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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Driving Operational Efficiency and Resilience

LSC301 · Business Operations Along the Supply Chain — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC301
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Driving Operational Efficiency and Resilience

  1. Applying lean techniques to eliminate operational waste
  2. Balancing buffer inventory with just-in-time delivery
  3. Implementing technological and workflow solutions to improve service levels
  4. Just in Time Production (Lean Production)
  5. Just in Time - 7 Wastes to Eliminate
  6. Just-in-Time (JIT) | Supply Chain Management | From A Business Professor
  7. Minimising material waste

What you will be able to do

  • 4.3 Recommend practical improvements to increase service, efficiency or resilience.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: recommend practical improvements to increase service, efficiency or resilience.

Study materials

Videos

  • Just in Time Production (Lean Production) · YouTube · tutor2u · 5 min · for registered students
  • Just in Time - 7 Wastes to Eliminate · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 5 min · for registered students
  • Just-in-Time (JIT) | Supply Chain Management | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 12 min · for registered students
  • Minimising material waste · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 3 (lower secondary level) · for registered students

Further resources

  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 16: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 687–714 · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 13: Inventory Management · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 565–600 · for registered students
  • Risks and Global Supply Chains: What We Know and What We Need to Know · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to Supply Chains and Operations
  • Week 2: Supply Chain Stakeholders and Customer Demand
  • Week 3: Cross-Functional Contributions to Operations
  • Week 4: Operational Performance Objectives
  • Week 5: Measuring Operations with Key Performance Indicators
  • Week 6: Teamwork and Communication in Daily Operations
  • Week 7: Health, Safety, and Security in Supply Chain Environments
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Sustainable and Responsible Supply Chain Practices
  • Week 10: Mapping the End-to-End Supply Chain
  • Week 11: Driving Operational Efficiency and Resilience
  • Week 12: Applying Business Operations Along the Supply Chain in prac…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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