Course details
To enhance the strategic importance of logistic in supply chain management and to understand thoroughly logistics activities and functions.LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Summary of the learning outcomes, understand and learn:
- The economic importance of logistics.
- The recent events and their influences of logistics practice within a firm.
- The different pricing policy.
- To know about logistics careers.
- The difference between transactional and relational exchanges.
- To realize the importance of leveraging technology.
- To appreciate barriers to supply chain management.
- The importance of effective and efficient utilization of information for logistic management.
- The role of logistic in the customer service area.
- The product features and how its affect packaging and materials handling.
- The role of fright forwarders and other intermediaries.
- The functions of transportation management.
- The screening of focusing concept of plant/warehouse location.
- Inventory management.
INDICATIVE CONTENT:
- Chapter 1: Logistics and the Supply Chain.
- Chapter 2: The Supply Chain Management Concept
- Chapter 3: Logistics and Information Technology.
- Chapter 4: Demand Management, Order Management, and Customer Service.
- Chapter 5: Protective Packaging and Materials Handling.
- Chapter 6: Transportation.
- Chapter 7: The Transportation Management.
- Chapter 8: Distribution Center Warehouse, and Plant Location.
- Chapter 9: Inventory Management.
- Chapter 10: Warehousing Management.
- Chapter 11: Procurement.
- Chapter 12: International Logistics.
- Chapter 13: Logistics Systems Controls.
- Chapter 14: Organizing and Analyzing Logistics Systems
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
Description of how the students will carry out their learning.
- Brief outline of the subject matter covered in each chapter
- Suggest answer to case study question.
- Suggest answer for "Discussion starters" at the end of each chapter.
- Group Assignment & peer discussion
- Presentations to selected topics.
- Literature review discussions based on internet given site.
- Suggested material for additional reading.
- Group discussions via internet networking.
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES:
Description of how the learners will be assessed.
- Case study.
- Quizzes for each chapter.
- Midterms (Essay Question).
- Final Exam (Case Study Assignment).
- Each Chapter start with multiple choice questions.
- End of chapter's review questions.
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About Bahrain Training Institute
As one of the leading training organizations in the Middle East, We_They maintained outstanding performance and progressed from one stage to the next in the design, development and delivery of industry-specific training and rehabilitation programmes. Since its establishment in 1979 by the High Council for Vocational Training as a “Vocational Training Centre” and then after restructuring it in 1992, We_They has always had a leading role in providing the highest standard of vocational training that caters to the needs and ongoing developments of different sectors of the labour market from engineering to services and information technology.
Since its inception in 1992, We_They has played a key role in meeting the needs of the labour market and trainees by providing quality education and training, qualifying Bahrainis to become a trained workforce that has all the potentials, skills and capabilities thus making them the employees of choice.
In its pursuit of excellence, We_They subscribes to the following values:
- To view excellence as the combination of efficiency, effectiveness, quality, equality and participation.
- To view staff as its most valuable resource whose development and well-being is to be nurtured.
- To function as a learning organization utilizing the capacity and talents of its staff in dealing with organizational issues.
- To operate in a transparent, ethical and accountable manner.
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