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Logistics and Transportation Management (MGMT90276)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
May
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Prof William Ho william.ho@unimelb.edu.au
November
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Prof William Ho william.ho@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | May - Online November - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject examines both the strategic and operational levels of logistics and transportation management. This subject will identify both the inter-organisational and intra-organisational logistics, and enhance the ability to manage and design various logistics distribution effectively and efficiently. Specific topics will include: transportation management; transportation outsourcing; intermodal transportation; warehousing and distribution centre; inbound and outbound logistics management; vehicle sequencing and routing optimisation; intra-organisational process and layout design.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse logistics and transportation strategies and align them to organisational strategies
- Develop and apply models for analysing logistics and transportation decisions
- Identify challenges and critical success factors of global transportation
- Evaluate and apply models for analysing intra-organisational logistics decisions
- Analyse third-party logistics service provider performance
Generic skills
After completing this subject, students will be able to:
- Communicate effectively about key ideas and theories
- Identify and critically analyse strategic problems and decisions
- Enhance critical thinking in relation to the effectiveness of solutions
- Decompose and resolve complex problems
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Reflection on online discussion board participation (Requires participation in discussion activities in all four weeks)
| End of the teaching period | 10% |
Multiple choice quizzes. (3 x 15-minute quizzes)
| Throughout the teaching period | 30% |
Written assignment (1500-2000 words)
| End of the assessment period | 60% |
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Dates & times
- May - Online
Coordinator William Ho Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 23 May 2022 Pre teaching requirements Orientation activities Teaching period 30 May 2022 to 26 June 2022 Last self-enrol date 24 May 2022 Census date 3 June 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 June 2022 Assessment period ends 3 July 2022 May contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Prof William Ho william.ho@unimelb.edu.au
- November - Online
Coordinator William Ho Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 85 hours Pre teaching start date 7 November 2022 Pre teaching requirements Orientation activities Teaching period 14 November 2022 to 11 December 2022 Last self-enrol date 8 November 2022 Census date 18 November 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 December 2022 Assessment period ends 18 December 2022 November contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Prof William Ho william.ho@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
28 hours of case study analysis and 35 hours of online activities, participation in simulations and other related analyses of supply chain challenges
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 9 April 2024