Course Title: TCF Global Logistics 2
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: NONE7334L
Course ID: 029981
Course Title: TCF Global Logistics 2
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Program Code: C5165 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Course Contact : Ben Straneiri
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9145
Course Contact Email: ben.stranieri@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Ms Kelly Pascoe
+(61 3) 9925 9177
kelly.pascoe@rmit.edu.au
Location
Building: 511
Level: 1
Room: 8
Nominal Hours: 36
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
To provide learners with skills and knowledge to:
• Identify requirements for efficient global production / marketing
• Implement requirements for efficient global production
• Monitor global production operations
• Assist in the implementation of improvements to global production operations
• Interpret global marketing data
• Assist in the implementation of improvements to global marketing operations
• Maintain records.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTPRGN14A Provide Global Operations Support 02/3 |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/01 Identify requirements for efficient global production/marketing |
Performance Criteria: |
· Information on global markets and/or global production operations is gathered and analysed in accordance with workplace procedures |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/01 Identify requirements for efficient global production/marketing |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/01 Identify requirements for efficient global production/marketing |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/02 Implement requirements for efficient global production |
Performance Criteria: |
· Requirements for efficient global production are identified and specified in collaboration with Australian and overseas contacts |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/02 Implement requirements for efficient global production |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/02 Implement requirements for efficient global production |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/03 Monitor global production operations |
Performance Criteria: |
· Compliance of global production operations with specified requirements is checked in collaboration with overseas contacts |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/03 Monitor global production operations |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/03 Monitor global production operations |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/04 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/04 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global production operations |
Performance Criteria: |
· Opportunities for corrective or preventative action to improve global production are identified using outcomes of monitoring activity or feedback from overseas production staff |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/04 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global production operations |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/05 Interpret global marketing data |
Performance Criteria: |
· Outcomes of research and analysis of global marketing data is interpreted and recommendations are made on global marketing opportunities and strategies |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/05 Interpret global marketing data |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/05 Interpret global marketing data |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/06 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global marketing operations |
Performance Criteria: |
· Assistance is provided to marketing managers in Australia and overseas in the implementation of enterprise global marketing strategies and policies |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/06 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global marketing operations |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/06 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global marketing operations |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/07 Maintain records |
Performance Criteria: |
· Global production/marketing coordination and monitoring records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/07 Maintain records |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/07 Maintain records |
Element: |
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to provide support to local and international production and/or marketing operations in a TCF enterprise operating in local, national and/or global contexts. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to other sections of the guide
Overview of Learning Activities
Details of Learning Activities
PLANNED LEARNING EXPERIENCES-
Tutorial and group discussion on:
a) Global Production and Marketing
b) Sales forecasting
c) Sources of supply
d) General market conditions
e) Production and supply of goods
f) Analyse production systems
g) Case studies on working conditions in supplier countries of textiles and apparel
h) Practical activities to develop a matrix for monitoring the flow of goods through supply chain.
i) Exercises in calculating the cost of a warehouse to select the most appropriate storage warehouse
j) Design a floor plan for a factory and warehouse
Teaching Schedule
12/02/07 1 Purchasing-Conditions for purchasing-Task 1
19/02/07 2 Workshop
26/02/07 3 Transport-Task 2
05/03/07 4 Workshop
12/03/07 Monday - Labour Day 5 Workshop
19/03/07 6 MPS-Warehouse-Task 3 & 4
26/03/07 7 Workshop
16/04/07 8 Workshop
23/04/07 9 Manufacturing – Task 5
30/05/07 10 Workshop
07/05/07 Workshop
14/05/07 Scheduling- Task 6
21/05/07 11 Workshop
28/05/07 12 Workshop
04/06/07 13 Costing – Task 7
11/06/07 Monday – Queen’s B’day 14 Workshop
18/06/07 15 Workshop
25/06/07 16 Assignment Submission
19/06/06 17
26/06/06 – 07/07/06 18 Mid Term Break
Overview of Learning Resources
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Essential Learning Resources:
• Textile and Apparel in the Global Economy. Kitty G Dickerson. Prentice Hall 1999.ISBN 0-13-647280-X
• International Business –A Managerial perspective. Mahoney, Trigg, Griffin, Pustay. Longman
• Ready to wear apparel analysis-Brown & Rice. Prentice Hall
Overview of Assessment
Students will develop a Supply Chain Management Plan (Individual).
Including:
• Purchasing
• Transport
• Warehousing
• Materials Handling
• Scheduling
• Labour Costs
Assessment timeline: Progressive assessments
Assessment Tasks
Learners need to demonstrate by means of a range of assessment tasks that they can:
• Develop a Supply Chain Management Plan 100% (Individual).
Including :
• Purchasing
• Transport
• Warehousing
• Materials Handling
• Scheduling
• Labour Costs
• Assessment timeline: Progressive assessments
• Learners can make a claim for Approved Prior Learning on entry to the course
• Criteria for your results: HD (high distinction – indicative score 80-100%) or DI (distinction – indicative score 70-79%) or CR (credit – indicative score 60-69%) or PA (pass – indicative score 50-59%) or NN (fail – indicative score 0-49%).
Negotiation to vary assessment methods may be made in special circumstances. This is subject to the discretion of the trainer after consideration of the learner’s request and is done on a needs basis.
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