Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs

Master of Supply Chain Management 

Course Code: MC-SCM

Course Abbreviation: MSCM

 

Welcome to the University of Melbourne Master of Supply Chain Management!

This leading-edge program, new in 2010, is aimed at developing the next generation of supply chain leaders across and outside Australia. We have designed it in close collaboration with industry leaders and practitioners. Its content and processes are innovative in covering key strategic issues and opportunities faced by supply chain managers.

I hope you will look at the detail in our links, and invite you to contact me if you have any questions or would like to nominate someone from your organisation or apply. 


Sincerely

Professor Daniel Samson

 

Course Overview

 

Course Structure and Delivery Mode

The program will be delivered in intensive one-week blocks in an executive format. This delivery mode enables participants from outside Melbourne and Victoria to fly in for each delivery and accommodates those who have regular interstate and overseas work commitments. There are eight subjects that each incorporate a supervised workplace based project, namely:

 

Credit Points:

12.5 points, a total of 100 points for all eight subjects.

 

Contact Time

Each subject comprises:

 

Who Should do the Course

The course is designed for:

 

Entry Requirements


Entry to the Master of Supply Chain Management is via the following academic and / or professional pathways:

Note: letter from employer: All assessment is based on the participant's current role in the workplace. All applications must include a letter from their employer stating they will allow participants to use live data for assessment which will be treated commercial-in-confidence by the subject coordinator. Where the student is self-employed, the academic coordinator is available to work with the student to develop suitable projects.

The Master of Supply Chain Management does not have a CRICOS registration and as a result this course it is not available to full time international student on a Student Visa.   Other International students (not on a Student Visa) are still welcome to apply, however they must meet the University of Melbourne’s English Language Requirements. For further information, please visit http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/entry-requirements/language-requirements

 

Delivery Dates

 

Dates Subjects Subject Leaders
6 - 10 Feb 2012 MGMT90122 Supply Chain Analysis Dr Prakash J. Singh
MGMT90123 Procurement and Logistics Associate Professor Damien Power
7 - 11 May 2012 MGMT90124 Emerging Topics in Supply Chain Management Professor Danny Samson; Associate Professor Damien Power; Dr Prakash J. Singh
MGMT90125 Supply Chain Strategy Professor Danny Samson; Associate Professor Damien Power; Dr Prakash J. Singh
23 - 27 July 2012 MGMT90118 Operations and General Management Professor Danny Samson
MGMT90119 Foundations of Supply Management Associate Professor Damien Power
8 - 12 Oct 2012 MGMT90120 E-Business and Supply Chain Information Associate Professor Damien Power
MGMT90121 Decision Analysis and Project Management Professor Danny Samson

Successful applicants can join the program at any one of the four stages throughout the year.

 

Course Fees

2011 fees for the Masters program are A$3,290 per subject (GST exempt). Please note, fees are subject to an annual increase.

 

Venue

The University of Melbourne
Parkville Campus

 

Award Option - Postgraduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management

Students have the option of enrolling in the Masters program or the Postgraduate Certificate program.

To satisfy the requirements of the Postgraduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management, students must successfully complete three core subjects, and one elective subjects, a total of 50 points.

 

    Core

 

    Electives: (choose one)

 

Course Contacts

For course information:
Professor Danny Samson, Program Director
Graduate School of Business and Economics
The University of Melbourne
T: +61 3 83445344
M: 0438 782 866
E: d.samson@unimelb.edu.au

 

For general enquiries and applications:
Sandie Luu, Project Manager, Programs and Consultancy
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
T: +61 3 9810 3148
E: supplychain@commercial.unimelb.edu.au

 

Core Delivery Team

 

Professor Danny Samson

Danny Samson is Professor of Management at The University of Melbourne, and specialises in issues to do with operations and supply chain strategy and effectiveness. Professor Samson has worked extensively in the field of Operations and Supply Chain Management, as a researcher, consultant, board member, author, executive educator, and on government inquiries. He has written three books on various aspects of operations and supply chain management that are relevant to these programs. He regularly provides industry and executive seminars and has participated in a number of committees and industry bodies, including appointment as a member of the Australian Manufacturing Council and the Commonwealth Government Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management (Karpin Committee).

Professor Samson worked as an engineer at ICI Australia, before working at the Australian Graduate School of Management, the University of Illinois and Melbourne Business School as an academic. He founded and directed for ten years the Centre for Manufacturing Management at the University of Melbourne, was Head of the Department of Management in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce from 2002-4) and Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development.

Professor Samson has an honours degree in chemical engineering (UNSW) and a PhD in management from the Australian Graduate School of Management, and has published over seventy academic research articles in journals relating to the area of operations and supply chain management.

 

Associate Professor Damien Power

Dr Damien Power is Associate Professor of Operations Management in the Department of Management and Marketing at The University of Melbourne.

Damien holds a Bachelors Degree in Manufacturing Management, a Masters Degree (by research) in Business, and a PhD focusing on developing strategic models for effective business to business e-commerce implementation. He is a certified fellow of APICS at the level of CFPIM. Damien has research interests that cover strategic supply and procurement, supply chain management and business to business ecommerce, operations strategy and lean manufacturing systems.

Damien has run executive development programs, research projects and consulted for a number of Australian and international organisations including Petronas, GS1(formerly EAN) Australia, Standards Australia, and
Government departments at State and Federal level.

Damien also has extensive operations management
experience gained over the past 25 years across a range of industries including electronics, metering and food, with responsibilities ranging from project management, tender negotiation, new product localisation and development and facility management. Damien has also published over 80 refereed international journal articles and conference papers mainly in the area of supply chain management, and authored / co-edited three books.

 

Dr Prakash J. Singh

Dr Prakash J. Singh is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne. He has previously held academic positions at the Queensland  University of Technology and the University of the South Pacific (Fiji). He obtained his PhD in Operations Management from the University of Melbourne, and Bachelor of Engineering (first class honours)/Bachelor of Business (with distinction) degrees from the Queensland University of Technology.

Prakash's current teaching, research and consulting interests are centred on operations and supply chain management topic areas. He has over ten years of teaching experience. His research is published widely in leading international journals. Two recent books are: Operations Management and What Really Works in Quality Management. Prakash has conducted research and acted as consultant to organisations in several industries including the automotive manufacturing, transport and logistics, biotechnology, business services and not-for profit sectors.

 

 

How to Apply

Applications are managed by the Student Services Team. Click here for the Application Form and further instructions.

 

 

Letter from Employer

All assessment is based on the participant's current role in the workplace. All applications must include a letter from their employer stating they will allow participants to use live data for assessment which will be treated commercial-in-confidence by the subject coordinator. Where the student is self-employed, the academic coordinator is available to work with the student to develop suitable projects.

 

Please send application forms to:
Sandie Luu
Project Manager, Programs and Consultancy
The University of Melbourne
442 Auburn Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122
T: 61 3 9810 3148
F: 61 3 9810 3149
E: supplychain@commercial.unimelb.edu.au

 

Course Brochure

Brochure

 

Subjects

MGMT90118 Operations and General Management
MGMT90119 Foundations of Supply Chain Management
MGMT90120 E-Business and Supply Chain Information
MGMT90121 Decision Analysis and Project Management
MGMT90122 Supply Chain Analysis
MGMT90123 Procurement and Logistics
MGMT90124 Emerging Topics in Supply Chain Management
MGMT90125 Supply Chain Strategy

 

The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

This course has been accredited to MCIPS standard with The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply.  Following completion of the course and three years relevant work experience, graduates will be eligible to apply for MCIPS.  For more information please go to www.cipsa.com.au

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