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IBS320 Managing Global Logistics

Course Coordinator:Bishnu Sharma (bsharma@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries

2026Semester 2

UniSC Sunshine Coast

UniSC Moreton Bay

UniSC Southbank

 Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Online

 Online You can do this course without coming onto campus, unless your program has specified a mandatory onsite requirement.

Please go to unisc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

In today’s global business environment supply chains and networks of supply chains span the globe seeking to effectively, efficiently, and sustainably deliver  incredibly diverse range of goods and services to their customers., Global logistics management has emerged as a key source of competitive advantage. This course, therefore, aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of various components of  global logistics management (e.g. international trade, global sourcing, sustainability) and develop your ability to identify logistics improvement opportunities.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Lecture – Pre-recorded concept videos and associated activity 1hr Week 1 12 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – In-class tutorial 2hrs Week 2 11 times
Online
Lecture – Pre-recorded concept videos and associated activity 1hr Week 1 12 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Interactive zoom tutorial 2hrs Week 2 11 times

Course Topics

  1. Introduction to logistics and supply chain management
  2. Supply chains, globalisation and international trade
  3. Outsourcing, offshoring, and supply chain strategies
  4. Transport/logistics in supply chains, transport security, and simulation
  5. Procurement and logistics service providers
  6. Inventory management
  7. Supply chain information flows and technology, and financial management
  8. Warehousing and materials handling
  9. Measuring supply chain performance
  10. Risk, robustness, vulnerability and emerging supply chain designs
  11. Sustainable logistics and reverse logistics
  12. Service supply chains
  13. Course review

What level is this course?

300 Level (Graduate)

Demonstrating coherence and breadth or depth of knowledge and skills. Independent application of knowledge and skills in unfamiliar contexts. Meeting professional requirements and AQF descriptors for the degree. May require pre-requisites where discipline specific introductory or developing knowledge or skills is necessary. Normally undertaken in the third or fourth full-time study year of an undergraduate program.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... Professional Standard Mapping * Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
1 Apply selected global logistics theories to practical business situations. Creative and critical thinker
Engaged 
PC3, PC6.2
2 Critically and systematically evaluate contemporary logistics management issues. Creative and critical thinker
Empowered 
PC2.1, PC3
3 Understand, analyse and explain the nature and scope of global logistics management concepts and issues and develop comprehensive and cohesive practical outputs. Knowledgeable 
PC6.2
4 Understand sustainability issues. Sustainability-focussed 
PC4, PC4.1
5 Demonstrate an understanding of ethical behaviour in an international context. Ethical
Sustainability-focussed 
PC4, PC4.1
6 Demonstrate an understanding of effectively managing and working in teams in a business context. Knowledgeable
Engaged 
PC2, PC2.1, PC6

* Competencies by Professional Body

CODE COMPETENCY
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
PC2 Collaboration
PC2.1 Teamwork
PC3 Creative and Critical Thinking
PC4 Community Consciousness
PC4.1 Social Responsibility and Sustainability
PC6 Career-ready
PC6.2 Discipline Knowledge

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

IBS310

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

This is an advanced level International Business course. You will be expected to have foundation knowledge and understanding of business and international business.

Microcredential Information

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

The students are expected to actively involve themselves in the discussions in the tutorial and seek formative feedback from the tutor on a regular basis. They will also be provided with a feedback in task 1 that they submit in week 5.

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Written Piece Individual 20% 
1000 Words
 Week 5 Online Submission
All 2 Oral and Written Piece Group 30% 
20 minutes of presentation and the presentation script.
 Week 9 Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All 3 Report Individual 50% 
2500 Words
 Week 13 Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All - Assessment Task 1:Logistics management project proposal
Goal: 
Demonstrate logistics and supply chain management knowledge and organizational skills by developing a logistics management proposal in preparation for task 3.
Product: Written Piece
Authorship Statement:
Format: 
This is an individual assessment. The proposal should cover the following: identification of various activities that you need to perform for completing task 3, identification of materials / information (e.g. journal articles, books, etc.) that you need to collect, identification of the method that you will use (e.g. use an actual company or a case study or the other secondary source information) and the method that you will use to analyse the information that you collect, and prepare a time-line (bar chart) indicating periodic milestones in completing task 3.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Demonstrated knowledge of relevant logistics management concepts
 1
2 
Ability to identify relevant materials, method and comprehensiveness of the logistics management proposal
 1 3
Generic Skills: 
Communication, Problem solving
All - Assessment Task 2:Logistics management presentation (webinar) video ‘application of relevant GLSCM concepts’
Goal: 
Demonstrate professional knowledge and communication abilities by preparing an educational video (webinar) resource.
Product: Oral and Written Piece
Authorship Statement:
Format: 
This is a group assessment. Generally, businesses (be it manufacturing or retail) today accord high level of emphasis in managing supply chains efficiently and effectively so they are able to create value for their customers. Therefore, you as a student of 300 level course at USC, are invited by a company to give a webinar to a group of relevant professional employees where you get an opportunity of educating them with the contemporary practices of global logistics and supply chain management (GLSCM). 

Your presentation should demonstrate a good understanding and application of various supply chain management theories and concepts covered in the course (e.g. inbound / outbound logistics, warehousing and transportation, supply chain strategies, procurement, inventory management, technologies, sustainability, risk management, etc.). You are required take a structured approach in analyzing and presenting the outcomes of your analysis. You are also required to use relevant academic scholarly references (12 relevant credible references including peer reviewed journal articles)  to support your logic. You should submit an electronic copy of your presentation with details of presentation scripts.    

Please note: This task is being used for measuring assurance of learning towards Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation. It assesses Program Learning Outcome PLO2.1: Collaboration - demonstrate an understanding of effectively managing and working in teams in a business context.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Structure of the presentation
 1
2 
Depth and breadth of content
 3
3 
Use of appropriate supporting materials (visual aids, explanations, examples) to engage the audience
 5
4 
Use of appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication (posture, gesture, eye contact, and vocal expressiveness)
 2
5 
Use of relevant credible sources and appropriate referencing style
 4 5
6 
Understanding of effectively managing and working in teams in a business context evidenced through self and peer assessment and group processes.
 6
Generic Skills: 
Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies
All - Assessment Task 3:Logistics management report
Goal: 
Demonstrate understanding of the global logistics management concepts and applications by developing a logistics management report.
Product: Report
Authorship Statement:
Format: 
This is an individual task. A manufacturing company in Australia is in the process of advertising for a vacant position of Logistics Officer. The role of this position is to assist John Bartlett, Logistics Manager in developing a supply chain plan and implementing it. As you are getting closer to the completion of your undergraduate studies at USC and you have chosen IBS320 as one of the courses for your degree, John has invited you to apply for the position of Logistics Officer. In applying for this position, John and the selection panel want you to prepare and submit a logistics management report.

Please note: In your report, you are required to use a structured approach in analysing and presenting the outcomes of your analysis. You need to demonstrate a good understanding and successful application of various supply chain management frameworks, theories and concepts covered in the course wherever appropriate. You are also required to use at least  twelve relevant credible references including journal articles to support your logic.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1 
Application of relevant logistics management concepts, frameworks and theory.
 1 3
2 
Assessment of assignment problems leading to creative and feasible conclusions and recommendations.
 2
3 
Critical evaluation and logical development of arguments.
 1 2
4 
Error free writing with appropriate formatting, use of relevant credible sources and appropriate referencing style.
 5
Generic Skills: 
Communication, Problem solving, Organisation

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

You need regular access to the resource(s) below. Many texts are available as ebooks through the Library at no additional cost.

Required? Author Year Title Edition Publisher
Required John Mangan, Chandra C. Lalwani, Agustina Calatayud 2021 Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management 4th edition Wiley

Specific requirements

Not applicable

How are risks managed in this course?

Health and safety risks for this course have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

What administrative information is relevant to this course?

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome. Please also note the following: You should submit task 1 by Friday 5pm, week 5, task 2 by Friday 5pm, week 9, and task 3 by Friday 5pm week 13.

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