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Title LOGISTICS AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION
Code EBUS609
Coordinator Dr S Guo
Operations and Supply Chain Management
eunice.guo@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

 6

       6

 36
Timetable (if known) 120 mins X 1 totaling 24
  		60 mins X 1 totaling 6
  		      60 mins X 1 totaling 6
  		 
Private Study 114
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Individual assignment. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 2  2    50       
Individual assignment. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 2  0    50       

Aims

This module aims:

To provide students with a thorough grounding in contemporary logistics operations and business management;

To cover specific topics including intermodal operations, transportation selection, warehousing and distribution management, 3PLs, tendering for contracts, reverse and green logistics services, port centric maritime logistics, the concept of adding value in logistics and optimising logistics operations.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Be able to justify the criteria for selecting a mode of transport.

(LO2) Be able to critically analyse logistics operations in the supply chain context.

(LO3) Be able to critically appraise logistics operations performance and its impact on the competitiveness of the business.

(LO4) Be able to recommend good strategies of transportation service in an international context.

(S1) Adaptability. Developed through case study analysis to develop an understanding of how and why theory and practice change and how to adapt.

(S2) Problem solving skills. Developed through case study analysis to be able to match approaches and techniques with problems and be able to evaluate the solution.

(S3) Commercial awareness. Developed through lectures and research reading and case studies to understand business challenges in different sectors.

(S4) Organisational skills. Developed through completing assignments to time and organising work and time for allocated tasks.

(S5) Communication skills. Developed through interaction in class, discussion of case studies and practicing communication skills for presenting and arguing.

(S6) International awareness. Developed in lectures and through discussion of case studies; the business context and the theoretical development of management approaches are presented in an international context to enable students understand the differences.

(S7) Lifelong learning skills. Developed through self-study in researching and working through case studies.

(S8) Ethical awareness. Developed in lectures, self-study reading and case studies. Ethical issues will be presented to make students aware of the issues in both research and practice.

(S9) Leadership. Developed through discussion in class to practice organising and communicating work with others for targeted outcomes.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

2 hour lecture x 12 weeks
1 hour seminar x 6 weeks
1 hour group learning x 6 weeks
114 hours self-directed learning

Students will make use of self-directed learning hours to undertake research which will enhance their understanding of the theoretical and practical challenges of the subject, prepare for discussion of case studies and undertake revision in preparation for assessments.

Syllabus
 

Logistics and transportation:

Transportation means - air, road, sea, pipeline, rail, inland waterways. Selection criteria - types of cost analysis, intermodal operations;

Distribution management - distribution network design, logistics partnerships, measures of logistics performance, facilities location, computer-based planners;

Warehousing - types of warehousing, storage location, cross-docking, the wider role of warehouses, measures of warehousing performance;

The concept of 3rd party logistics (3PL) and how 3PL providers add value;

Reverse logistics activities for product lifecycle management.

Ports and maritime logistics operations:

Maritime port operations management – ports and their functions; criteria for capacity management; port access and interface with other transport modes; terminal layout/ facilities/ constrains/ operations planning; analysis of port performance;

Port centric logistics network management - collabo ration strategies, support from information systems, route/ mode planning and optimisation of logistics operations.

Sustainable logistics and supply chain management:

Logistics planning along with environmental policies, best practice in reducing the environmental problems associated with freight and logistics activities.

Recommended Texts
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