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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Logistics Financial Relationships

LSC503 · Contract and Financial Management — Week 7 of 16

CourseLSC503
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Logistics Financial Relationships

  1. Shipper-carrier commercial structures
  2. Trade credit and extended payment terms
  3. Supply chain financing solutions
  4. Third-party logistics billing models
  5. Trade Finance vs Supply Chain Finance
  6. Supply Chain Management as a Partner with Finance
  7. Methods of Payment in International Trade for Export & Import (2020)

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain key financial relationships for a logistics business.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain key financial relationships for a logistics business.

Study materials

Videos

  • Trade Finance vs Supply Chain Finance · YouTube · Vanijja | Trade Insights · 6 min · for registered students
  • Supply Chain Management as a Partner with Finance · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 53 min · for registered students
  • Methods of Payment in International Trade for Export & Import (2020) · YouTube · Tradelinks Resources · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • 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
  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Supply chain contracts · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Transportation IV: shipper perspective · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · 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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