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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Formulating operational recommendations

LSC304 · Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Management — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC304
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Formulating operational recommendations

  1. Cost-benefit analysis of solutions
  2. Feasibility and risk assessment
  3. Implementation scheduling
  4. Presenting evidence-based proposals
  5. SBL Topic Explainer: Suitability, Acceptability & Feasibility (SAF)
  6. Scheduling in Operations Management - Strategies for Scheduling Products and Services
  7. Introduction to project management

What you will be able to do

  • 4.3 Recommend operational improvements supported by evidence.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: recommend operational improvements supported by evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • SBL Topic Explainer: Suitability, Acceptability & Feasibility (SAF) · YouTube · ACCA Student Study Resources · 11 min · for registered students
  • Scheduling in Operations Management - Strategies for Scheduling Products and Services · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 7 min · for registered students
  • Introduction to project management · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Green Book: Central Government Guidance on Appraisal and Evaluation (HM Treasury, 2026) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance; 88 pages · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 9: Risks and Challenges · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 145–159 · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 15: Scheduling · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 643–686 · 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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