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Undergraduate | GRF-IBA214-2023

International Business Logistics

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100% online

Assessments

100% online

Entry requirements

No ATAR needed

No prior study

Duration

13 weeks

Start dates

  • 17 July 2023

Price from

$1,892

Upfront cost

$0

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

About this subject

What you'll learn

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. Explain major concepts in business logistics, such as warehousing, materials handling, transport modes, technologies, information and financial flows, and the economic, social, and environmental issues and challenges associated with them.
  2. Critically analyse logistics elements in supply chains; and the ability to provide perspectives from both the users and the service providers, through class discussion and case analysis.
  3. Assess the appropriate approaches for fulfilling organization's business logistics requirements in a cost-effective and sustainable way, through performance measurement and cost analysis.

This course evaluates student performance for Assurance of Learning purposes for the program learning objective (PLO): Effectively communicate with diverse audiences through a variety of modes and media.

    • Business Logistics Overview
    • Warehousing, Packaging and Materials Handling
    • Road and Rail Transport
    • The Logistics Project and Exemplars
    • Air and Sea Transport and Pipeline
    • Intermodal and transportation Management
    • Network Design
    • Finance
    • Information Technology & Logistics Service Providers
    • Global Business Logistics
    • Green and Reverse Logistics
    • Review and conclusion
  • This course will provide students with a detailed understanding of the nature, process, coordination and management of business logistics in achieving sustainable business outcomes. Current issues considered include: warehousing and packaging, transport and its management, supply network designing for material/service/information flows; performance measurement and the engagement with external logistics service providers, logistics in a carbon constrained environment; scheduling in transport and service industries, and redesigning material and service flows in supply chains/networks.

    • Report (50%)
    • Non-invigilated Examination (50%)
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