Supply Chain Design and Management

Course aim

The course aims to provide students with knowledge regarding a variety of strategies and tools that can be used in the design of modern supply chains. Supply Chain Design and Management is an integrative design course, aimed to give a holistic view on how to approach designing realistic Supply Chains in real-life conditions and constraints.

Course content

Logistics systems planning and analysis; Issues in designing the logistics network; Issues in Vendor selection and design of vendor selection decision systems; Issues in Inventory planning; Issues in designing Intra-facility logistics systems; Transportation planning.

Textbook(s)

Kasilingam, R.G 2004, Logistics and Transportation - Design and Planning, Springer

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
Case Study	N/A x N/A
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	13 hours x Block
Tutorial	12 hours x Block
Case Study	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment - in lectures and tutorials, Examination - open book, Project - group

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.