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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Configuration and Performance Assessment

LSC602 · Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC602
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Supply Chain Configuration and Performance Assessment

  1. Global facility location modelling
  2. Internal cross-functional alignment
  3. External tier-supplier collaboration
  4. Supply chain risk and resilience auditing
  5. Week 8: Lecture 38: Supply Chain Network Optimization: Case on Capacitated Plant Location Model

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Assess internal and external supply chain configurations and performance in logistics and supply chain management.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess internal and external supply chain configurations and performance in logistics and supply chain management.

Study materials

Videos

  • Supply Chain Risk in the Real World · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 51 min · for registered students
  • Supplier Development Capabilities | SCMT 4653 · YouTube · Walton College Supply Chain Management · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Supply chain network design · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • Risks and Global Supply Chains: What We Know and What We Need to Know · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
  • Procurement in the Supply Chain World, ch.: Managing Suppliers · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 60–83 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Drivers of Globalisation in Logistics
  • Week 2: Impact of Globalisation on Supply Chains
  • Week 3: Physical Distribution Channels and Intermodal Freight
  • Week 4: Distribution Network Intermediaries and Infrastructure
  • Week 5: Global Customer Segmentation and Service Requirements
  • Week 6: Alignment of Global Supply Chain and Marketing Strategies
  • Week 7: Strategic Scenarios in Global Logistics
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Architecture
  • Week 10: SCOR Metrics and Benchmarking
  • Week 11: Supply Chain Configuration and Performance Assessment
  • Week 12: Applying Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management in pr…
  • 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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