12279 (v.3) Materials Management in Enterprise Environments 502

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.

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.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

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.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Examination 60%, Presentation 20%, Written Report 20%. This is a Grade/Mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y