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Songlin CHEN, Ph.D. Office: N3.2-02-81 Tel: 6790 5935

Lecture 1: Introducing Engineering Logistics

Email: songlin@ntu.edu.sg

Web: //www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/Songlin/

About me

B.Sc., Aerospace Engineering, (1997-2001) National Univ. of Defense Technology, China

Propulsion Aerodynamics

M.Sc. Aeronautics & Astronautics, (2001-'03) Stanford University

Aircraft control Control system design

Ph.D. Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management (2003-'08) Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology.

Engineering management Manufacturing systems

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About you
A: Aerospace Engineering B: Mechanical Engineering C: Manufacturing Engineering D: Others

Your background:

Your expectation:

A: An overview of various aspects of logistics operations B: In-depth technical analysis C: Practical discussions and industry insights D: All I need is a score to fulfill my credit requirement!
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Global Logistics

The World Bank, 2007, Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy MP4F06 2011/12 4

Logistics in Singapore

The World Bank, 2007, Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy MP4F06 2011/12 5

Logistics Costs - Global

ESTIMATION OF GLOBAL AND NATIONAL LOGISTICS EXPENDITURES: 2002 DATA UPDATE, Alexandre M. Rodrigues et al. MP4F06 2011/12

Logistics Costs U.S.

Logistics Cost As A Percent of GDP (U.S.)

CSCMP, 2007, The 18th Annual State of Logistics Report MP4F06 2011/12 7

Logistics Costs - Breakdown

CSCMP, 2007, The 18th Annual State of Logistics Report

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Logistics in Industries
Trading and transportation Manufacturing: automotive, machine tools, aerospace, electronics, pharmaceuticals Retailing and wholesaling Services: health care, hospitality Construction Defense : army, navy, air force

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Career in Logistics
Industrial Engineers Technology Consultants Supply Chain (logistics) Managers Operations Managers

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Engineering Logistics: Objectives

1. 2. 3.

Be able to define, analyze, and solve specific logistics problems;

Be able to understand various logistics issues in industries;

Be able to design and manage simple logistic systems.

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Engineering Logistics: Scope

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Forecasting: qualitative and quantitative techniques Inventory modeling, planning, and control Warehousing, Packaging and materials handling Transportation: modes and operations Logistics network design, planning, and operations Logistic risk and performance measurement

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Engineering Logistics: Course Material

Course notes: necessary but not sufficient. Textbook:

References:

Production and operations analysis (6th Ed.) by Steven Nahmias.

Supply chain logistics management (3rd Ed.), by Donald J. Bowersox et al.

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Engineering Logistics: Evaluation

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Homework, including exercises and case reading, will be light. Participation in class discussion is important.
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There will be both case- and math-based questions in quiz and exams.

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Engineering Logistics: Requirements

Engineering logistics is very DIFFERENT from most other engineering courses. Prerequisite: basic calculus and statistics. This course is for students who are: Interested in logistics; Analytical; Self-motivated;

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Questions?
Office hours: Thursdays 4.30-5.30pm Office: N3.2-02-81 Tel: 6790 5935 Email: songlin@ntu.edu.sg Web: //www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/Songlin/