TLIL5020: Logistics & Supply Chain Management in Melbourne Airport

This report provides an analysis of logistics and supply chain management within the Melbourne Airport industry, addressing the challenges posed by increasing passenger numbers and freight movements. It outlines operational strategies for improving efficiency, including expanding pick-up and drop-off zones, providing air clearance staff training, developing a new domestic terminal, and potentially introducing an additional runway. The report details the necessary operational procedures, considering environmental policies and legislative requirements, and emphasizes the importance of stakeholder consultation throughout the implementation process. It also assesses the potential impact of these strategies, focusing on cost reduction, business process improvement, increased employment opportunities, and enhanced community engagement. Furthermore, the report identifies essential skills and knowledge for effective logistics management, including communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and highlights the need for comprehensive training programs to address skill gaps. The implementation plan includes performance metrics, feedback mechanisms, and process trials to ensure continuous improvement and adaptation to evolving needs.

Running head: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Logistics and Supply chain management in Airport industry in Melbourne
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Table of contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Operational procedure.....................................................................................................................2
Strategies......................................................................................................................................2
Procedure outline.........................................................................................................................3
Current procedure structure flow.................................................................................................6
Change or new procedure structure flow.....................................................................................7
Consultation process....................................................................................................................7
Impact analysis............................................................................................................................8
Implementation outline....................................................................................................................9
Skills and knowledge...................................................................................................................9
Training requirements..................................................................................................................9
Process trial................................................................................................................................10
Staff communication..................................................................................................................12
Evaluation outline..........................................................................................................................12
Assessment....................................................................................................................................12
Modification..................................................................................................................................14
Reference and bibliography...........................................................................................................16
Appendix 1.....................................................................................................................................19

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Introduction
In the words of Papadopoulos et al. (2017), logistics plays an important role in case of
developing an effective business model. It helps to control the storage flow and input and output
proves in a business. It cannot be denied that logistic management plays an influential part in can
of managing the developing process in transport industry. The purpose of this stud is to highlight
the importance of logistic industry in case of handling the emerging challenges in Melbourne
Airport industry due to increasing number of passengers. It has been identified that due to
technological advancement and safety rules and regulations, the numbers of passengers have
increased. Due to frequent aircraft movement, it has become necessary for the industry to
develop effective logistics management in the workplace. As Melbourne is being considered as
one of the busiest airport in the global therefore, with the increasing numbers of freight
movements, passengers, car trips and aircraft movements, managing the entire input and output
process have become major concern for the authority (Yazdani et al. 2017). Aim of the study is
to shed light on the current operational challenges and develop the effective operational initiative
with proper impact discuss so that the entire business process can get benefited.
Operational procedure
Strategies
As stated by Reefke and Sundaram (2017), in case of managing the optimized inventory
in the aviation industry, the supply chain initiatives are required. it cannot be denied that capacity
management, cost management, maintaining the higher level of inventory accuracy as well a
delivering the standard quality of performance have become important for the aviation industry
in Melbourne. Due to increasing numbers of customers and aircraft movements, it has become
major concern for the airline authority to deliver the organizational benefits to the stakeholders.

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Due to this reason, the increasing air traffic, delay in flying, increasing customer complaints
and issues regarding the missing luggage have increased (Infrastructure.gov.au 2018). In this
situation, the industry needs to focus on providing the employment and commercial
opportunities so that the logistics providers as well as the stakeholders can be satisfied. In case
of bringing the operational modification the pick- up ones and drop-off zones can be expanded.
In case of avoiding the risk and hazards, training needs to be provided to the air clearance staffs.
As the study has already discussed that increasing passengers and lower capacity are major
concerns for the airport authority, therefore, in case of dealing with the situation, the new
domestic terminal needs to be developed. Microeconomics issues have become common in the
Australian aviation industry. In case of avoiding the air traffic, the additional runway can be
introduced so that large numbers of customers can get benefited (Industry.nsw.gov.au 2018). It
can be assumed that with the initiative of operational procedure, the customers as well as the
employees will get benefited. It will bring the job opportunities for the candidates. On the other
hand, with the training initiatives, efficiency can be increased. The operational goals are as
follows-
 To increase the efficiency of the employees for better performance
 To design an additional runway for reducing the air traffic
 To increase the employment and commercial opportunities for engaging the local
community
 To develop an effective budget for reducing the transport cost
Procedure outline
It cannot be denied that the operational resources and outsourcing components are very
important in case of implementing the operational initiatives (Dodd, Orlitzky and Nelson 2018).

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Capacities, safety hazards, mechanism and environmental policies play an effective role in case
of implementing the operational procedure related strategies. Analyzing the availability of
resources, which are required for the logistics management, further process will be started. In
case of implementing the operational strategies, permission regarding the licensing and
budgeting are needed (Christopher 2017). As environmental legislations are strict in the aviation
industry, therefore, in case of developing new management plan, below stages needed to be
followed.
Inputs Legislation for
Approval
Approval authority
Final process
On ground
infrastructure design
 Airports Act
1996
 Environment
Protection and
Biodiversity
Conservation
Act 1999
Approval by Minister
of Transport
Draft of the
airspace management
planning
Expert advice from
environment and
energy authority
regarding change in
airspace and flight
path design
Analyzing the impact
of environmental
assessment
Analyzing the impact
of heritage
Aboriginal Heritage
Act 1972
Permission from
State Minister of
Aboriginal Heritage
Assessment of flora
and fauna
Environment
Protection and
Permission from
environment minister

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Biodiversity
Conservation Act
1999
(Source: Created by author)
In case of developing the operational planning a documentation will be developed that
will be used for convincing the higher authority. By highlighting the needs of capacity and its
effective scopes the documentation will be done. It cannot be denied that with increasing
passengers, the creating capacity for additional passengers has become essential for avoiding the
logistics issues (Eruguz, Tan and van Houtum 2017). It is true that with increasing pressure of
the ground clearance staffs, some of the cases hazards and others situations have been occurred.
In this situation, increasing customer complain making the environment more competitive.
Therefore, following the below stages, the entre operational process can be introduced.
Stage 1: Analyze the emerging issue in the aviation industry and its impact on the business
profitability rate
Stage 2: Develop the effective strategic goals against the issues by assessing the environmental
policies
Stage 3: Not only the strategic goals, but also the alternative plan will be designed for avoiding
the disaster.
Stage 4: Collecting the approval from higher authority regarding the budget and project design
Stage 5: Recruiting efficient trainers for providing training to the staffs so that customer
relationship can be developed.

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Stage 6: After the 12months of training and development plan trial will be done.
Stage 7: Depending on the requirements further modification will be done.
Current procedure structure flow
Figure: Current procedure structure flow
(Source: created by author)
Increasing
passenger
and aircraft
movement
lack of
training
Air
clearence
issue
Improper
planning
lack of
space
Falling
business
revenue

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Change or new procedure structure flow
Figure: Change or new procedure structure flow
(Source: created by author)
Consultation process
As logistics is the large project for aviation industry, therefore, involvement of
stakeholders are very important for implementing the strategic goals. Economic participants such
as investors and finance experts are very important for implementing a proper strategic planning.
Before implementing the operational initiatives the budgeting will be done by consulting with
the financial advisors. In case of developing a new runway, the role of airport organizers are
very important. After developing the design, the approval from the airport organizations will be
needed. In case of bringing the changes in logistics management, the commuter carriers, small
certified carriers and large certified carriers are important. On the other hand, the corporate
executive, transportation, aerial application manager, local community and the passengers are
Designing
addiotional
runway
Increase
employment
oppoerunity
training
needs
analysis
Reduce the
air traffic
Increase
performance
standared
Reduce
customer
complaints

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equally important in case of implementing the operational changes. Without the efficiency of the
employees the implementation cannot be possible.
Proper budget will be developed and discussed with investors and finance department.
In case of identifying the efficiency of runway designing process, the project designing team will
be recruited for introducing the runway design. A documentation will be developed, where the
details of final documentation will be provided and will be presented to the ministry. After the
approval, the entire operation will be started.
Impact analysis
It can be assumed that the entre logistics management planning will be beneficial in terms
of contributing in cost cutting. With the strategic initiatives, the improvement in business
process can be introduced. With the increasing employment opportunities, customers can be
satisfied easily. On the other hand, it is true that it will be beneficial in terms of engaging the
large numbers of local community, which can influence the rate of business profitability. It can
be assumed that it will be beneficial in terms of bringing the economic opportunities in the
workplace. Technological implementation can help to reduce the labor cost and help to
manage the inventory in proper manner. On the other hand, it is true that if proper training will
be provided to the employees, it will help to expand sourcing in the new market. It is true that by
increasing the commercial opportunities in the market, the aviation industry will be able to deal
with the emerging operational issues.

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Implementation outline
Skills and knowledge
In case of implementing an effective logistics management plan in the aviation industry
communication skill is very important. The communication skill is essential because in case of
managing a team or clarifying the goals of the organization, it is needed. On the other hand,
knowledge regarding the information of customer instruction, workplace procedure,
inventories and legal procedures are needed. In case of implementing the operational
procedures, analytical skill is very important. Using this skill, it will be easier to identify the
emerging challenges in the workplace. On the other hand, in terms of industrial development
proper knowledge regarding the logistics operations in Australian aviation industry and
environmental protection related information are needed. Problem solving skills are also very
important in terms of dealing with the hazards in the logistics management. Analyzing the above
operational goals, it can be said that in case of implementing the planning, proper coordination
among the employees is required so that issue regarding the customer complaints can be solved.
On the other hand, performance standard needs to be set by the authority, so that employees can
be encouraged.
Training requirements
In case of Melbourne Aviation industry, it has been identified that training regarding the
communication as well as knowledge development have become necessary for the employees.
Before implementing the plan, the less skilled employees will be identified. After identifying the
less skilled employees, special training program will be arranged for their improvement.
Induction training will be provided to the new starters. In the training program following subjects
will be discussed

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 Goals and objectives will be clarified
 Technological training will be provided
 Legations will be clarified
 Employees will be asked to provide their opinion regarding the situation
 Operational and quality requirements will be clarified
 Different workshop can be developed for improving the communication skills of the
employees
In case of analyzing the benefits of the planning a trial will be done so that its
consequences can be assumed. A performance matrix can be introduced so that if the employees
are improving or not can be identified. After implementing the operational procedures plan,
feedbacks from the employees will be collected. In case of collecting the feedbacks from the
employees a questionnaire can be developed (refer to appendix 1).
Process trial
For the purpose of process trail, the five stages of diffusion should be considered.