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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

310351 (v.2) Logistics and Supply Chain Optimisation 602

Area: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Computer Laboratory: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: This unit aims to provide an integrated approach to the optimal planning and management of logistics and the supply chain. Time management and scheduling: concepts and issues are discussed and scheduling algorithms and optimisation techniques are studied. Specifically, machine and job-shop scheduling are examined and logistics curves are derived. Global logistics and supply chain networks: explores issues and develops integrated mathematical models in global networks, along with related costing, services and pricing constraints. A study of methods to improve the performance of logistics and supply chain networks is undertaken and optimal solutions are evaluated. Reverse logistics and supply chain management: basic theory pertaining to reverse logistics is discussed and a framework is constructed from the concepts and issues generated. Quantitative models for reverse logistics decision-making processes are developed and optimisation techniques are studied. Topics covered include product return forecasting and handling, reuse of returned products and packaging, and lot sizing decisions. Mixed integer linear programming formulations are explored for optimal reverse logistics network design.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 010100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

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