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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Strategic Value of Logistics Financial Systems

LSC503 · Contract and Financial Management — Week 6 of 16

CourseLSC503
Week6 of 16
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This week’s topics

Strategic Value of Logistics Financial Systems

  1. Key financial elements in supply networks
  2. Inventory holding and carrying costs
  3. Cash-to-cash conversion cycles
  4. Liquidity and profitability trade-offs
  5. Risk and Cost of Holding Inventory
  6. Operating Cycle vs. Cash Conversion Cycle | Financial Statement Analysis
  7. Financial Performance Measurement – Liquidity Measures - ACCA Management Accounting (MA)

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Illustrate key elements of financial management in logistics.
  • 3.4 Explain why financial management is important to a logistics business.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: illustrate key elements of financial management in logistics.

Study materials

Videos

  • Operating Cycle vs. Cash Conversion Cycle | Financial Statement Analysis · YouTube · Edspira · 7 min · for registered students
  • Financial Performance Measurement – Liquidity Measures - ACCA Management Accounting (MA) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 22 min · for registered students
  • Cash Conversion Cycle · YouTube · Edspira · 5 min · for registered students
  • The Operating Cycle · YouTube · Edspira · 3 min · for registered students
  • Short-term Liquidity Ratios | Financial Statement Analysis · YouTube · Edspira · 12 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 3: The Cost of Logistics · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 42–50 · for registered students
  • Principles of Finance 2e, ch. 19: The Importance of Trade Credit and Working Capital in Planning · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 567–598 · 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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