Logistics Management (L5M10)

• Understand the role and activities of logistics management.
• Understand the concept of integrated logistics and total logistics costs.
• Evaluate how logistics management can contribute to competitive advantage.
• Understand the use of technology in logistics management.
• Understand techniques for planning and controlling logistics activities.
• Understand capacity planning and capacity management.
• Analyse the use of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
• Understand the role of reverse logistics and returns management.

1. Understand the concept of logistics management

• Definition and scope of logistics.
• Elements of logistics management, including:
  • Information integration
  • Transportation
  • Inventory
  • Warehousing
  • Material handling
  • Packaging
  • Security
• Logistics activities across procurement, production, distribution, after-sales and disposal.
• Relationship between logistics and supply chain management.

2. Understand integrated logistics

• Total logistics concept.
• Total logistics costs.
• Pipeline inventory.
• Multimodal transportation.
• Integration of logistics activities across the supply chain.

3. Evaluate competitive advantage through logistics management

• Sources of competitive advantage through logistics.
• Aligning logistics with business strategy.
• Customer service levels.
• Measuring customer service.
• Service lifecycle management.
• Financial impact of logistics.

4. Evaluate technology used in logistics management

• Coding and barcoding.
• Order tracking technologies.
• Auto Identification Data Capture (AIDC).
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
• E-fulfilment.
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• Integration of systems within logistics supply chains.

5. Understand capacity planning and control

• Difference between planning and control.
• Responding to demand.
• Loading, sequencing and scheduling.
• Defining and measuring capacity.
• Capacity constraints.
• Forecasting demand fluctuations.
• Planning and controlling capacity.
• Level capacity plans.
• Chase demand plans.
• Demand management.

6. Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) systems

• MRP and MRP II.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Master production scheduling.
• Bills of materials.
• Inventory data.
• MRP calculations.
• Limitations of MRP systems.

7. Reverse logistics

• Customer returns and returns management.
• Customer returns policies.
• Redistribution of returned products within the supply chain.

10 days

Certification: CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply – Logistics Management (L5M10)

Duration: 1.5 hours

Questions: 46

• Procurement and supply professionals progressing to the CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma.
• Professionals involved in logistics and supply chain activities.
• Individuals responsible for improving supply chain logistics.
• Professionals involved in planning, controlling or managing logistics operations.
• Learners who require knowledge of logistics management within procurement and supply.

• CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply is required for entry to the CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma.
• L5M10 is an elective module of the Level 5 Advanced Diploma and forms part of the three elective modules selected to complete the qualification.