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Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management - MAN00152M

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  • Department: The York Management School
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
    • See module specification for other years: 2024-25

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2023-24

Module aims

This module introduces the role, objectives and activities of operations and supply chain management. The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of the fundamental approaches and techniques of operations management and supply chain management based on a sustainability agenda and their selection and use in appropriate situations, and unfold the complexity of designing and managing complex operations within global supply chains.On completing the module students should be able to recommend a sustainable operations and supply chain management strategy for a given business context.

Module learning outcomes

Academic and graduate skills

Successful completion of the module will demonstrate that students are able to:

  • Demonstrate a broad understanding of the key concepts of operations management and supply chain management based on a sustainability agenda

  • Articulate the complexity of designing and managing complex operations within global supply chains

  • Evaluate different approaches to sustainable procurement and supplier management

  • Analyse operations using a variety of operations and supply chain management approaches and techniques

  • Apply appropriate approaches and techniques of operations and supply chain management to improve the performance of an organisation

  • Propose an appropriate sustainable operations and supply chain management strategy for a given business context

Module content

Subject content

  • The nature of operations management and supply chain management

  • Formulation of operations strategy and strategic fit

  • Operations management – operations management and sustainability, process design, lean management, and quality management

  • Supply chain management – supply chain management and sustainability, sustainable sourcing, and sustainable transport and logistics

Teaching Material

  • These will include: handouts of lecture slides; reading lists, case study materials, group discussions of students’ own experiences

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

Feedback will be given in accordance with the University Policy on feedback in the Guide to Assessment as well as in line with the School policy.

Indicative reading

Slack, N.and Brandon-Jones, A.. (2019), Operations Management, 9th ed., Harlow: Pearson Education.

Chopra, S. & Meindl, P. (2009). Supply Chain Management, (4th Edition), Prentice Hall.

Kreye, M.e. (2022) Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (1st edition), Routledge


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University constantly explores ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary. In some instances it may be appropriate for the University to notify and consult with affected students about module changes in accordance with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.