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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Digital technologies and supply chain visibility

LSC302 · Cross-functional Interconnectivity — Week 9 of 16

CourseLSC302
Week9 of 16
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This week’s topics

Digital technologies and supply chain visibility

  1. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  2. Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
  3. IoT and RFID tracking
  4. Automated workflow coordination
  5. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | A-Level & IB Business
  6. Week 10: Lecture 49: ERP, WMS & TMS (I & II)
  7. Week 10: Lecture 46: Role of Product Tracking & Traceability

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Assess the role of digital systems and automation in improving visibility and coordination.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess the role of digital systems and automation in improving visibility and coordination.

Study materials

Videos

  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | A-Level & IB Business · YouTube · tutor2u · 4 min · for registered students
  • RFID technology - RFID explained – RFID in Automation · YouTube · learnchannel · 7 min · for registered students
  • RFID in Industrial Automation: EXPLAINED · YouTube · NEFF Automation Experts · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Information Systems for Business and Beyond (2019), ch. 8: Business Processes · PDF · Other, textbook chapter · for registered students
  • NIST SP 800-98, section 2: RFID Technology · PDF · NIST, guidance · for registered students
  • Foundations of Information Systems, 10.1–10.2: Emerging technologies · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 373–384 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Core business functions and supply chain alignment
  • Week 2: Consequences of cross-functional misalignment
  • Week 3: Integrated cross-functional planning
  • Week 4: Inventory types and strategic purposes
  • Week 5: Stock control and replenishment decisions
  • Week 6: Data integrity and information flows
  • Week 7: External stakeholder collaboration
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Digital technologies and supply chain visibility
  • Week 10: Supply chain resilience and continuity
  • Week 11: Organizational coordination and process improvement
  • Week 12: Applying Cross-functional Interconnectivity in practice: ca…
  • 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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