This week’s topics
Foundations of logistics operations
- Roles of warehousing
- Materials handling and packing
- Order fulfilment workflow
- Inbound, internal and outbound stages
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Explain the role of warehousing, handling, packing and order fulfilment in the supply chain.
- 1.2 Describe the stages of inbound, internal and outbound logistics.
Activity
Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the role of warehousing, handling, packing and order fulfilment in the supply chain.
Study materials
Videos
- Types of Logistics | Types of Logistics Management | Types of Logistics in Supply Chain Management · YouTube · 10 Min For Supply Chain · 9 min · for registered students
- Logistics Management in 12 minutes · YouTube · Leaders Talk - ThinkEduca · 12 min · for registered students
- Logistics 101: Mastering the Basics of Transport, Warehousing, and Inventory · YouTube · LoadBud - Logistics · 16 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Introduction to Logistics, ch. 5: Warehousing · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 100–126 · for registered students
- Introduction to Logistics, ch. 1: The Role of Logistics in Supply Chains · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 13–32 · for registered students
- Principles of Marketing, ch. 9: Using Supply Chains to Create Value for Customers · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 275–304 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
