MBS558: Supply Chain Management and Logistics

In an increasingly competitive, complex and connected world efficient and effective supply chain management and supporting logistical operations often play a critical role in the success of organisations. This unit provides an overview of key management issues including fundamentals of logistics and supply chain management, developing and maintaining supply chain relationships, managing flow across the supply chain, examining critical issues associated with distribution and transportation and considering the role of electronic business systems in modern logistics and supply chain environments.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: W-internal, W-external
Contact Time	Lectures/seminars/workshops: 6 hours (2 x 3 hours) per week for winter term.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in a postgraduate-level course. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Business
Unit Coordinator	Mr John Wootton Position: P/T Teaching Casual E-mail: J.Wootton@murdoch.edu.au Location: Phone: Prefix: +618
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Mr John Wootton (J.Wootton@murdoch.edu.au) MURDOCH W: Internal (14/06/2010 - 30/07/2010)   MURDOCH W: External (14/06/2010 - 30/07/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)