Retail and Service Logistics

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the conclusion of this subject you should be able to:

  1. Discuss and demonstrate your understanding of selected principles and concepts of effective and efficient retail and service logistics management
  2. Demonstrate a strategic and operational awareness of the management of selected retail and tourism and hospitality services in various market situations
  3. Understand the selected decision areas of retail logistics operations and supply chain management within the focus business, and the nature and impact of these operational decisions
  4. Assess the impacts of the selected retail trends applicable to the focus business’ major logistics / supply chain activities, and how these impacts may be effectively and efficiently managed
  5. Identify those logistics, demand chain, value chain and supply chain factors which focus businesses need to consider when assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of their retail, service, tourism or hospitality operations.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About RMIT University

Entry requirements

Prior study

To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:

• RMI-LGM100-Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  This unit has a required eText: Service Management: Operations, Strategy and Information Technology by J. A. Fitzsimmons & M. J. Fitzsimmons; ISBN: 9781121999749. More information about the eText will be provided by the unit coordinator at the start of the Study Period.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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