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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Packaging Architecture and Integrated Logistics Value

LSC701 · Logistics Management — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC701
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Packaging Architecture and Integrated Logistics Value

  1. Primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging hierarchies
  2. Cube utilisation and unit load integrity in transit
  3. Sustainable materials and circular packaging initiatives
  4. Holistic performance evaluation of modern logistics networks
  5. Opportunities and Analytical Modeling Solutions for Sustainable Circular Supply Chains

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse current issues in logistics and their relevance and effects on organisations.
  • 1.2 Evaluate the benefits of having an effective logistics management system in an organisation.
  • 4.3 Explain the multi-level product packaging choices and their relevance to efficient warehousing and transportation.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse current issues in logistics and their relevance and effects on organisations.

Study materials

Videos

  • Opportunities and Analytical Modeling Solutions for Sustainable Circular Supply Chains · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 60 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Marketing, ch. 9.8: Environmental concerns about packaging · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 328–330 · for registered students
  • Sustainability logos and claims on food packaging and labels: The case of Türkiye · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Transportation I: fundamentals and strategic networks · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Logistics Management and Contemporary Challenges
  • Week 2: Transport Modes and Freight Infrastructure
  • Week 3: Transport Economics and Operational Cost Structures
  • Week 4: Modal Selection and Transport Optimization
  • Week 5: International Customs Procedures and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Tariff Structures, Duties, and Landed Cost Analysis
  • Week 7: Strategic Warehouse Network Design and Infrastructure
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Warehouse Mechanisation and Automated Handling Systems
  • Week 10: Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations
  • Week 11: Packaging Architecture and Integrated Logistics Value
  • Week 12: Applying Logistics Management in practice: case studies
  • 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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