A Study on the Teaching and Learning of DPL5013 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management Using Innovative Practical Games at Metro Johor Bahru Polytechnic

—This paper aims to study the teaching and learning Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management for Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain students using innovative practical games. The researchers carried out action research in producing valid data and valuable insights for this study. This research paper presents a new practical game that helps Diploma students to understand how the concept of supply chain management works. This game uses the course structure of DPL5013 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management which contains three supply chain entities, namely suppliers, factories, and customers, which covers six theoretical topics of this course. The game uses a board game such as a physically shaped snake checkers carving and contains game rules such as each player’s responsibilities and product descriptions. The game uses several sets of questions that can determine the successful winner. Bloom’s taxonomy was used as a guideline to develop this assessment test based on course learning outcomes. The proposed board game was tested by a group of 62 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management students at METrO Johor Bahru Polytechnic who took the DPL5013 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management course for the June 2020 session. More than 70% exceeding the target of the Academic Department, PMJB which is 50%. In addition, most students have a positive view of the game.