The aim of the accounting and finance for supply chain management course is to introduce a number of traditional and contemporary accounting approaches that will increase the visibility of financial information and support management decision making.

The course provides traditional and contemporary accounting tools and techniques, which can be applied to support business supply chain management decisions., giving students the knowledge and abilities to find funding and use it to increase the sustainability and profitability of small and medium-sized businesses.

Objectives

The objectives of this course include:

  1. Explore the effect of decisions, transactions and events on financial performance;
  2. Explore the simple sets of accounts from basic information.
  3. Identify the variables affecting working capital management;
  4. Evaluate financial statements for decision making, planning and control;
  5. Explore costing approaches to solve a range of business issues;
  6. Identify financial tools and techniques to appraise alternative capital investment opportunities;
  7. Explore financial information to make informed management decisions