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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Strategic Role of International Logistics

LSC603 · International Logistics Management — Week 1 of 16

CourseLSC603
Week1 of 16
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This week’s topics

Strategic Role of International Logistics

  1. Corporate strategy alignment
  2. Competitive advantage via logistics
  3. Global value chain integration
  4. Value-adding logistics services
  5. From Cost Center to Competitive Advantage - The Coming Decade of Supply Chain Management
  6. CIMA E3 Value chains, value networks and supply chain management

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the role of the logistics in relation to the firm’s strategy in international logistics management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the role of the logistics in relation to the firm’s strategy in international logistics management.

Study materials

Videos

  • From Cost Center to Competitive Advantage - The Coming Decade of Supply Chain Management · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 47 min · for registered students
  • CIMA E3 Value chains, value networks and supply chain management · YouTube · OpenTuition · 18 min · for registered students
  • Supply chains in a fractured world: Strategy beyond globalization · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 67 min · for registered students
  • Supply Chain Risk Management and X shoring · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 60 min · for registered students
  • Global Supply Chains: How Did All This Stuff Get Here? · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 50 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
  • International Business, ch. 14: Competing Effectively through Global Marketing, Distribution, and Supply-Chain Management · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 637–683 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 1: The Role of Logistics in Supply Chains · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 13–32 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Role of International Logistics
  • Week 2: Stakeholder Management in Global Logistics
  • Week 3: International Logistics Strategies
  • Week 4: Comparative Analysis of Global Logistics Strategies
  • Week 5: Core Logistics Management Tools and Techniques
  • Week 6: Digital Tools and Technology in International Logistics
  • Week 7: Logistical Problem Solving and Risk Mitigation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Logistics Network Planning and Facility Design
  • Week 10: Logistics Planning Approaches and Frameworks
  • Week 11: Advanced Planning Applications in International Logistics
  • Week 12: Applying International Logistics Management in practice: ca…
  • 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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