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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Principles of Financial Management in Logistics

LSC503 · Contract and Financial Management — Week 5 of 16

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Week5 of 16
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This week’s topics

Principles of Financial Management in Logistics

  1. Financial concepts in freight and storage
  2. Core components of logistics finance
  3. Capital budgeting
  4. Cash flow planning
  5. Capital Budgeting Process
  6. Cash Flow Forecast
  7. Lecture 17 - Capital Budgeting - Part 1

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘financial management’ in a logistics context.
  • 3.2 Describe the key components of financial management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain what is meant by the term ‘financial management’ in a logistics context.

Study materials

Videos

  • Capital Budgeting Process · YouTube · Galton College · 24 min · for registered students
  • Cash Flow Forecast · YouTube · Galton College · 16 min · for registered students
  • Capital Budgeting Part 1 · YouTube · Galton College · 14 min · for registered students
  • Capital Budgeting Part 2 · YouTube · Galton College · 15 min · for registered students
  • Using a Cash Flow Forecast in Business Planning · YouTube · Galton College · 16 min · for registered students
  • Budgeting within the Business · YouTube · Galton College · 6 min · for registered students
  • Capital budgeting: how it works in the real world · YouTube · The Finance Storyteller · 7 min · for registered students
  • Capital budgeting techniques · YouTube · The Finance Storyteller · 34 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Exploring Business, ch. 13: Managing Financial Resources · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 684–745 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 16.1: The role of finance and the financial manager · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 539–540 · for registered students
  • Principles of Accounting, Volume 2: Managerial Accounting, ch. 11: Capital Budgeting Decisions · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 517–564 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Logistics Contract Management
  • Week 2: Contract Management Cycles and Frameworks
  • Week 3: Contract Administration and Performance Metrics
  • Week 4: Contractual Risk and Operational Assessment
  • Week 5: Principles of Financial Management in Logistics
  • Week 6: Strategic Value of Logistics Financial Systems
  • Week 7: Logistics Financial Relationships
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Total Cost Analysis in Supply Chains
  • Week 10: Financial Factors and Risk Management
  • Week 11: Financial Performance Assessment in Logistics
  • Week 12: Applying Contract and Financial Management in practice: cas…
  • 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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