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ITLS6002: Supply Chain Planning and Design
2025 unit information
Successful supply chain management relies upon informed decision making, which aligns with overall business and supply chain strategies. This unit explores a range of important decisions and equips students with a toolkit of models and analytical methods that can assist in making informed decisions. The first set of decisions concern supply chain design and strategy and includes network design and facility location. These decisions provide structure to the supply chain, set the boundaries within which planning decisions are made, and impact on supply chain performance over the long term. In contrast, planning and operational decisions provide value over the medium and short term. Here, this unit covers production planning and scheduling, including aggregate planning, master production scheduling and material requirements planning. Families of models are introduced to support inventory control decision making, with a focus on appropriate model selection, handling uncertainty in supply and demand, and extending the models to handle multiple echelons.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Transport and Logistics Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or TPTM5001) and (ITLS5050 or ITLS5200 or TPTM6495) and (ITLS6201 or ITLS6101) and (ITLS6202 or ITLS6003) |
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Corequisites:
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ITLS6010 or ITLS6008 |
| Prohibitions:
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TPTM6190 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Identify appropriate techniques that assist decision making across a range of inventory control, production planning and network design problem.
- LO2. Accurately implement quantitative techniques that support logistics and supply chain decision making.
- LO3. Design supply chain and distribution networks that are optimised, feasible and practical.
- LO4. Interpret and appraise the results you obtain.
- LO5. Influence stakeholders by effectively communicating findings from your analysis.
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal evening | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal evening | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal evening | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal evening | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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