Supply Chain Management A is one of the six core modules of the Postgraduate Diploma for Marketing and Supply Chain Management. The aim of the module is to provide learners with a sound understanding of the Operations Management area and its contribution to effective Supply Chain Management. The module focuses on operations management’s contribution to competitiveness, strategy and productivity, system design, quality management and its role in Supply Chain Management. This will provide students with insight into how operations management impacts on all areas and processes of a business and those of its supply chain partners.