Introduction to Logistics & Supply Chain Management

This course is designed to introduce students to the dynamic and diverse world of LSCM so that they may develop a solid understanding of integral concepts such as– Competitive Strategy and Customer value; Matching Supply and Demand, Strategic Lead Time Management; Managing Risk, and Managing the Global Pipeline.

• Logistics, the supply chain and competitive strategy
• Logistics and customer value
• Measuring logistics costs and performance
• Matching supply and demand
• Creating the responsive supply chain
• Strategic lead Time-based management & the synchronous supply chain
• Complexity & risk in the supply chain
• Managing risk and the global pipeline
• The era of network competition & overcoming the barriers to supply chain integration
• Creating a sustainable supply chain for the future