Area: | School of Information Systems |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Material and inventory management as part of the logistics process. Planning and control of inventory, purchasing, procurement and production. Warehousing, storage. Just-in-time (JIT), materials requirement planning (MRP), distribution requirements planning. Supplier selection, evaluation and outsourcing. Measurement and evaluation of material management activities. Integrating material management, transportation and order processing logistics functions. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Understood the role of materials management in the logistics process. Explained the tools and techniques to plan and manage control of inventory and production, warehousing and storage, and materials transportation. Described materials and distribution requirements planning. Recognised criteria for supplier selection and outsourcing evaluation. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Greene, James, (1997), Production and Inventory Control Handbook, McGraw-Hill. Tompkins, James, (1998), Warehouse Management Handbook, Tompkins Press. |
Unit Texts: | Piasecki, David, (2003), Inventory Accuracy: People, Processes and Technology, Ops Publishing. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Examination 60%, Presentation 20%, Written Report 20%. This is a Grade/Mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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