2. Logistics and Supply Chain Concepts and Practices Unit Code 5U7Z0043 Unit Leaders: Dr David Lascelles d.lascelles@mmu.ac.ukd.lascelles@mmu.ac.uk and Dr David Petty d.petty@mmu.ac.ukd.petty@mmu.ac.uk

3. The Fundamental Supply Chain Mission

4. Customers Suppliers Plan Source Make Deliver Based on Four Building Blocks Strategic and tactical elements of supply chain Procurement and supplier management Material flow and manufacturing logistics Order fulfilment. transport and inventory

5. A Process View of the Extended Supply Chain

6. Topics Include  Dynamics of global supply chains  Material flows  Inventory management  Transport  Sourcing and procurement  Supply chain risk  Supply network design

7. Assessment 1.Group assignment 50% (during term 1) 2.Examination 50% (in early January)

8. Some Reading The Unit does not follow a set text. However, you may find the following books useful background reading:  S. Chopra & P. Meindl (2010), Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operations, 4th edn, Pearson.  J. Mangan, C. Lalwani & T. Butcher (2008), Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Wiley.  A. Harrison & R. van Hoek (2007), Logistics Management and Strategy, Prentice Hall.  D. Waters (2002), Logistics: An Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Palgrave.