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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Contingency Planning and Disruption Management

LSC305 · Transport Planning and Operations Management — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC305
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Contingency Planning and Disruption Management

  1. Identifying operational risks and delay causes
  2. Emergency diversion and dynamic re-routing
  3. Managing vehicle breakdowns and supply failures
  4. Customer incident communication and continuity planning
  5. Supply Chain Risk in the Real World
  6. Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Produce a transport schedule or plan that addresses resources, timings and customer needs.
  • 4.3 Explain contingency arrangements for likely transport disruptions.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: produce a transport schedule or plan that addresses resources, timings and customer needs.

Study materials

Videos

  • Supply Chain Risk in the Real World · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 51 min · for registered students
  • Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024 · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 51 min · for registered students
  • Contingency Planning · YouTube · tutor2u · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • 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
  • Guide to maintaining roadworthiness: commercial goods and passenger carrying vehicles (DVSA) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to Freight Transport Modes
  • Week 2: Modal Comparison and Intermodal Transport
  • Week 3: Documentation and Information Flows in Transport
  • Week 4: Fundamentals of Route and Schedule Planning
  • Week 5: Transport Legislation and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Health, Safety, and Security in Fleet Operations
  • Week 7: Sustainable Transport Operations
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Evaluating and Selecting Transport Solutions
  • Week 10: Developing Transport Schedules and Operational Plans
  • Week 11: Contingency Planning and Disruption Management
  • Week 12: Applying Transport Planning and Operations Management in pr…
  • 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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