In this course you will be introduced to the principles of logistics management, considering logistics as the management of the flow of goods and services in profit and non-profit organisations. You will explore some typical logistics activities including transportation, material and inventory management, distribution, customer service, information systems and order processing.
You will also study transportation as part of the logistics process, exploring transport economic theory. Topics in materials and inventory management and the enhancement of logistics management with information technology are also examined.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.