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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Foundations of Supply Chain Planning and Control

LSC606 · Supply Chain Planning and Control — Week 1 of 16

CourseLSC606
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Foundations of Supply Chain Planning and Control

  1. Strategic versus operational planning
  2. Closed-loop planning hierarchy
  3. External supply network integration
  4. Performance objectives and trade-offs
  5. Supply Chain Planning
  6. Strategic Fit in Supply Chain
  7. #13 Aligning Supply Objectives with Organisation's Strategy | Strategic Sourcing

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain supply chain planning and control in business.
  • 1.2 Differentiate between the various elements of supply chain planning and control in business.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain supply chain planning and control in business.

Study materials

Videos

  • Supply Chain Planning · YouTube · Supply Chain Analytics · 30 min · for registered students
  • Sales and Operations Planning · YouTube · Dr. Bharatendra Rai · 22 min · for registered students
  • Chapter 9: Sales and Operations Planning - Manage supply · YouTube · Windesheim · 9 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OpenCourseWare 15.762J Supply Chain Planning (Spring 2011) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 7: Global Logistics Planning and Management · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 131–136 · for registered students
  • Principles of Management, ch. 17: Organizational Planning and Controlling · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 501–542 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Supply Chain Planning and Control
  • Week 2: Core Elements of Planning and Control Systems
  • Week 3: System Capacity Determination
  • Week 4: Strategic Capacity Management
  • Week 5: Capacity Decisions for Competitive Advantage
  • Week 6: Inventory Functions and Classifications
  • Week 7: Inventory Management Approaches
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Lean and Pull-Based Inventory Control
  • Week 10: Master Production Schedule Techniques
  • Week 11: Bills of Materials and System Integration
  • Week 12: Applying Supply Chain Planning and Control 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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