Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives At the end of the subject participants should be able to understand the strategic options and controllable variables available to the logistician in warehousing and DC operations; understand the principles of distribution centre design and materials handling and certain aspects of operations; understand the contribution of package design to logistics effectiveness; understand the technological options available in DC operations and gain an appreciation of the impact of technological change on the workforce.
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.
Assessment Individual site visit analysis report: 10% + Syndicate case study presentation: 10% + Individual major assignment (4000 words): 40% + Class test: 40%