IoSCM Level 5 Award in Supply Chain Management

Learning Objectives
1. Understand how a supply chain can gain competitive advantage from efficient management and control
1.1 Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the supply chain within own organization
1.2 Analyse the ability of a supply chain to provide competitive advantage

2. Understand the impact of physical and information flows on the integration and harmonisation within a supply chain
2.1 Describe the physical and information flows within a supply chain
2.2 Analyse how these flows impact on improvements in integration and harmonisation within a supply chain

3. Understand why supply chains may not always function correctly
3.1 Describe the barriers to the effective working of a supply chain
3.2 Analyse possible solutions to the barriers identified
3.3 Describe how the possible solutions identified could be applied

4. Understand how supply chain planning is achieved from a strategic and operational perspective
4.1 Describe the process involved with the designing of a supply chain plan to meet the objectives of own organisation

5. Understand how modern technology has impacted the supply chain
5.1 Critically analyse two advances in technology within the supply chain
5.2 Critically analyse two advances in technology that have impacted on own area of responsibility within the supply chain.