Program Director Contact Details:
Project Management
Name: Professor Vernon Ireland
Phone: +61 411 153 861
Email: vernon.ireland@adelaide.edu.au

Teaching Staff:
Name: Peter de Haan

Short Bio:
After graduating from the University of South Australia in 1994, Peter worked predominately in the defence industry in software/systems engineering roles across a variety of projects providing him with exposure to the systems/software development lifecycle. Projects on which Peter has worked include: ANZAC Frigate Combat System, Jindalee and JORN Radar Systems, Seahawk Helicopter Simulator and Naval Imaging Systems. Outside of defence, Peter’s projects included control systems for Steel Rolling Mill and a prototype Train Simulator driver trainer. During a 5 year tenure at BAE Systems Peter was the Systems/Software Engineering Environment Lead for the Engineering Division with a brief that oversaw all BAE Systems projects in Australia.   After taking a sabbatical during which he became an owner/builder to oversee the building of his bespoke home, Peter has taken up a position as a Project Officer in the Performance and Stress Testing Group for QA Operations Branch, Department of Human Services while undertaking an MBA at the University of Adelaide. http://www.linkedin.com/in/dehaan

Email: peter.dehaan@adelaide.edu.au

Phone: +61 8 8313 7422

Opening intensive:

Friday 10 January 2014	7pm-10pm
Saturday 11 January 2014	1pm-8pm
Sunday 12 January 2014	9am-4pm

Closing intensive:

Friday 21 February 2014	7pm-10pm
Saturday 22 February 2014	1pm-8pm
Sunday 23 February 2014	9am-4pm

The overall aim of this course is to develop an understanding of logistics from a system perspective. At the end of this course, students should have:

1	knowledge and understanding of the concept of “systems” and the total system life-cycle for logistics and supply chains, with consideration of standards and world’s best practice
2	knowledge and ability to capture, interpret and document the supportability requirements and activities for the acquisition and development of logistics systems and supply chains
3	knowledge and ability to develop the requirements for supportability leading to the acquisition, development and implementation of logistics systems and supply chains
4	knowledge and ability to promote team work and effective communications in the development and support of logistics systems and the extended supply chain
5	knowledge and understanding of the application of design techniques and appropriate technologies to support the development and operation of logistics systems and the extended supply chain
6	appreciation of the benefits of continuing personal and professional development in the rapidly developing and increasingly complex field of logistics and supply chain management
7	appreciation of the leadership roles and knowledge of the skills required to encourage wider community involvement in the successful and sustainable development and support of logistics systems and the extended supply chain
8	appreciation of ethical, social and cultural issues and an understanding of the implication of these issues in the sustainable development and support of logistics systems and the extended supply chain.

Text book:
Blanchard, Benjamin, Logistics Engineering and Management, 6^th Edition, 2004, Pearson Prentice Hall.

There is a wide range of material on the course topic, including course notes, slides, and readings for completion of Assessment 2, available on MyUni.

Library Resources
The University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith Library provides a range of learning resources including texts, journals, periodicals, magazines, and access to online databases and information services. It also offers a virtual library which is accessible via the University’s website. The University Library web page is: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/ 
From this link, you are able to access the Library's electronic resources.

Other resources
If you are a member of the PMI (http://www.pmi.org/Membership.aspx) you will “gain exclusive access to PMI publications and our global standards*, networking options with our chapters and online communities of practice, and leadership and volunteer opportunities. You’ll also receive discounts on certification exams and renewals, as well as our professional development offerings.” Student membership is USD$40 to join and USD$30 to renew.

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MyUni is the University of Adelaide's online learning environment. It is used to support traditional face-to-face lectures, tutorials and workshops at the University. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments for each online course of study (see: https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au)

This course is offered in blended learning mode with the face-to-face component offered as intensives.

As a guide, a 3 unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes face-to-face contact, any online components, and self directed study).

This is a draft schedule and session dates are a guide only. The timetable may be changed during the course delivery if necessary.

Intensive Day	Content	Readings/Activites
1	Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Definitions and Systems Modelling (1.5 hrs)	Student Notes and relevant sections of Text book for further information if required Class Exercises
	Supply Chain Management (SCM) – Key Concepts (1.5 hrs) a. Development and Evolution of SCM b. Improving Competitive Position c. Defining SCM (3 flows)	Student Notes Class Exercises
2	Supply Chain Management (SCM) – Key Concepts (1.5 hrs) d. Objectives of SCM e. Trade-offs and SCM f. Drivers for Change	Student Notes Class Exercises
	Logistics, Systems Life-cycle and Systems Concepts (1.5 hr)	Student Notes and relevant sections of Text book for further information if required Class Exercises
	Logistics – Key Concepts (3 hrs) Reliability, Maintainability and Availability Measures of Logistics	Student Notes and relevant sections of Text book for further information if required Class Exercises
3	Logistics – Key Concepts continued (3 hrs) c. Systems Engineering d. Supportability Analysis e. Logistics in Design	Student Notes and relevant sections of Text book for further information if required Class Exercises
	Value Adding Logistics and SCM (3 hrs) a. Warehousing      i.   Role of Storage Facilities      ii.  Warehousing Decisions      iii. Principles of Warehousing Design b. Principles of Materials Handling	Student Notes Class Exercises
4	Value Adding Logistics and SCM continued (3 hrs) c. Transportation      i.   Transportation Roles and Characteristics      ii.  Modes, Methods and Policy      iii.Trade-offs d. Transportation Decisions e. Roles of IT	Student Notes Class Exercises
5	Logistic Phases (4 hrs) Logistics in Design Logistics in the Production Phase Logistics in the System Utilisation, Sustaining Support and Retirement Phases Logistics Management	Student Notes and relevant sections of Text book for further information if required Class Exercises
	Supply Chain Relationships (1 hr)	Student Notes Class Exercises
	Supply Chain and Technology (1 hrs)	Student Notes Class Exercises
6	Supply Chain and Technology continued (2 hrs)	Student Notes Class Exercises
	Operations Management and SCM (2 hrs)	Student Notes Class Exercises
	Global Issues and Strategic Challenges (2 hrs)	Student Notes Class Exercises

An overview of the course assessment appears in the following Table. Details appear in the following section:

Assessment No.	Assessment	Length	Weighting	Due Date	Learning outcomes
1	Questions with Short Answers (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)	1000 words	15%	See MyUni	1-4
2	Analysis of a Case Study	1500 words	30%	See MyUni	1, 2, 5, 6
3	Questions with Short Answers (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)	1000 words	15%	See MyUni	1-6
4	Negotiated Individual Investigation	3000 words	40%	See MyUni	1-8
	Total		100%

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning in workshops during the intensive classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be
successful in this course.  

Course results are subject to moderation by the ECIC Board of Examiners

Appropriate use of the Internet in assignments

The purpose of this document is to assist students with appropriate use of the material they have accessed on the Internet in assignments. The Internet is a wonderful source of information and sometimes students are not aware of how to use it properly. For example, a recent case had over 70% of words copied from over 20 other sources. Furthermore, many students think this is the appropriate use of the Internet.

IT IS NOT.

2014 has been a bad year for students infringing University’s Academic Dishonesty Requirements with over 10 students infringing within the Master of Applied Project Management.

There is a hierarchy of penalties, the lowest of which is the loss of some assignment marks and the student’s name being placed on the Faculty’s Academic Dishonesty Register for six months. This only occurs if I believe this occurred through error. The second level penalty is more significant which is
loss of all marks for the assignment and being placed on the University’s Academic Dishonesty Register for the remainder of their time at the University. Even higher penalties can involve the University deciding the student should not graduate. This has occurred in the Master of Project Management.

Appropriate use of the Internet is to include all directly copying of sections of other reports in ‘inverted comas’, as a quotation, and note the source of the quote. To include a group of words without use of inverted colours and without noting where the words came from is an example of academic dishonesty.

Students may not be aware that the University has use of an international database called Turnitin in which all direct use of other material can be traced.

On a more positive note students need to understand the points made in any paper they access on the Internet and integrate these thoughts into their argument rather than just copying large passages. Of course this takes more work but this is what tertiary education requires and, in the end, make students into better thinkers and more able to express their ideas in their assignments.

Professor Vernon Ireland
Director of Project Management

Assessment 1: Questions with Short Answers – Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Weighting: 15%
Due Dates: See MyUni
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Complete the following.
Select a business or system of your choice, then:

1. Briefly describe its purpose and the mission to be accomplished (i.e. operational scenario).

2. Describe the supply chain for your business or system of choice. Who are the suppliers, distributors and producers in this supply chain?

3. Describe the important trade-offs that exist in this supply chain. Why do you consider them to be important?

4. Identify and describe your business’ or system’s logistics functions/ activities. Consideration should be given to the following types of functions/ activities where relevant: operational requirements, maintenance requirements (including your customers’ if your business is supplying a product that requires maintenance), performance measures, capital assets, supply chain requirements, system installation (site), system upgrade, material recycling and/or disposal.

5. In your business or system, what is the relationship (impact of one on the other) between reliability and maintainability? Reliability and human factors? Maintainability and human factors? Reliability and the supply chain? Maintainability and the supply chain? Human factors and the supply chain? Consider all the above cases in your answer.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Opening Intensive course topics.

Length and Presentation:
Approximately 1000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc).



Assessment 2: Analysis of a Case Study
Weighting: 30%
Due Dates: See MyUni
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Select one of the following case studies and answer the associated question(s). It is highly recommended that you use the Harvard method of citation and reference list formulation in your submitted work.

A. Sandberg, Anna, et al, Gripen: with focus on availability performance and life support cost over the product life cycle, Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 4, 1999

• What logistics and logistics management considerations were undertaken during the program?
• What were the design outputs resulting from logistics considerations?
• How does the FMV approach compare/ contrast to Blanchard’s approach to Logistics Engineering and Management?
• Would you describe this program as having successfully implemented a logistics approach to a complex system? Why/ Why not?

B. White, James W., Application of New Management Concepts to the Development of F/A-18 Aircraft, John Hopkins APL Technical Digest, Volume 18, Number 1 (1997)

• What were the outputs resulting from the logistics considerations?
• How do these new management concepts compare/ contrast to Blanchard’s approach to Logistics Engineering and Management?
• Would you describe these management concepts as successful logistics approaches to a complex system? Why/ Why not?

OR

• What were the outputs resulting from the logistics considerations?
• How do these new management concepts compare/ contrast to Blanchard’s approach to Logistics Engineering and Management?
• Would you describe these management concepts as successful logistics approaches to a complex system? Why/ Why not?

C. Henly, Simon, Capt, et al, The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) PHM and the Autonomic Logistic Concept: Potential Impact on Aging Aircraft Problems, RTO-MP-079(II)
D. Easton, Donald R., RADM, Improving the Management of Reliability, Acquisition Research, Graduate School of Business & Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School
E. Operational Sense and Respond Logistics: Co-evolution of an Adaptive Enterprise Capability, Office of Force Transformation, Department of Defense, United States of America
F. Fung, Patrick, et al, Case study: managing for total quality of logistics services in the supply chain, Logistics Information Management Volume 11 Number 5 1998 pp 324-329

• Discuss what other TQM initiatives the logistics services firm might undertake to maintain or improve on its success.
• Discuss how important you consider TQM to be in relation to Logistics Engineering and Management.

G. Hall, William P., Managing Maintenance Knowledge in the Context of Large Engineering Projects: Theory and Case Study, Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, Vol. 2, No. 3 (2003) 1-17

• Research and briefly describe one other commercially available information system that can be used for the development of maintenance manuals. Provide an overview of how it compares and contrasts to that used in the paper.

H. Choy, K.L., et al, Development of performance measurement system in managing supplier relationship for maintenance logistics providers, Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2007 pp. 352-368

• Provide comment on some of the pros and cons of your chosen system in relation to relevant parts of Blanchard’s Logistics Engineering and Management theories.

I. HuanNeng Chiu, The integrated logistics management system: a framework and case study, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 25 No. 6, 1995, pp. 4-22

• Provide comment on some of the pros and cons of your chosen system in relation to relevant parts of Blanchard’s Logistics Engineering and Management theories.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management course topics.

Length and Presentation:
Approximately 1500 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc).



Assessment 3: Questions with Short Answers – Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Weighting: 15%
Due Dates: See MyUni   
Submission Details: Online through MyUni

Task:
Complete the following.
Using the same business/ system chosen in Assessment 1:
1. Describe, and rank in importance, the transport modes that are part of this supply chain.

2. What are the different forms of collaboration that exist in this supply chain?

3. Describe the key applications of information technology in this supply chain.

4. Identify and briefly describe one emerging, innovative technology that could benefit this supply chain.

5. Discuss the role of production operations in the supply chain.

6. Given its current make-up, to what extent can this supply chain participate in the global economy? Are there changes that could be made to improve its performance in the global market place?
Assume you are designing and developing a new system.

7. Provide a brief outline of your new system.

8. How would you design for: Include a brief description of each and identify how each is related to supportability.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Closing Intensive course topics.

Length and Presentation:
Approximately 1000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc)



Assessment 4:  Negotiated Individual Investigation
Weighting: 40%
Due Dates: See MyUni 
Part 1 – Overview –
Part 2 – Investigation report –

Submission Details:    
This assignment has two parts:
Part 1 - Verbal three (3) minute overview will be made to the lecturer on the second day of the closing intensive.
Part 2 – Investigation report must be submitted online through MyUni

Task:
Discuss what you consider to be the “top 10” key issues/ principles in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and apply to a real world situation.

Your potential “real world” situation should be discussed with your lecturer during the opening intensive, and formally finalised in the closing intensive following your 3 minute overview. You are to individually undertake an investigation into your selected “real world” situation using all the relevant resources available to you. This investigation will be submitted as a 3000 word report. It is highly recommended that you use the Harvard method of citation and reference list formulation in your submitted work.

Scope:
This assignment will assess your understanding of all the components of the course topics

Length and Presentation:
Part 1 – Verbal three (3) minute overview
Part 2 – Investigation report approximately 3000 words

Criteria by which your assessment will be marked:
The standards by which the assignment will be assessed include accuracy, interest, structure, clarity and completeness (e.g. referencing, grammar, etc).

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni.
Please refer to step by step instructions: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/tutorials/files/AssignmentStudentSubmission.pdf

There are a few points to note about the submission of assignments:

• Assignment Submission:  Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both). Note that assignments may be processed via TURNITIN, which is an online plagiarism prevention tool.
• Cover Sheet:  Please submit, separate to your assignment, the completed University of Adelaide Assessment Cover Sheet providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work.  Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.
• Backup Copy of Assignments:  You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing.  Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.
• Extensions of Time:  Any request for an extension of time for the submission of an assignment should be made well before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer.  Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date.  Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine extenuating circumstances and proof, such as a doctor’s certificate, may be required.
• Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade.  Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in section 5.2 or 5.3).  Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.

Resubmission & Remarking
Resubmission of an assignment for remarking after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted.  Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.