Course overview
Effective logistics and supply chain management are crucial components of today's competitive global businesses. Studying this course greatly enhances students professional management knowledge and skills. This is especially important now, given the economic challenges most economies and organisations are facing. Hence, the aim of this course is to provide students with an advanced and integrated understanding of the role and importance of logistics, including supply chain management, in the organisation and the economy. This course enables students to discern how logistics operations are part of an integrated system and how these operations become more competitive.
Course learning outcomes
- Analyse and evaluate the relevant components or activities of a logistics system with readings and seminar activities around the topics by completing the core requirements of this CLO in an essay, a report, presentation and contribution
- Critically analyse the role of logistics in the economy and as a strategic asset in organisational performance, including its impact on competitiveness, with readings and seminar activities around the topics by completing the core requirements of this CLO in an essay, a report, presentation and contribution
- Synthesise and apply logistics and supply chain management theory to solve organisational problems in the provision of goods and/or services, integrating theoretical knowledge with practical applications, with readings and seminar activities around the topics by completing the core requirements of this CLO in an essay, a report, presentation and contribution
- Critically analyse and evaluate the performance of logistics and supply chain operations in organisations, including strengths, weaknesses, areas for improvement, and alternative approaches to improve, with readings and seminar activities around the topics by completing the core requirements of this CLO in an essay, a report, presentation and contribution
- Construct plans and strategies to enhance logistics performance, aligning them with organisational goals and objectives, with readings and seminar activities around the topics by completing the core requirements of this CLO in an essay, a report, presentation and contribution
- Apply information technology solutions to logistics and supply chain operations to improve organisational performance with readings and seminar activities around the topics by completing the core requirements of this CLO in an essay, a report, presentation and contribution
- Demonstrate skills in problem solving, teamwork, and oral and written communication with readings and seminar activities around the topics by completing the core requirements of this CLO in an essay, a report, presentation and contribution
Degree list
The following degrees include this course