Program Overview

Procuring and Integrating the Supply Chain (BSSC0005)

Key Information

• Faculty: UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment
• Teaching department: Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
• Credit value: 15
• Restrictions: This module is only available for students in the MBA Major Infrastructure Delivery programme.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The module introduces the principles of supply chain management, procurement, and operations building upon transaction cost economics and agency theory. The students will be introduced to production logics of vertical integration and outsourcing, which inform the decomposability of the asset into internal and external parts. The module will explore market engagement techniques to co-create strategies to maximise competition and innovation.

Aims of the Module

The module aims to prepare the students to develop a holistic view of the megaproject as a production system, aiming to inform decisions and strategies about procurement, packaging, contract design, incentivisation mechanisms, and interface management.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

• Intended teaching term: Term 3
• Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: In person
• Intended teaching location: UCL East
• Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 14
• Module leader: Professor Juliano Denicol

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.