain management. The module lectures will be supported by electronic recordings available through the module e-learning portal.

The module summative assessment contains two individual assignments. The first one is about topics from the first 6 weeks of teaching; the second one is about topics from the second 6 weeks of teaching. This will encourage your active participation in the learning process throughout the semester. The eLearning portal will be used to permanently host these assignments after release to ensure that you can access the information required at all times.

Adequate assessment support such as a marking guide, marking rubric, assessment briefing and assessment surgery will be provided for you. Seminar time will be dedicated to assessment briefing and associated formative feedback. There will be electronic recordings of the briefing and guidance for both assessment components.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:

Assess and critically appraise knowledge of contemporary supply chain innovation theories and their application to the analysis and interpretation of business case studies. [MLO1]

Critically appraise knowledge of supply chain innovation in the wider business context. [MLO2]

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:

Critique creative and critical thinking skills that involve independence, understanding, justification and the ability to challenge supply chain innovation theories in relation to different kinds of business scenarios. [MLO3]

Formative Assessment:

You will receive feedback on your seminar case solutions, seminar answers and activities during seminars. This will happen through discussions with your peers and your tutors. Formative feedback will be provided to support you in the preparation of your summative assessment through the module seminars.

Summative Assessment:

The module assessment consists of two individual assignments disseminated at two different times during the semester, both of 1,500 words.

This will encourage your active participation in the learning process throughout the semester.

The eLearning portal will be used to permanently host these assignments after release to ensure that you can access the information required at all times.



Your work on these assignments will provide you with further chance to apply supply chain innovation theories to practice situations. Each individual assignment will contribute to 50% towards the overall module mark and both assignments will assess MLO1-MLO3 inclusive.

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It is expected that you will enter employment with an appropriate level of understanding and proficiency regarding supply chain innovation theories and their practical application. Thus, this module will introduce you to the extensive research around supply chain innovation, specifically organisational theory aspects in the context of managing innovation in supply chains, supplier development for innovation, new business models and new technologies. Such debates are heavily informed by high-ranking journal publications to encourage critical debate. Based on this, the module provides you with essential business skills, giving you a theoretical understanding of various supply chain innovation frameworks supported through case study based seminar activities. This will prepare you to tackle the two individual assignments. The understanding, critical evaluation and practical application of supply chain innovation theories are directly transferable to your working life, through part-time employment, placement or full-time graduate role. Your additional experiences within the module centre on support reading giving you additional awareness of the broad applicability of the module content across the wider business and management subject area.