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Level 5 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Global Supply Chain Planning

LSC504 · Global Context of Supply Chains — Week 6 of 16

CourseLSC504
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Global Supply Chain Planning

  1. Global Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
  2. Cross-border demand forecasting techniques
  3. Aggregate capacity and production planning
  4. Managing lead-time variability and safety stock placement
  5. Lec 29-Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning-I (Intermediate & Aggregate Planning)
  6. Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain what is meant by supply chain planning in a global context.
  • 3.2 Discuss the process of supply chain planning in a global context.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain what is meant by supply chain planning in a global context.

Study materials

Videos

  • Managing Thai Tesco - Supply Chains: The Supermarket (5/7) · YouTube · OpenLearn from The Open University · 10 min · for registered students
  • Global Supply Planning in the Healthcare Industry · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 52 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 7: Global Logistics Planning and Management · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 131–136 · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 14: Aggregate Planning · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 601–642 · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 3: Forecasting · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 85–132 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Drivers and Concepts of Globalisation
  • Week 2: Impact of Globalisation on Organisational Structure and Cul…
  • Week 3: Globalisation and the Modern Logistics Industry
  • Week 4: Benefits and Disadvantages of Global Supply Chains
  • Week 5: Global Supply Chain Strategy and Decision-Making
  • Week 6: Global Supply Chain Planning
  • Week 7: Global Supply Chain Network Design
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Risk Management in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 10: Information Technology in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 11: Emerging Issues in Global Supply Chains
  • Week 12: Applying Global Context of Supply Chains in practice: case …
  • 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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