International Logistics Management

Course ID: B6802I8V

Credits: 3

Objective:

This course will provide students the basic knowledge of supply chains under globalization context and enable them to develop skills of planning and managing supply chains through lecture, case studies, and practices in projects.

Course Prerequisites: None

Outline:

Supply Chain Management: An Overview Role of Logistics in Supply Chain Global Dimensions of Supply Chains Supply Chain Relationships Supply Chain Performance Measurement and Financial Analysis Supply Chain Technology – Managing Information Flows Demand Management Order Management and Customer Service Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain Transportation – Managing the Flow of the Supply Chain Distribution – Managing Fulfillment Operations Supply Chain Network Analysis and Design Sourcing Materials and Services Operations – Producing Goods and Services Supply Chain Sustainability.

Teaching Method: Lecture, Discussion, Practice 

Reference: Managing Supply Chains A Logistics Approach (South-Western Cengage Learning, 9th edition, 2013) by John Joseph Coyle , C. John Langley, etc.

Course Schedule (subject to change): 

1st week: Introduction to Syllabus

2nd week: Supply Chain Management: An Overview

3rd week: Role of Logistics in Supply Chain

4th week: Global Dimensions of Supply Chains

5th week: Supply Chain Relationships

6th week: Supply Chain Performance Measurement and Financial Analysis

7th week: Supply Chain Technology – Managing Information Flows

8th week: Midterm 

9th week: Demand Management

10th week: Order Management and Customer Service 

11th week: Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain 

12th week: Transportation – Managing the Flow of the Supply Chain 

13th week: Distribution – Managing Fulfillment Operations

14th week: Supply Chain Network Analysis and Design

15th week: Sourcing Materials and Services

16th week: Operations – Producing Goods and Services

17th week: Supply Chain Sustainability

18th week: Final Project Presentation

Evaluation: 

This course has an annual dropout rate of approximately 20% among enrolled students. It is essential for students to fully engage with the textbook content. Grading breakdown: Midterm exam: 30% Final exam: 30% Quizzes or assignments: 20% Other assessments: 20% Rules: Assignments or reports found to be plagiarized will receive a score of zero upon verification. (Reports without proper citations will also be considered as plagiarism.) Missing an assignment deducts 5 points from the total grade. Absences require a leave application. Unexcused absence deducts 10 points from the total grade for each occurrence. Unexcused absences exceeding three times result in failing the exam, and the semester grade will be calculated as zero. Failing to bring the textbook to class deducts 2 points from the total grade.