ND 4000 Foundation for Graduate Studies
An overview of Thai government, Thai economy, Thai business, Thai society; codes of ethics for executives and academics; personality development; physical and mental health; the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand; Thai for communication; academic report writing; and sufficiency economy and development.
LC 4001 Reading Skills Development in English for Graduate Studies
This course is aimed at enhancing students’ understanding of English structure such as sentence types, core parts, headwords and modifiers. This will enable students to develop their English reading skills necessary for academic texts and research papers. Emphasis is placed on developing students’ skills in reading for main ideas, drawing conclusions and making inferences, using context clues to arrive at the meanings of unknown words, skimming and scanning, and developing their discourse competence, including critical reading skills.
LC 4002 Integrated English Language Skills Development
Course contents and teaching activities focus on the integrated skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing with a particular emphasis on academic writing at the introductory level.
LC 4011 Remedial Reading Skills Development in English for Graduate Studies
The course is intended to provide additional practices in the reading skills and strategies covered in LC 4001 Students receive individualized attention to enhance their reading skills for academic purposes.
LC 4012 Remedial Integrated English Language Skills Development
This course is intended to provide additional practice in the four skills—listening, speaking, reading and writing strategies covered in LC 4002. Students receive individualized attention to enhance their communication skills in English.
LM 4001 Mathematics and Statistics for Logistics Management
Differentiation and its applications. Integration and its applications. Probability. Distribution functions of continuous and discrete random variables. Expectation. Sampling and estimation. Hypothesis testing. Simple linear regression.
LM 4002 English for Logistics Management
Improve skills and provide strategies in reading textbooks in the fields of computer, technology and information system. Use context clues to arrive at the meanings of unknown words. Study structures of sentences. Practice reading passages from textbooks in logistics management. Introduction to writing. Practice listening and speaking on topics related to logistics management.
LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models
Introduction to data analysis. Data presentation. Basic forecasting methods. Decision/optimization models and their applications. Linear programming models. Integer programming models. Decision making under uncertainty. Decision analysis. Introduction to Monte Carlo simulation. Computer packages to analyze the problem and find a solution. Applications in basic inventory models, specifically the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model and the single-period inventory model, i.e., the newsvendor model.
LM 5002 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Impacts of logistics operations to business, logistics operations in business organizations, logistics service provider, reverse logistics, international logistics, logistics costs analysis for business decision making, measuring logistics performance, organizing for effective logistics, supply chain management, case studies.
LM 5003 Management Fundamental for Logistics Personnel
Managerial accounting fundamental, financial reports analysis, investment analysis, organization management, Balanced Scorecard, ethical issues in business, perceptions and behaviors in workplace, intra-personal communication skill, leadership, case studies.
LM 5004 Information Technology for Logistics Management
Operations management using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Training Applications Program: ERP. Information Technology for Communication among the Organizations. Graphical Information System for Logistics Management. Information Technology for Decision Support in Logistics. Using Information Technology for Strategic Planning.
LM 6001 Inventory Management
Inventory models, single-period and finite-horizon models. Stochastic lead-time models. Serial systems. Multi-echelon inventory systems. Risk pooling analysis. Case studies.
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 6002 Warehouse Management
Roles and warehouse objectives. Basic characteristic of warehouse. Warehouse operations. Warehouse management systems. Storage equipments. Layout of a unit-load area. Layout of a carton-pick area. Layout of a piece-pick area. Detailed Slotting. Order-picking. Carousels and A-frames. Cross-docking. Warehouse performance measurement.
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 6003 Transportation and Distribution Network Management
Transportation management, transportation modes and transportation cost, transportation cost analysis, key performance, carrier selection, mathematical models for transportation network, vehicle routing problem, facility location model, solving problem by using computer program, distribution channels, and case study.
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 6004 Supply Chain Management
Supply chain, supply chain management and strategic fit to business, demand forecast, aggregate plan, supply chain uncertainty and its impact to business costs, supply chain cost reduction under unceratainty, push- and pull supply chain management, models for pricing and contracts, bullwhip effect, supplier relationship management, case studies.
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 7101 Customer Relationship Management
Concepts of CRM; CRM development; CRM processes; IT in CRM; analytical CRM and applications; customer-focused performance measurement; customer value analysis; customer loyalty; and culture and environment of customer-focused organization.
LM 7102 Supply Chain Risk Management
Key aspects of risk, trends of risks affecting the supply chain, goal of risk management in supply chain, approaches to risk management and Identify risks, risk analysis, respond to risks, a network view of risk, creating resilient supply chains, and business continuity management.
LM 7103 Project Management
Definition of a project. Project life cycle. Organizational structures. Project selection and evaluation approaches. Project communications. Project planning and cost estimating. Work breakdown structure. Scheduling techniques, e.g., PERT and CPM. Quality and risk management.
LM 7201 Logistics Simulation
Static simulation, discrete event simulation, applications of simulation in logistics, business and production problems, data analysis for simulation outputs, verification and validation of situation models, design of experiment for simulation, and simulation models by using computer program.
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 7202 Business Intelligence and Analytics
Processes, methodologies, technologies and current practices used to transform data into useful information and support business decision-making. Database management systems and data warehouses. Introduction to data mining. Clustering techniques. Data visualization and statistical analysis. Business performance management such as dashboards and balanced scorecards. Security-related issues.
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 7203 Revenue Management
Quantitative models for revenue management (RM). Single-resource and network capacity controls. Overbooking models. Price optimization. RM practices in airlines, hotels, automobile rental companies and other related service industries. Case studies.
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 7204 Business Forecasting
Business forecasting. Fundamentals of demand forecasting and supply planning. Data requirement for preparing forecasts. Qualitative forecasting. Basic forecasting models. Smoothing techniques. Regression techniques. Analysis of forecasting errors. Reporting and presenting forecasts. Business forecasting information systems. Case studies (if any).
LM 7301 International Logistics Management (1 credit)
Internation trade. International business contracts. Custom processes for import-export. International financial settlements. Privilege, laws and regulations for international trade. Multimodal Transportation. Regional Transportation network. International transport insurance. Supply chain security.
LM 7302 Data Envelopment Analysis in Logistics Management (1 credit)
Meaning of efficiecy and how it is measured, basic Data Envelopment Analaysis model, CCR model, BCC model, DEA applications in service providers and suppliers selection, case studies (if any)
Prerequisite : LM 5001 Data Analysis and Decision Models or Instructor Consent
LM 7303 Activity Based Costing in Logistics Management (1 credit)
Cost structure, cost analysis, cost accounting, Activity Based Costing, Strategic Value of ABC, using ABC in business, case studies
LM 7401 Negotiation and Conflict Management
Study various concepts and practical theories on negotiation and conflict management from the interdisciplinary perspectives drawn from the academic fields of Communication, Economics, Psychology, Social Psychology, and Organizational Behaviors. Both descriptive and prescriptive approaches to negotiation and remedies involving conflict management and resolution would be utilized with major emphasis put upon the notions of ethics and the practice of good faith in negotiation and conflict management.
LM 7402 Qualitative Research in Organizations
Study and investigate into the realm of concepts, theories, paradigms, philosophical assumptions, methodologies and methods in Qualitative Research with emphasis put forth upon both traditional and innovative methods involving Qualitative Research within the organizational contexts. Ethics in designing and conducting qualitative research would also be of focal issues to class discussion.
LM 8001 International Seminar in Logistics Management
The objective of this course is to increase knowledge and vision in logistics management. Activities are as follows: 1) attending seminar on current topics in logistics management, and 2) visiting at least two world-class business companies to see how those businesses manage their logistics operations.
LM 8002 Directed Studies
Study of some logistics management topics related to a student’s research project. A student is required to provide a summary report.
LM 8003 Directed Studies
Study of some logistics management topics related to a student’s research project. A student is required to provide a summary report.
LM 8801-8803 Selected Topics in Logistics Management
Study of topics not covered in courses regularly offered by the school.
LM 8804-8806 Selected Topics in Logistics Management
Study of topics not covered in courses regularly offered by the school.
LM 8807-8809 Selected Topics in Logistics Management
Study of topics not covered in courses regularly offered by the school.
LM 9000 Independent Study
The students choose their own interesting topics to study by themselves, the topics must be approved by a faculty member who is responsible for the course, the students are required to write the reports.
LM 9004 Thesis (12 credits)
A student-initiated research report on a particular topic under consultation of an advisor, together with an oral examination. The study must be extensive and of acceptable research standards.