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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Automation and digital logistics tools

LSC304 · Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Management — Week 6 of 16

CourseLSC304
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Automation and digital logistics tools

  1. Warehouse management systems (WMS)
  2. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
  3. Pick-to-light and voice picking
  4. Barcode and RFID tracking
  5. RFID technology - RFID explained – RFID in Automation
  6. Week 10: Lecture 47: Track & Trace Systems (I & II)

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain how automation and digital tools support logistics operations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how automation and digital tools support logistics operations.

Study materials

Videos

  • 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
  • What is RFID technology? and how it works? · YouTube · AXEM Technology · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 2: Technology and Logistics · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 33–41 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 5: Warehousing · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 100–126 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of logistics operations
  • Week 2: Customer service in logistics
  • Week 3: Inventory storage and location control
  • Week 4: Health, safety, and loss prevention
  • Week 5: Warehouse layout and workflow design
  • Week 6: Automation and digital logistics tools
  • Week 7: Sustainable logistics and distribution
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Reviewing organisational logistics performance
  • Week 10: Identifying operational improvement opportunities
  • Week 11: Formulating operational recommendations
  • Week 12: Applying Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Management i…
  • 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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