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Manufacturing Logistics
UoS Code TPTM6370
Credit points 6
Offered Summer
Prerequisites TPTM6155
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Lectures Block mode: 6 days, 9am-5pm. Refer to timetable for further details.
Assessment Individual assignment, group project and final examination.
Description This unit provides an overview of theory and practice in the fast changing area of manufacturing and the logistics implications of emerging manufacturing strategies and operations. The developments in global businesses are impacting on the discipline of business logistics. New business models are being developed, many of them in the Asia/Pacific region. This unit considers the changes occurring in manufacturing and explores the challenges confronting this discipline. The unit complements other topics covered within the Master of Logistics and is essential to the practical orientation of the degree. The case study approach and guest lecturers will provide up-to-the-moment content on this dynamic topic.