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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Lean and Pull-Based Inventory Control

LSC606 · Supply Chain Planning and Control — Week 9 of 16

CourseLSC606
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Lean and Pull-Based Inventory Control

  1. Just-in-Time (JIT) philosophy
  2. Kanban signalling mechanisms
  3. Waste elimination and stock reduction
  4. Supply vulnerability and risk mitigation in lean systems
  5. Week 02: Lecture 08: Push Vs Pull
  6. Just in Time & Lean Systems

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Assess inventory approaches used in business.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess inventory approaches used in business.

Study materials

Videos

  • Just in Time & Lean Systems · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 9 min · for registered students
  • Just-in-Time (JIT) in Healthcare: The Truth About Supply Chain “Shortages” · YouTube · Mark Graban: Lean Leadership & More · 62 min · for registered students
  • Inventory Management – The Just-in-time system - ACCA Financial Management (FM) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 16 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 16: Just-In-Time and Lean Systems · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 687–714 · for registered students
  • MIT OCW 16.660J Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods (IAP 2012), Lean supply chain basics · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • MIT OCW 16.660J Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods (IAP 2012), Lean thinking part I · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · 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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