Unit 1 Introduction to Logistics Text 1 The definitions of logistics Text 2 Elements of logistics Case: Efficient logistics vital for success
Unit 2 Transportation Text 1 Modes of transportation Text 2 Transport cost characteristics Case: Chippy potato chip company
Unit 3 Inventory and Warehouse Management Text I Inventory classifications Text 2 Types of warehouses Case : Jackson's warehouse
Unit 4 Packaging Text 1 Purpose of packaging Text 2 Packaging materials Case 1: Dow Corning's packaging strategy Case 2: Cisco's packaging case
Unit 5 Handling Text 1 Handling systems Text 2 Up and away with overhead cranes Case: Automated case handling on the rise
Unit 6 Information Management Text 1 About EDI Text 2 RFID technologies Case 1 : EDI in E-commerce Case 2 : Application of RFID
Unit 7 Logistics Customer Service Text 1 The introduction to logistics customer service Text 2 Delivering customer value Case: Managing events and promotions in the retail sector
Unit 8 The Third Party Logistics Text 1 The introduction to TPL Text 2 Matching supply chain and TPL strategies Case 1: Choosing the TPL provider Case 2: Cosfresh "Third Party Logistics"
Unit 9 Supply Chain Management Text 1 Introduction to supply chain management Text 2 Issues in supply chain management Case: Toy supply chain
Unit 10 Logistics Documents Text 1 Introduction to documents Text 2 Major types of logistics documents Case: Sample of an irrevocable documentary credit
Unit 11 Global Logistics Text 1 Strategic options and management of global logistics Text 2 The challenges of global logistics Case: Nike -- the logistics challenge of global business