Offered
Caulfield Second semester 2008 (On-campus split block of classes)
Synopsis
Topics include strategic warehousing decisions; third party logistics; decision analysis techniques for facilities location; warehouse design; design of order picking systems; decision trees and game theory and applications to warehousing; labour management and the introduction of technological change; packaging and unitisation; shipping case design; pallet load stabilisation; containerisation; contingency planning in logistics operations; measuring performance; benchmarking.
Objectives
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- explain the strategic options and controllable variables available to the logistician in managing order fulfilment operations and network design
- explain the contribution of package design to logistics effectiveness
- identify fulfilment inefficiencies and suggest appropriate solutions
- design a warehousing and order picking operation given appropriate data.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 60%
Class test: 40%
Contact hours
3 hours class contact or equivalent per week
