Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Managing Supply Contracts

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM1474	City Campus	Postgraduate	620H Business IT and Logistics	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 1 2021
BUSM1474	City Campus	Postgraduate	630H Management	Face-to-Face	Spring2006, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009
BUSM1474	City Campus	Postgraduate	665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2024, Sem 1 2025

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	620H Business IT and Logistics	Internet	JanJun2019 (All)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	620H Business IT and Logistics	Internet	JulDec2019 (All)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	620H Business IT and Logistics	Internet	JanJun2020 (KP3)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	620H Business IT and Logistics	Internet	JanJun2021 (KP1)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	620H Business IT and Logistics	Internet	JulDec2021 (KP5)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain	Internet	JanJun2022 (All)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain	Internet	JanJun2024 (KP3)
BUSM4602	RMIT Online	Postgraduate	665H Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain	Internet	JanJun2025 (All)

Course Coordinator: Professor Victor Gekara

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5550

Course Coordinator Email: victor.gekara@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 80

Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

Course Description

The global supply chain contracting landscape is intricate, involving negotiations across cultures, legal systems, and economic conditions. It navigates challenges like geopolitical instability, fluctuating costs, and changing consumer preferences. Compliance with regulations, sustainability goals, and risk management are crucial amidst technological advancements and competition. This course equips learners to understand and manage these complexities, preparing them for critical procurement and supply chain contracting roles. It covers contract negotiation, establishment, and management through literature reviews, case studies, lectures, guest talks, workshops, and seminars. Participants gain skills in anticipating challenges and mitigating risks, emphasizing strategic foresight and operational flexibility for successful contract management.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

CLO 1: Critically analyse the complex nature of the global contemporary supply chain context.

CLO 2: Identify and assess the various legal and operational frameworks governing global supply chain contracts.

CLO 3: Develop clear discussions of negotiating terms, pricing structures, and quality standards across diverse cultural contexts and economic environments, enhancing the ability to achieve favourable outcomes for all parties involved.

CLO 4: Critically evaluate different strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate risks inherent in global supply chain contracts, including geopolitical instability, fluctuating raw material costs, and regulatory compliance challenges.

CLO 5: Develop in-depth analyses and discussions integrating sustainability goals into contract management practices, ensuring alignment with environmental and social responsibility standards while optimizing business outcomes.

CLO 6: Adapt and implement adaptive contract management techniques to respond effectively to technological advancements, market disruptions, and evolving consumer demands, fostering agility and resilience in global supply chain operations. consumer demands, fostering agility and resilience in global supply chain operations.

Overview of Learning Activities

In this course you will be encouraged to actively participate in the learning process. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include quizzes; assignments; prescribed readings; sourcing, researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; conducting presentations; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects.

Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through myRMIT/Canvas. In addition to topic notes; assessment details and a study schedule you may also be provided with links to relevant online information; readings; audio and video clips and communication tools to facilitate collaboration with your peers and to share information.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.

Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30%
Linked CLOs: 2, 3, 6

Assessment Task 2: 30%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 4

Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOS: 1, 2, 5, 6

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or in online forums through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.