Course Type:	Postgraduate Coursework Degree
Award:	MCom - Master of Commerce
More Information:	Graduate Studies Office Normandy Business School Course Brochure
Study Pattern Code:	BUSN25P

Key Features

Value Chain Management takes a strategic network perspective to modern supply chain and logistics management, progressing from raw materials processing, through a combination of manufacturers/partners and suppliers, onwards to retailers and distributors, all of whom add value; and ending with the customer. In service environments, the notion of value chain management is dynamically changing how services are designed and implemented through reconfigured roles and responsibilities amongst a constellation of stakeholders. The value chain concept recognises the increasingly networked environment in which companies operate, often relying on many partners and contractors in the delivery of their product or service. Value chain management takes a strategic approach to all aspects of the supply chain – physical (transportation and storage), financial (cash flows and expenses, as well as performance metrics), informational (e-commerce systems and market intelligence), and relational (customer and stakeholder relationship management).

The MCom in Value Chain Management program builds cutting-edge skills in service value chain management and offers familiarity with strategic distribution and transportation issues, as well as end-user information technology in supply and demand networks. These skills prepare graduates to function in coordinated, multi-enterprise organisations to meet different and unique customer expectations.

The MCom in Value Chain Management has been described in a two recent editions of Macquarie Globe. See Article 1 and Article 2.

The role of supply chains in modern business organisations is discussed in an interesting and informative article titled "Beyond Lean", written by David Mason-Jones and published in Chief Officer, March 2007, General News, page 48.

Suitable For

Students with a business background interested in developing comprehensive insights and management skills in the design and management of customer-driven demand chains/networks, resource driven supply chains/networks and the overarching financial value chain management framework. Applicants from other disciplines will be considered on a case-by-case basis based on experience, interest and potential to study successfully in value chain management. 

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