This week’s topics
Foundations of the Logistics Internal Environment
- Physical fleet and facility assets
- Organisational culture and human capital
- Financial liquidity
- Operational capability auditing
- Lecture 25: Internal Environment
- Internal Environment- Core Competencies & Sustainable Competitive Advantage
- Resources of a Business
What you will be able to do
- 3.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘internal environment of a logistics business.’
- 3.2 Explain why it is important to measure a logistic business’s internal environment.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain what is meant by the term ‘internal environment of a logistics business.’
Study materials
Videos
- Internal Environment- Core Competencies & Sustainable Competitive Advantage · YouTube · Andy Cavanagh · 4 min · for registered students
- Resources of a Business · YouTube · Galton College · 30 min · for registered students
- Core Competencies · YouTube · tutor2u · 8 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Principles of Management, ch. 8.5: The internal environment · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 231–234 · for registered students
- Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 14.7: Analysing financial statements · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 492–495 · for registered students
- Principles of Accounting, Volume 1: Financial Accounting, ch. 11: Long-Term Assets · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 651–690 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
