Lyceum of the Philippines University

College of Business Administration

AY 2021-2022

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code : BOMN01B

Course Title : Logistics Management
No. of Units : THREE (3) UNITS
Lecture Hours/Week : THREE (3) HOURS
Laboratory Hours/Week : N/A
Pre-requisite : N/A

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of logistics and how it fits into an organization. It deals with managing specific logistics activities
such as customer service, inventory management, transportation, warehousing, materials handling and packaging , information system
and inbound logistics. The concept of 5S is also included for an efficient and effective implementation of strategies. It includes the
global business environment, strategy formulation, quality, performance improvement and organizational issues impacting logistics

Program Objectives:

For BS Business Administration Major in Operations Management:

 To equip students with the concepts, principles, theories, and applications of logistics management in business
 To prepare the students in organizing and managing activities in manufacturing and service related businesses
 To develop students’ awareness and responsiveness to emerging trends and issues affecting business operation and logistics;
 To help students seek employment and entry level jobs or positions of responsibility as operations manager or director,
production managers, and logistics manager;
 To guide the students in organizing and managing entrepreneurial activities if they decide to engage in entrepreneurial path;
 To prepare students to pursue a teaching career or graduate studies in business;
 To inculcate in students social, moral and ethical values in the conduct of one’s business or practice of profession;
 To develop business professionals who are competent and globally competitive with wholesome values and attitudes.

LPU Core Values:

Love of God Justice

Professional Integrity Nationalism Perseverance
Unity Leadership

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, the student shall be expected to:

Learning Outcomes Learning Goals LPU Core Values Mission

Deployment
1. Communication Students are expected to learn how Professional 1, 2, 3
to facilitate the exchange of Integrity
logistics information for an
effective and efficient movement
towards partnerships and supply
chain alliances
2. Creative and Students are expected to show how Perseverance 1, 2, 4, 6
Analytical Thinking activities can be woven together to
form an integrated logistics system Unity
and a single unified supply chain.
3. Computer Literacy Students are expected to understand Justice and 1, 2, 5, 6
the role and appreciate the Perseverance
application of technology from the
point of production to consumer.
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 4. Analytics Students are expected to evaluate Justice 1, 3, 4
necessary information to turn
corporate logistics activities into a
source of sustainable competitive
advantage in the global business
arena.
5. Proactive and Students are expected to learn how Love of God and 3, 5, 6
Spiritual Values to respond to ethical issues facing Nationalism
logistics
6. Entrepreneurial Students are expected to formulate Perseverance and 1, 2, 5, 6
innovations in logistics Professional
management to meet customers Integrity
satisfaction
7. Teamwork and Students are expected to understand Leadership and
Leadership the importance of teams in the Unity
workplace to facilitate an effective 3, 5, 6
and efficient logistics system.

Learning Objectives:

1. Affective
1.1 Develop the necessary attitudes among future logistics managers in dealing with global business environment, strategy
formulation, quality and performance improvement and other organizational issues impacting logistics.
1.2 Respond to the emerging practices in supply chains and information systems for logistics and supply chain management..

2. Cognitive
2.1 Understand basic concepts and principles of logistics activities in general and how these tasks function in a global
setting.
2.2 Identify the knowledge and skills necessary to turn their corporate logistics activities into a source of sustainable
competitive advantage in the global business arena.

3. Psychomotor
3.1 Design a framework showing inbound to outbound activities of the organization.
3.2 Specify the different methods and control measures adopted in the framework.

Course Outline:

Learning Outcomes Subject Matter Outcome- Based Assessment LPU Core No. of hrs/Week
Methodology Values
Demonstrate to the students the Classroom Virtual Classroom N/A Professional 1 hr
policies of the LPU, grading Management and Integrity
system, course requirements Orientation
and virtual learning
- Explain the importance Chapter 1: Leadership 3 hrs
of operations/supply Operations and Professional
chain management; Supply Chain Integrity Week 1 -2
Strategy - Lecture/note taking Recitation
- Show how single Nationalism
1 .Operations
organizations can follow - Discussion Activity
Strategy Within a
different competitive Single
strategies to be successful Organization - Online Research

Present supply chain 2. Services -Reporting

strategy within a single
organization and across 3. Supply Chain
multiple organizations Strategy
- Discuss the meaning of
quality and show why it
is necessary to improve Professional 4.5 hrs
quality of goods and Chapter 2: Quality -Lecture/ Note taking Recitation Integrity
services Management Perseverance Week 2-3
-Discussion Presentation
1 .Defining of Case
Quality
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 - Case Studies Analysis
2. Why Firm - Group Activities
Improve Quality
- Discuss commonly used -Reporting
3. Determinants of
quality management
Quality
approaches, such as
TQM, ISO 9000 and ISO 4. History of
14000 standards, and the Quality
Malcolm Baldrige Management
Criteria for Performance
Excellence and the Six 5. Quality
Sigma quality Management
management approach Frameworks

-Describe the importance

of new product
development to a firm’s
success or failure

- Present the new product

development process, the
product life cycle, and
different strategies and
tradeoffs in product
innovation
- Show how the service- Chapter 3: New Lecture/discussion -Recitation Professional 3 hrs
process matrix for Product Integrity
organizations work Development - Brainstorming -Quiz Week 4
Nationalism
- Explain the three physical 1 .What is New - Reporting -Have at least
Product 88% of the
types of layouts and Perseverance
Development class passing
describe the advantages and - Case Analysis
the 2nd quiz
disadvantages of each type 2. The New
Product
Development
Process

3. Major Concept
in New Product
Development

4. Analysis Tools
for New Product
Development
PRELIM EXAMINATION
- Show the different types Chapter 4: Lecture/discussion Leadership 6 hrs
of forecasting method Process Design Recitation Professional
and Analysis - Brainstorming Integrity Week 5 - 6
- Discuss time-series Quiz Perseverance
analysis in forecasting and - Reporting
the application of 85% passing
qualitative and causal - Case Analysis mark for
recitation
methods of forecasting.
- Discuss the reasons for and Chapter 5. Leadership
against having inventory Forecasting Professional
Integrity
- Determine what are basic Perseverance
types of inventory
- Discuss the contrast Chapter Leadership
between dependent and 6.Independent Professional
independent demand Demand Integrity
Inventory Perseverance
- Explain the inputs to an
ERP system and MRP
records.
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- Expalin the steps involved in
project management and
explain the role of the project
manager
Describe various project Chapter 7: Lecture/Discussion Recitation Leadership 3 hrs
management tools and Dependent Professional
techniques, such as work Demand - Problem solving Group Integrity Week 7
breakdown structure, critical Inventory Presentation Perseverance
path method, PERT, cost -Reporting
and time tradeoff analysis 85% target
passing mark
for recitation
- Show how to execute
projects successfully and
how to avoid risk and failure
- Describe methods of Chapter 8: Project - Lecture/Discussion Board Work Professional 3 hrs
measuring capacity, Management Integrity
planning capacity, and - Online Research Recitation Week 8
calculating capacity Perseverance
utilization -Reporting 88% target
passing mark
- Explain the differences in
capacity strategy in terms of
the timing and sizing of
expansion options.

- Describe the benefits of a

capacity cushion and the
strategic reasons to increase
or decrease the cushion
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
-Describe the sources for Chapter 9. Lecture/Discussion Recitation Leadership 6 hrs
quality improvement ideas: Optimization and Professional
customer feedback, Simulation - Graded Recitation Seat Work Integrity Week 9 - 10
benchmarking, and Modeling Perseverance
employee feedback -Reporting 88% target
1 .Linear passing mark
Programming
- Discuss the different
quality improvement 2. Simulation
methods Modeling

-Describe the concepts of

lean production and lean
thinking

- Explain the different kinds

of waste present in a
production system

- Discuss the components of

a lean production system
- Describe what is Chapter 10. - Lecture/Discussion Recitation Leadership 3 hrs
globalization and its impact Capacity Planning Professional
in logistics management - Library Work Seat Work Integrity Week 11-12
1 .Capacity Perseverance
- Discuss why firms Management and 88% target
its Relationship to passing mark
globalize and establish
Value
international production
facilities 2. Capacity
Strategies
- Show the advantages and
disadvantages associated 3. Capacity
with outsourcing and Cushion
offshoring
4. Evaluating

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 Capacity
Alternatives

5. Systematic
Capacity Planning

6. Service
Capacity

7. Wrap-up
- Describe what is Chapter 11 Global - Lecture Recitation Leadership 6 hrs
globalization and its impact Supply Chain and Professional
in logistics management Service - Class Discussion Quiz Integrity Week 13 -14
Integration Perseverance
- Discuss why firms - Online Research Presentation of
1 .Globalization online
globalize and establish
research
international production
2. Global
facilities Production and
Multinational
- Show the advantages and Corporations
disadvantages associated
with outsourcing and 3. Outsourcing
offshoring and Offshoring
To apply the learnings in the Research Research Professional 3 hrs
course using research paper Paper/ Case Integrity
Study Perseverance

FINAL EXAMINATION

References:

Fernie, John (2020) Logistics and retail management : emerging issues and new challenges in the retail supply chain. Kogan Page

Tan Yan Weng (2020) Managing logistics and supply chain challenges : Singapore insights and perspectives. Cengage Learning

Rushton, Alan (2020) The handbook of logistics & distribution management. Kogan Page

Goetsch, David L. and S. Davis (2019) Quality Management for Organizational Excellence. Pearson

Lee, Williams (2019) Creating Entrepreneurial Supply Chains. J. Ross Pub.

Trott, Paul (2019) Innovation Management and New Product Development. Pearson

Burt, David N. (2019) Proactive Purchasing in the Supply Chain. McGraw-Hill

Barone, Stefano (2019) Statistical and Mangerial Techniques for Six Sigma Technology. Wiley

Evans, James (2019) Quality Management, Organization, and Strategy. Cengage learning

Bruton, Garry (2018) Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation. Cengage Learning

Harvard Business Review on Managing Supply Chains.(2018) Harvard Business Review Press
E-Journal/Database:

Course Requirements:
1. Class Recitation
2. Quizzes
3. Examination
Preliminary Examination
Midterm Examination
4. Class Project
5. Case analysis
6. Seminars/ Webinar

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 7. Research Output and Presentation

Grading System:

Prelim Class Performance 40%

Prelim Examination 60%

Midterm Class Performance 40% CP Prelim + Midterm + Final

3
Midterm Examination 60%
Midterm Exam
Final Class Performance 40%

Final Examination 60%

Final Exam
Total 100.00 %

Prepared / Revised by: Reviewed / Endorsed by: Approved by:

MR. RANDOLPH SACDALAN

Dean, College of Business Administration

MR. JOHN PAUL C. MAGBITANG

Corporate Management Faculty MR. MICHAEL M. CABALLERO MS. JENNIFER D. TUCPI
Chairperson, Corporate Management Vice President for Academic Affairs (OIC)

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