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Logistics and Project Management - STAT321

STAT321 is a three credit point unit for Decisions Science Major offered by the Department of Statistics. It consists of the two modules - Project Management followed by Logistics.

In the study of Project Management topics include Network Diagraming Techniques in Scheduling, Risk Analysis including Classic & Non-Classic PERT model, Time Limited Scheduling (Resource Levelling), Resource limited Scheduling, Goldratt's Critical Chain Scheduling, Time-cost Trade offs and Project Selection. Practical applications will be undertaken using Microsoft Project. Also students will be introduced to new learning software developed by Jan Davos (former student of STAT321) and Kj Byun (convenor of the unit), called AMUN. Logistics will include the following topics: Supply Chain Management, Push and Pull distributions, Lean distribution and Materials Management.

Whilst it is open to any students having successfully completed STAT279, it is a compulsory unit for students majoring in the Decision Science. The combination of appropriate units will lead to a degree that will equip the graduate with the necessary skills required to solve practical real-world problems.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day

Staff Contact(s): Statistics Staff
Prerequisites:

6cp at 200 level including STAT279 Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): STAT327
Unit Designation(s):

Commerce

Science

Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Course structures, including unit offerings, are subject to change.
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