| Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
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| UoS Code | TPTM6155 |
| Credit points | 6 |
| Offered | Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer |
| Lectures | Semester 1: Block mode; 6 days plus examination day; 9am-5pm; Summer School and Semester 2: 12 days plus examination day; 3.5 hours per day. Refer to timetable for further details. |
| Assessment | Individual assignment; group project presentation and report; final examination. |
| Description | Logistics and Supply Chain Management are foundation blocks of successful businesses. Unless organisations manage and coordinate the movement of materials, information and cash through its business, and those of partner organisations, they are unlikely to outperform their competitors. In operationalising a logistics management system, practitioners are facing many complex challenges such as logistics planning, the use of logistics as a marketing tool, distribution accounting, people-based management skills, use of third parties and technology. This unit provides a sound grounding in the terms, concepts, techniques and principles that underlie logistics and supply chain management. There is a focus on understanding the major issues faced by business logistics managers and methods for analysing these issues, as well as the impact of logistics management on current and future trends in business. Logistics management is discussed from a managerial, practice-oriented perspective, with both an operations management and a marketing orientation. |
| Additional Information | This is the foundation unit for all Logistics Management programs and should be completed in the first period of study for the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Logistics Management (including combined programs), and for the Supply Chain and Logistics Management major in the Master of Commerce. Note: Any student who has extensive practical experience in the logistics industry may apply to substitute another unit for TPTM6155; please provide a CV and covering email outlining your experience to Professor David Walters davidw@itls.usyd.edu.au. |
| This unit of study is available as part of the following major subject areas |
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| This unit of study is available in these award courses |
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