MMM267 - Business Logistics

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:MMM367
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Sukanto Bhattacharya
Trimester 2: Sukanto Bhattacharya
Prerequisite:

For students commencing courses M300, D301, D321, D322, D325, D338, D366, D385 or D388 from Trimester 1 2016: MMM132

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MMM367, MMMM267
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour on-campus lecture and 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar each week 

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 2 hour online seminar each week (recordings provided)

Content

This unit provides students foundation-level skills and knowledge of logistics and operations management; and demonstrates how their application can help business organisations to remain competitive in an increasingly challenging global marketplace. Topics include: value chains and strategic perspectives, sustainable supply chains, demand forecasting and capacity planning, managing inventories, resource management systems, process & quality management and related topics.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Articulate an understanding of the set up and management of efficient and sustainable supply chain.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Identify and assess various supply chain management approaches, using appropriate technology and tools.

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO3

Critically evaluate the role of supply chain management and its cross-relations with other organisational functions with a view to ensuring ethical and sustainable SCM practices.

GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) 2000 words 40% Week 8

Assessment 2: (Individual) Problem Based Written Assignment 

2000 words or equivalent 60% Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMM267 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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