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Course Syllabus: Logistics I - Introduction to Logistics Course Material Prepared by: Craig Douglas
**I do not take marks off for late assignments, but I ask you to follow the course syllabus as best as possible. Please ensure that all assignments are in to me by email before the last day of the course.**
Course Name
Introduction to Logistics (CN SCM 110)
Purpose
Explore Basic Logistics
Text Book
Contemporary Logistics 10th Edition
Author(s): Paul R. Murphy Jr.
And Donald F. Wood
Date Published : 2011
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-611077-0
Assignments / Marking
30% Three Book Case Studies (Individual Basis)
15% “Take Home Test” (Individual Basis)
5% EOQ Mathematical Question (Individual Basis)
50% Final Exam (Individual Basis)
Method
On-line Course
Week 1
(Chapter 1)
Logistics and the Supply Chain
Course Outline
Economic Impacts of Logistics
Logistics: What is it
The Increased Importance of Logistics
Activities in the Logistics Channel
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Week 2
(Chapter 2)
Logistics and Information Technology
General Types of Information Management Systems
Electronic Commerce and Logistics
Electronic Data Interchange
Enterprise Resource Planning
Week 3
(Chapter 3)
Logistics Systems Controls
Financial and Accounting Controls
Worker Productivity
Product Recalls
Controlling Returned and Salvaged Goods
Pilferage and Theft
Maintaining Channel and Supply-Chain Integrity