Logistics Management ====== Course length ====== This course is one-week long. ====== Marks overview ====== * A1 25% * A2 25% * Daily activities 10% * Final exam 40% ====== Textbooks ====== * See [[textbooks#logistics_management | Logistics Management]] ===== Alternative Open Access textbooks ===== * [[https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/item-details/#/ef5f72ef-3724-4f48-b9b9-cbfcbed78cb3?k=introduction%20to%20logistics&itemTypes=6&sortCol=1&increasePopularSearch=true | Introduction to Logistics]] * [[https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/item-details/#/2bbbff0d-37dc-4bc7-a905-a7f35a55b009?k=global%20value%20chain&itemTypes=6&sortCol=1&increasePopularSearch=true | Global Value Chain]] ====== Assignments ====== ===== 1 ===== * Due on day 5 * 25% of the final * Details of [[logistics_assignment_1 | assignment 1]] ===== 2 ===== * Due on day 5 * 25% of the final * Details of [[logistics_assignment_2 | assignment 2]] ===== Valuable resources ===== ++++We will use these resources in this course | ===== Videos to watch ===== ==== General ==== - [[https://youtu.be/erS2YMYcZO8 | The Logistics of Filming Avengers]] - [[https://youtu.be/EkRRo5DN9lI | The Logistics of the International Space Station]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnoUBfLxZz0 | The Super-Fast Logistics of Delivering Blood By Drone]] - [[https://youtu.be/tLS9IK693KI | The Logistics of Disaster Response]] - [[https://youtu.be/byW1GExQB84 | Distributing the COVID Vaccine: The Greatest Logistics Challenge Ever]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s3j-ptJD10 | The Logistics of Living in Antarctica]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mtbp6rE1S0|Extreme Mission in Antarctica - Construction of an Antarctic Station]] - Free Documentary - [[https://youtu.be/2qanMpnYsjk | How Amazon’s Super-Complex Shipping System Works]] - [[https://youtu.be/yaSrubpNTCY | Amazon Is Quietly Shipping Non-Amazon Orders To Compete With FedEx, UPS]] - Sept 2021 ==== Large projects ==== - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwnDrkoG9jc|Exceptional Transportation: Planes on the Road]] - FD Engineering - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yutzg2NLwcU | Giant Aircraft: Manufacturing an Airbus A350]] - Mega Manufacturing - Free Documentary - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFfVmvV3a9Y&t=1626s|AIRBUS A350 - High Tech In The Air]] - Exceptional Engineering Full Documentary ==== Suez Canal blockage ==== - [[https://youtu.be/8RxmRw1kCrc | How One Ship Caused a Global Traffic Jam]] - the container ship Ever Given - [[https://youtu.be/iIkJMBhyyN8 | How will the Suez Canal blockage disrupt global trade? - Inside Story]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABc-AepM0JA|Extreme Constructions: The Suez Canal]] - Free Documentary - [[https://youtu.be/HxXJ8Q2GCs4 | How Amazon Beat Supply Chain Chaos With Ships, Containers And Planes]] - Dec 2021 ==== Future ==== - [[https://youtu.be/J-M98KLgaUU | Drone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong?]] - Feb 2022 - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle | Gartner hype cycle]] - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hpcpnWAsQ|How Airships Could Overcome a Century of Failure]] - Bloomberg Originals - [[https://youtu.be/6EDCnhbUpgE | Logistics of the Future]] - Free Documentary - May 2021 ==== Grocery ==== - [[https://youtu.be/BNpk_OGEGlA | The Incredible Logistics of Grocery Stores]] - 2021 ==== Ports ==== - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1duBlUm2Hio|Why Germany Is So Good In Logistics: Landing, unloading, loading – Cargo hub Leipzig]] - Documentary - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7xOE2HT33A|Logistical Masterpieces: Revolutionary Ports Compared - Legends vs Modern Icons]] - FD Engineering ==== Other interesting video(s) ==== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL60bR_BxB8 | Trends in international logistics and freight forwarding - Q & A Session - YouTube]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzZkenCksIU | Logistics - Careers In Demand]] ==== Recommended articles ==== * [[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/how-walmart-and-alphabet-jumped-ahead-of-amazon-in-drone-delivery/|How Walmart and Alphabet jumped ahead of Amazon in drone delivery]] - Apr 2022 * [[https://www.theexpresswire.com/pressrelease/Same-day-Delivery-Market-2020-Size-Types-Trends-Shares-Application-Opportunities-and-forecast-to-2026_11343850 | Same-day Delivery Market 2020-Size, Types, Trends, Shares, Application, Opportunities and forecast to 2026]] * [[https://www.freightwaves.com/news/covid-19-has-managed-to-wreck-the-delivery-economy | COVID-19 has exacerbated pressure on the delivery economy]] * [[https://www.brinknews.com/last-mile-delivery-retail-restaurants-food-delivery/ | Will Last-Mile Delivery Save Retail and Restaurants?]] * [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2020/07/24/what-will-last-mile-delivery-look-like-post-coronavirus/#560c71303b22 | What Will Last Mile Delivery Look Like Post-Coronavirus?]] * [[https://www.business2community.com/mobile-apps/3-signs-that-on-demand-delivery-apps-are-ready-to-thrive-02329781 | 3 Signs That On-Demand Delivery Apps are Ready to Thrive]] * [[https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Package-delivering-robots-Amazon-expands-15426250.php | Package-delivering robots: Amazon expands fully-electric delivery system]] * [[https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2020/07/24/amazon-scout-delivery-robots-in-atlanta.html | What it will be like when Amazon Scout delivery robots launch in Atlanta]] * [[https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/20/07/ab16777509/drone-logistics-and-transportation-market-expected-to-reach-29-06-billion-usd-by-2027 | Drone Logistics and Transportation Market expected to reach 29.06 Billion USD by 2027]] * [[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/logistics-companies-may-guilty-doing-205210875.html | Logistics Companies May Be Guilty Of Doing Digitalization Wrong]] * [[https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/nearly-70-of-canadian-transport-and-logistics-companies-are-using-outdated-tech/432742 | Nearly 70% of Canadian transport and logistics companies are using outdated tech]] * [[https://theloadstar.com/bullwhip-effect-may-feature-in-the-post-coronavirus-logistics-new-normal/ | ‘Bullwhip effect’ may feature in the post-coronavirus logistics ‘new normal’]] ==== Other resources ==== * For statistics, tools, country indicators, Project Mgmt tutorials and courses, etc. see **[[resources]]** * [[https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/changes-in-inventories | Canada Changes in Inventories]] * [[https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/start | Statistics Canada]] * [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/workorgalaboglob.13.1.0079 | Labour and the contradictory logic of logistics]] (or [[https://go-gale-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T002&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=1&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CA642516750&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZONE-MOD1&prodId=AONE&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CA642516750&searchId=R2&userGroupName=tplmain&inPS=true | get it through the library]]) * [[https://logisticsviewpoints.com/ | Logistics News]] * [[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/benefits/index.html | ISS Benefits for Humanity]] * [[https://spherestandards.org/handbook-2018/ | The Sphere Handbook 2018]] ==== Book ==== * [[https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/engineeringsystems/|Engineering Systems Dynamics, Modelling, Simulation, and Design]] - Oct 2021 * [[https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/library/view/supply-chain-excellence/9780814417713/ | Supply Chain Excellence: A Handbook for Dramatic Improvement Using the SCOR Model]] - 3rd edition ==== Beer Game ==== * [[https://zensimu.com/ | Beer Game]] SCM simulation ++++ ---- ====== Day 1 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Analyse what logistics is and the importance of it * Describe the value-added role/utilities * Explain the various types of logistics activities and their use ===== Index ===== * Chapter 3 ++++Extras | ==== Recommended articles ==== * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics | Logistics - Wikipedia]] ++++ ---- ====== Day 2 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Understand the role of warehouses and distribution centres * Explain the types of warehouses and distribution centres * Analyse various types of logistics channels ===== Index ===== * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 * Chapter 10 ++++Extras | ==== Recommended article ==== * [[https://blog.urbanfox.asia/the-truth-behind-omnichannel-logistics | The Truth Behind Omnichannel Logistics (What is Omnichannel Logistics?)]] (Thanks to Dalia for suggesting this article!) * [[https://www.encyclopedia.com/management/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/distribution-and-distribution-requirements-planning | Distribution and Distribution Requirements Planning]] ++++ ---- ====== Day 3 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Understand warehouse and inventory trade-offs and the impact * Describe inventory and transportation trade-offs and the impact * Analyse inventory and customer service trade-offs and the impact ===== Index ===== * Chapter 9 * Chapter 10 (page 384) * Chapter 11 * Chapter 13 (page 518) ---- ====== Day 4 ====== ===== Learning Objectives ===== * Analyse a logistics network * Discuss the importance of logistics system information (LSI) * Explain the importance behind logistics system analysis * Principles of Supply Chain Management ===== Index ===== * Chapter 3 * Chapter 8 * Chapter 15 ++++Extras | Supply Chain Operations Reference Model or SCOR - Meaning, Definition, Process and Example - AIMS UK {{youtube>7EYKwnhnLOE?}} --- ==== Recommended article ==== * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_chain_operations_reference | Supply chain operations reference]] - SCOR Model - Wikipedia * [[https://innovecs.com/blog/why-last-mile-delivery-solutions-can-disrupt-logistics/ | Why Last Mile Delivery Solutions Can Disrupt Logistics]] * [[https://innovecs.com/blog/retail-logistics-software/ | Major Concerns of Retail Logistics Software]] * [[https://innovecs.com/blog/software-for-logistics-and-solutions-by-innovecs/ | Software for Logistics Industry: Technology Challenges Handled by Innovecs]] * [[https://innovecs.com/blog/how-artificial-intelligence-can-improve-the-logistics-industry/ | How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve the Logistics Industry]] * [[https://innovecs.com/blog/blockchain-technology-streamlines-logistical-supply-chain/ | How Blockchain Technology Streamlines the Logistical Supply Chain]] ++++ ---- ====== Day 5 ====== * Final exam * Two assignments are due