Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management

Code: 122089 • NQF 7 • 360 credits (≈ 3600 hours)

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Programme: Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management SAQA 122089
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About this programme

Purpose: Provide learners with advanced knowledge of supply chain management across the value chain, including warehousing, procurement, transportation, operations, and business/financial components; develop ability to integrate processes, apply sourcing techniques, operate within warehouses, and adhere to legal and ethical standards to meet organisational objectives.

Modules
  • Business Communication – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: BUSCO-1
    Professional oral and written communication in business; information design, reporting, presentation, and collaboration across supply chains
  • Business Law – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: BUSLA-1
    Commercial law foundations, contracts, compliance, and regulatory environment; ethics interface (supports ELO5).
  • Business Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: BUSMA-1
    Applied management and functional integration across marketing, HR, operations and finance in supply chains (supports ELO2 & ELO7).
  • Business Statistics – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: BUSST-1
    Descriptive and inferential statistics, forecasting and data analysis for supply chain decisions (supports ELO6 & ELO2).
  • Digital Transformation – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: DIGTR-1
    Digital technologies in SCM (analytics, automation, platforms), change and adoption (supports ELO8).
  • Economics I – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: ECOI-1
    Microeconomics: markets, demand/supply, cost and market structures with SCM applications (supports ELO7).
  • Economics II – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: ECOII-1
    Macroeconomics: GDP, inflation, exchange, trade and policy; implications for logistics and sourcing (supports ELO7).
  • Ethics and Corporate Governance – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: ETHAN-1
    Ethical theories, corporate governance frameworks, compliance and responsible supply chains (supports ELO5).
  • Fundamentals of Business Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: FUNOF-1
    Core management functions, organisational structures, planning, leading and control within supply chains; alignment to strategy (supports ELO2 & ELO7).
  • Fundamentals of Financial Accounting – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: FUNOF-1
    Principles of financial accounting, recording transactions, preparing financial statements, interpreting results for decision‑making and performance analysis
  • Introduction to Information Technology – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: INTTO-1
    Foundations of IS/IT, data, ERP basics, and digital tools used in SCM; implications for process integration (supports ELO8).
  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management II(L5) – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: INTTO-1
    Deepening SCM processes including demand planning, inventory control and basic procurement (supports ELO1 & ELO3).
  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management I(L5) – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: INTTO-1
    Overview of SCM concepts, processes, flows, customer service, sourcing, operations and logistics foundations (supports ELO1 & ELO2).
  • Operations Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: OPEMA-1
    Process design, capacity, scheduling, quality and lean/TOC in operations and logistics (supports ELO1 & ELO2).
  • Project Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: PROMA-1
    Project initiation, planning, execution and control with SCM projects emphasis (supports ELO2 & ELO1).
  • Quantitative Analytics – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: QUAAN-1
    Applied quantitative models for SCM decisions: forecasting, inventory, optimisation and analytics (supports ELO6 & ELO2).
  • Strategic Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: STRMA-1
    Strategy analysis and formulation, competitive advantage and value chain alignment in SCM contexts (supports ELO2 & ELO7).
  • Supply Chain Management II(L6) – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: SUPCH-1
    Advanced SCM: integration, resilience, transportation & logistics strategy, network design (supports ELO2 & ELO1).
  • Supply Chain Management II(L7) – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: SUPCH-2
    Advanced SCM: integration, resilience, transportation & logistics strategy, network design (supports ELO2 & ELO1).
  • Supply Chain Management I(L6) – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: SUPCH-1
    Tactical SCM: sourcing, supplier relationships, performance measurement and risk (supports ELO3 & ELO2)
  • Supply Chain Management I(L7) – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: SUPCH-2
    Tactical SCM: sourcing, supplier relationships, performance measurement and risk (supports ELO3 & ELO2).
  • Total Quality Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: TOTQU-1
    TQM principles, continuous improvement, SPC, six sigma basics applied to supply chains (supports ELO2 & ELO1).
  • Transport and Logistics Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: TRAAN-1
    Transport modes, network design, freight planning, 3PL/4PL management and regulatory issues (supports ELO2 & ELO1).
  • Warehousing Management – 15 credits(≈ 150 hours)
    Code: WARMA-1
    Design and operations of warehouses: layout, slotting, MHE, safety, WMS, inbound/outbound integration (supports ELO4).
Learning Outcomes (27)
Linked to modules: 25 of 27
  • Address ethical issues using suitable value systems. – E5.O3
  • Analyse integration of transport and warehousing. – E4.O3
  • Analyse techniques/strategies to achieve goals. – E1.O2
  • Apply regulations and policies. – E5.O2
  • Apply SCM/logistics principles to solve contemporary problems. – E1.O3
  • Apply SCM principles within organisational contexts. – AAC-03
  • Apply sourcing and procurement procedures. – E3.O1
  • Appraise importance of workplace ethics. – E5.O1
  • Assess innovation and supplier relationship management. – E3.O2
  • Assess macroeconomic trends vs business operations. – E7.O1
  • Compare SCM technologies and their uses. – E8.O2
  • Demonstrate understanding of warehousing operations. – E4.O2
  • Describe key concepts, methods and models. – E3.O3
  • Differentiate micro/market/macro environments. – E7.O3
  • Evaluate financial analysis of operations and generate reports to improve performance. – ELO 6
  • Evaluate microeconomic factors on performance. – E7.O2
  • Evaluate planning, forecasting and risk processes. – E2.O2
  • Evaluate role of quantitative analytics in decisions. – E6.O1
  • Explain digital transformation impacts on performance. – E8.O1
  • Explain SCM processes across the value chain. – E1.O1
  • Facilitate efficient communication and explain impact of digital transformation on business processes. – ELO 8
  • Justify methods to improve supply chain performance. – E2.O1
  • Manage and maintain warehouse processes and resources. – E4.O1
  • nan – E2.Ox
  • Perform basic financial/accounting calculations. – E6.O3
  • Prepare and analyse financial statements. – E6.O2
  • Use communication skills/tools to transfer information. – E8.O3
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