Curriculum

A student admitted to and enrolled in the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Master's Degree Pogramme may select one study plan (totaling 37 hour-credits) from among the following two different plans:

Plan A - Theses and Coursework Option

Total Credit Requirement 37 credits: Required Courses 16 Credits, Theses I and II 12 Credits, Elective Courses 9 Credits

List of Academic Course

Required Courses: 16 credits

Course Code Course Title Credits (Lecture-Lab)
13027101 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027102 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN 3(3-0)
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
13027103 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027104 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS AND 3(3-0)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
13027105 SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS AND 1(0-2)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
13027106 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)

Elective Courses:

List of Elective Courses: 12 credits

Course Code Course Title Credits (Lecture-Lab)
13027201 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027202 INNOVATIIVE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027203 DEMAND AND CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027204 LAWS ON LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027205 WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027206 BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027207 PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027208 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027209 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING AND APPLICATION 3(3-0)
13027210 GLOBAL COLLABORATIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027211 MANAGERIAL FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 3(3-0)
13027212 AVIATION INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027213 MARKETING MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027214 FREIGHT AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT 3(3-0)
13027215 MODERN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027216 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027217 QUALITY ASSURANCE 3(3-0)
13027218 INTERNATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027219 MARITIME AND AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027220 TRADE FACILITATION 3(3-0)

Theses: 12 credits

Course Code Course Title Credits (Lecture-Lab)
13027107 THESIS I 6(0-18)
13027108 THESIS II 6(0-18)

Plan B - Coursework-only Option

Total Credit Requirement 37 credits: Required Courses 16 Credits, Elective Courses 15 Credits, Research Study 6 Credits

List of Academic Course

Required Courses: 16 credits

Course Code Course Title Credits (Lecture-Lab)
13027101 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027102 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN 3(3-0)
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
13027103 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027104 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS AND 3(3-0)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
13027105 SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS AND 1(0-2)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
13027106 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)

Elective Courses:

List of Elective Courses: 15 credits

Course Code Course Title Credits (Lecture-Lab)
13027201 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027202 INNOVATIIVE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027203 DEMAND AND CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027204 LAWS ON LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027205 WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027206 BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027207 PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027208 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027209 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING AND APPLICATION 3(3-0)
13027210 GLOBAL COLLABORATIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027211 MANAGERIAL FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 3(3-0)
13027212 AVIATION INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027213 MARKETING MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027214 FREIGHT AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT 3(3-0)
13027215 MODERN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027216 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027217 QUALITY ASSURANCE 3(3-0)
13027218 INTERNATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027219 MARITIME AND AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027220 TRADE FACILITATION 3(3-0)

Research Studies (Logistics research): 6 credits

Course Code Course Title Credits (Lecture-Lab)
13027109 RESEARCH STUDY I 3(3-0)
13027110 RESEARCH STUDY II 3(3-0)

Meaning of Course codes

All course codes consist of 8 digits. The first two digits 13 refer to the International College. The third and fourth digit 02 refer to the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Programme. The fifth digit 7 refers to a graduate course. For the sixth digit, 0 refers to a core course without credits, 1 refers to a core course, 2 refers to an elective course. The seventh and eighth digit refer to the course number.

Study Plan

Plan A - Theses and Coursework Option:

1st Year, 1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027101 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027102 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN 3(3-0)
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
130272. ELECTIVE I 3(3-0)
Total 9 credits

1st Year, 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027103 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027104 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS AND 3(3-0) SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
13027105 SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS AND 1(0-2)
SUPPLY CHAIN
130272. ELECTIVE II 3(3-0)
Total 10 credits

2nd Year, 1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027106 TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
130272. ELECTIVE III 3(3-0)
13027107 THESIS I 6(0-18)
Total 12 credits

2nd Year, 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027108 THESIS II 6(0-18)
Total 6 credits

Plan B - Coursework-only option:

1st Year, 1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027101 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027102 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN 3(3-0)
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
130272. ELECTIVE I 3(3-0)
Total 9 credits

1st Year, 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027103 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
13027104 INFORMATION TECNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS AND 3(3-0)
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
13027105 SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY 1(0-2)
CHAIN MANAGEMENT
130272. ELECTIVE II 3(3-0)
Total 10 credits

2nd Year, 1st Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027106 TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 3(3-0)
130272. ELECTIVE III 3(3-0)
13027109 RESEARCH STUDY I 3(3-0)
Total 9 credits

2nd Year, 2nd Semester
Course Code Course Title Hours (Lecture-Lab)
13027110 RESEARCH STUDY II 3(3-0)
130272. ELECTIVE III 3(3-0)
130272. ELECTIVE III 3(3-0)
Total 9 credits

Course Descriptions

Core courses:

13027101 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Prerequisite: None
Overview of the state-of-the-art theory of logistics and supply chain management and its application to organizations of
competitive standing. Coverage of all activities in manufacturing industrial and global marketing perspectives from placing orders,
purchasing raw materials, and clearing demand in production to delivery. Topics highlighted include inventory management,
lay-outing of facilities, transport management, information technology and global supply chain, as well as related case studies.

13027102 QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
Prerequisite: None
Quantitative techniques for management decision-making with applications by business. Various quantitative analytical tools
used to effectively optimize operational flows in organizations as well as simulating a real-life situation.

13027103 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Fundamentals of inventory management, including continual replenishment, ordering policies, measuring global supply chain
inventory, inventory position within the chain, and risk pooling. Focus on strategies to reduce inventory factors that lead to
an increase in cycle inventory, the role of safety inventory to encounter supply or demand uncertainty, and factors that influence
the level of safety stock. Topics highlighted include material requirement planning (MRP), just-in-time (JIT) operation, lean supply
chains, and inventory evaluation.

13027104 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Managerial and organizational gains from information technology (IT). Contemporary IT topics include e-commerce, internet,
intranet, extranet, groupware, data mining, multimedia systems, electronic data interchange (EDI), decision support systems (DSS),
and their applications to enterprise systems. Highlighted are applications of IT to improve competitiveness, business process
re-engineering, knowledge management, IT outsourcing, and appraising performance frameworks for strategic information systems planning.

13027105 SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: 13027101
Current issues in logistics and supply chain management that are briefly addressed by other courses. Emphasis on Logistics
and Supply Chain Management as well as related topics through student presentations of related issues with solutions, analysis,
and discussion, supplemented by workshops and site visits.

13027106 TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: 13027101
Characteristics of various modes of domestic and international transport, factors bearing on transport demand, costs, market structures,
carrier pricing, carrier operation, and service characteristics, as well as their effect on other supply chain costs and supply chain
performance such as routes, labour, and competition. Also addressed are the organizational logistics function and the interfacing
of distribution channels.

Elective courses:

13027201 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Key elements of project management, including project selection and proposal preparation, project planning and scheduling, project
organization, approach to project management, project team and project manager, resource management, resource planning,
resource allocation in project networks, multi-criteria decision making process, the analytic hierarchy process, PERT/GANTT
techniques for project control and resource allocation, project monitoring and control, and project evaluation, as well as case studies.

13027202 INNOVATIIVE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Significance of technology, technology classification, intelligent tool requirements for effective management of technology
, desirable characteristics of competitive technology, creation and application of technology, technology implementation guidelines
, technological strategy, and related case studies.

13027203 DEMAND AND CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Significance of customer relationship management (CRM), creating the CRM enterprise, demand and CRM structure, relational business
cycle and its environmental impact, maximizing interaction satisfaction, expanding the range of collaborative relationship marketing
, managing CRM change, evaluating CRM systems, and benefits of CRM, as well as related case studies.

13027204 LAWS ON LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Basic skills required to move materials in support of the logistics function domestically and internationally, focused on any international
business transaction involving the sale and supply of goods with a view to the means by which the goods are transported from
the exporter's country to the importer's country. Emphasis on the legal relationship between the parties to a contract of carriage
and legal matters that arise in commercial transactions between businesses. Certain legal solutions characteristically adopted by
legal systems with emphasis on international, British or US American systems. Appropriate legal rules and evidence of other
jurisdictions by way of illustration.

13027205 WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: 13027101
Fundamental operations in warehouse management, including mathematical models for the design, planning, and operation of
warehouse and distribution systems; state-of-the-art warehouse operations; information technology applications for warehouse operations;
warehouse technology such as bar-coding system, and radio frequency identification (RFID) for inventory control systems.
Also covered are warehousing and distribution management, warehouse location and lay-out, health and safety issues, product
classification, material handling equipments and systems, aisle width decision, and racking and shelving.

13027206 BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Methods and practices to create and improve business processes. Overview and discussion of principles, concepts, and techniques
required to transform a business, as well as current trends. Spectrum of analytical tools from a traditional, functional approach to a
process-centric one. Comparison of the various methods for architecture, analysis, design and specification used in the business process
management field.

13027207 PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Overview of procurement and purchasing activities in a supply chain. Topics highlighted include supplier evaluation and selection,
pricing, negotiation, contracting, inventory management, quality control, buying decisions and plans, cost analysis, purchase agreements,
and purchasing analysis of capital equipment, services, institutional and government purchases. Global sourcing, total cost of ownership,
negotiation, contract management, purchasing laws and ethics, e-procurement and e-bidding process are also emphasized.

13027208 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
The strategic role of operations management in business processes, with emphasis on tools and techniques used for strategy execution
for the delivery of products and services. Topics covered include operations strategy; process design and analysis; capacity, bottleneck,
and queue management; quality management; and six-sigma. These tools and techniques are highlighted with regard to
supply chain management, forecasting, just-in-time (JIT) operations, lean production and operations, sales and operations planning,
and inventory management.

13027209 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING AND APPLICATION
Prerequisite: None
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as a core requirement for success in today's marketplace. Focus on a single ERP application
for consistency, supplemented by briefs on various other ERP software. Student assignments to exemplify real-world applications
of ERP in business, followed by discussion.

13027210 GLOBAL COLLRABORATIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: 13027101
Globalization impact on businesses in terms of having to manage global networks of suppliers, integrators, contract manufacturers
, logistics service providers, distributors, and service support operators in geographically dispersed locations. Also addressed is the
globally spread customer network. Foci on (1) how global and international companies are enabled to overcome geographical,
cultural, and organizational barriers, (2) how these companies leverage the strengths of the network to create values, and (3) how
these companies avail of different ways and means to manage operations in different regions so as to take full advantage of
local strengths and mitigate local limitations.

13027211 MANAGERIAL FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Prerequisite: None
Modern finance theory and its applications to investment, corporate finance, and financial engineering. Covered are analyses of
optimal capital structure, cost of capital, capital budgeting, financial market, asset pricing models, and financial statements,
as well as risk management with emphasis on risk-return analysis. Topics highlighted include accounting equations, analysis
of financial statements for profit, relationship between the financial statements, accounting for manufacturing, and basic elements
of costing for management.

13027212 AVIATION INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: 13027106
Economics of operating airlines and airports with emphasis on the implications of competitive strategies for the development of hubs
and networks. Topics include finance, marketing, formation and management of alliances, yield / revenue management, and
travel sales and distribution. Strains on airport capacity caused by the growth in air traffic in the Southeast Asian necessitate
forecasting, airport planning, externalities of airports, pricing airport use, investment decisions, and the role of the private sector
in airport development and operation.

13027213 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Modern marketing management theory and its applications to strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation with focus on logistics.
Covered are marketing environment, business market analyses, responses to competition challenges, and consumer behaviour
in services and building customer relationships through segmentation and retention strategies. Topics highlighted include product
development, product life cycle, brand management, pricing strategy, place and logistics management, and promotion strategy
in logistics management.

13027214 FREIGHT AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
Prerequisite: 13027101
Dynamics of the express delivery by air freight and maritime shipping businesses with emphasis on underlying drivers of international
trade flows and demand for capacity in different freight transport modes, as well as industry structure, regulatory environment
and market access. Highlighted are the requirements for profitable air cargo and shipping operations, particularly fleet and network
planning, as well as related cost and revenue management.

13027215 MODERN MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Concept of modern management and its significance for upholding competitive advantage With a view to trends of logistics in the
course of globalization, corresponding vision, mission, goal and objectives, use of SWOT analysis, strategy formulation, strategy
implementation, and strategy control and evaluation. Topics highlighted include four functions of management, namely, planning,
organizing, leading and controlling in logistics organization, supplemented by drawing up a business plan and producing related case studies.

13027216 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: None
Contemporary techniques for continual quality improvement, summarily known as Total Quality Management (TQM), with emphasis
on organizational management committed to adapting to the cultural changes necessary to improve quality. Topics include relevant
management principles, quality organization, just-in-time operations, inventory management, integration of functional areas,
team building, quality costs, and associated interactive facets of Total Quality Management.

13027217 QUALITY ASSURANCE
Prerequisite: None
Principles of quality and productivity management based on essential concepts, methods, and practices of modern quality
assurance management, interfacing statistical techniques with a managerial approach, supplemented by inspection, analysis
of activity-based costing (ABC), and total quality management (TQM).

13027218 INTERNATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: 13027106
Automotive carriers and railroad services in several perspectives, including the role of government in infrastructure development and
regulation, industry characteristics, operations, rates, and the example of the uniqueness of interstate carriage in North America.
Also covered are intermodalism, appropriate documentation, and the role of intermediaries. .

13027219 MARITIME AND AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: 13027106
Vessel and aircraft operations with focus on distinctive characteristics. In regard of maritime transport management, emphasis
is placed on charter party and linear structures, operations, and framework for continued economic development under conference systems.
Aspects covered include tramp shipping, liner service companies, terminal management, containerization, freight-rates, as well as industrial
and special carriers. In regard of air transport management, current planning strategies, future challenges, and technologies devised for
airport development are reviewed. Topics cover technological advances in both air-side and land-side airport operations and management.
Also addressed are appropriate documentation in maritime and air transport management and the function of intermediaries.

13027220 TRADE FACILITATION
Prerequisite: None
Background of the inclusion of the subject of trade facilitation and the mandate for negotiations, description of the trade facilitation work
undertaken by selected international and regional organisations, legal forms, codification and the modalities for the negotiations, trade
policy issues such as publication obligations and the level of fees connected with importation and exportation, techniques and methods
as well as used by customs in the clearance of goods, Risk management.

Theses and Research:

THESIS I
Prerequisite: None
Students are required to conduct research under the supervision of advisors. The research work should be of original,
exploratory nature, geared to produce results that are useful in logistics and supply chain management. This type of research is
conducted in two consecutive steps.

THESIS II
Prerequisite: None
Continuation of research partially completed as THESIS I.

RESEARCH STUDY I
Prerequisite: None
Students are required to focus on a particular problem in the domain of logistics and supply chain management and
work out a feasible solution, in close co-operation with a faculty advisor. This type of research is conducted in two consecutive steps.

RESEARCH STUDY II
Prerequisite: None
Continuation of work partially completed as RESEARCH STUDY I