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Postgraduate USA-LSCM5042-2021

Supply Chain Design and Management

Square away the building blocks that make up modern supply chain design.Conceptually model the supply chain. Incorporate transportation logistics and vendor selection systems. Understand constraints that impact supply chain design in the real world.

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$2,420 $2,875

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% online

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Assessments

Subjects may require attendance

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 19 Jul 2021
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The University of South Australia, UniSA, is ranked in the top 10 universities nationally and amongst the very best young universities in the world. They offer over 200 world-class degrees that are informed by industry and delivered with a highly practical approach to teaching and learning. In fact, they are South Australia’s number one university for graduate careers. They are a valuable partner with Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2021

17

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

23

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. identify potential problems and opportunities for improvement in supply chains
  2. conceptually model the supply chain
  3. identify, recommend and justify main strategies and tools to be used to solve particular supply chains issues
  4. ask and answer "What if..?" questions
  5. design a Supply Chain of practical size and for realistic constraints.
Topics covered
    • An introduction to design of supply chains
    • Logistics systems planning and analysis
    • Issues in designing the logistics network
    • Issues in vendor selection and design of vendor selection decision systems
    • Issues in Inventory planning
    • Issues in designing Intra-facility logistics systems
    • Transportation planning
Entry requirements

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject aims to provide you with knowledge regarding a variety of strategies and tools that can be used in the design of modern supply chains. Supply Chain Design and Management is an integrative design subject, aimed to give a holistic view on how to approach designing realistic Supply Chains in real-life conditions and constraints

Assessments

  • Group Project (50%)
  • Invigilated Exam (50%)
Textbooks

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