Course: Logistics

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Course title Logistics
Course code MUPI/1LG1A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrušecká Denisa, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Ondra Pavel, Ing.
  • Dokoupil Jakub, Ing.
Course content
Topics of lectures: - Logistics and logistics system -Trade and marketing logistics - Purchasing logistics - Storage and inventory management - Production logistics - Distribution logistics, transport and handling Topics of seminars - Deciding on sales levels - ABC analysis - Evaluation and selection of suppliers - Make or Buy - Inventory indicators - Optimal size of delivery, Production batch size - Capacity calculation - Order placement - Production planning - Dislocation tasks - Internal location of workplaces - Inventory distribution, transportation tasks

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
  • Participation in classes - 45 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge and skills in business management, fundamentals of production technologies, the science of goods and materials, management, marketing, management and organization of production and business intelligence.
Basic knowledge and skills in business management, fundamentals of production technologies, the science of goods and materials, management, marketing, management and organization of production and business intelligence.
learning outcomes
Methods used in the management of logistics processes in organisation
Methods used in the management of logistics processes in organisation
Importance of the company's logistics system and integrated logistics systems
Importance of the company's logistics system and integrated logistics systems
Linking marketing and logistics through customer service levels
Linking marketing and logistics through customer service levels
Management of procurement and purchasing of materials and resources
Management of procurement and purchasing of materials and resources
Inventory management and reasons for keeping inventory at different levels
Inventory management and reasons for keeping inventory at different levels
Outsourcing in logistics systems, its advantages and disadvantages
Outsourcing in logistics systems, its advantages and disadvantages
Production logistics, batch production and bottlenecks management in production
Production logistics, batch production and bottlenecks management in production
Possibilities and methods of handling and transporting goods in the logistics chain
Possibilities and methods of handling and transporting goods in the logistics chain
Skills
Performing ABC analysis of inventory
Performing ABC analysis of inventory
Calculation of basic inventory management indicators
Calculation of basic inventory management indicators
Calculation of basic operation management indicators
Calculation of basic operation management indicators
Solving transport problems using selected logistics methods
Solving transport problems using selected logistics methods
Conducting an economic analysis of a measure to increase the level of customer service
Conducting an economic analysis of a measure to increase the level of customer service
Evaluation and selection of suppliers based on various techniques and criteria
Evaluation and selection of suppliers based on various techniques and criteria
Determining the location of the logistic distribution centre based on the COG method
Determining the location of the logistic distribution centre based on the COG method
Comparing the economic advantage of using outsourcing of goods and own production (make-or-buy)
Comparing the economic advantage of using outsourcing of goods and own production (make-or-buy)
Designing production and order plans based on selected industrial engineering methods and tools
Designing production and order plans based on selected industrial engineering methods and tools
teaching methods
Knowledge
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Didactic test
Didactic test
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Manufacturing planning and control systems for supply chain management. 5th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0-07-144033-X.
  • Supply chain management and advanced planning : concepts, models, software, and case studies. 4th ed. Berlin : Springer, 2008. ISBN 978-3-540-74511-2.
  • Bobák Roman. Základy logistiky. Zlín: UTB ve Zlíně, FaME, 2014.
  • Coyle, John Joseph. The management of business logistics : a supply chain perspective. 7th ed. Mason, Ohio : South-Western/Thomson Learning, 2003. ISBN 324007515.
  • EHRMAN, H. Logistik. Ludwigshafen : Friedrich Kiehl Verlag, 1995.
  • Chopra, Sunil. Supply chain management : strategy, planning, and operation. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN 0-13-173042-8.
  • Christopher, Martin. Logistics and supply chain management : creating value-adding networks. 3rd ed. Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN 0-273-68176-1.
  • Lambert, Douglas M. Fundamentals of logistics management. Boston : Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1998. ISBN 0-256-14117-7.
  • Lambert, Douglas M. Logistika : příkladové studie, řízení zásob, přeprava a skladování, balení zboží. Vyd. 1. Praha : Computer Press, 2000. ISBN 8072262211.
  • Pernica, P. Logistika - aktivní prvky. Praha : VŠE, 1994.
  • Pernica, P. Logistika - pasivní prvky. Praha : VŠE, 1994.
  • Pernica, P. Logistika - vymezení a teoretické základy. Praha : VŠE, 1994. ISBN 80-7079-820-3.
  • Pernica, Petr. Logistika (supply chain management) pro 21. století. Vyd. 1. Praha : Radix, 2005. ISBN 8086031594.
  • Pooler,Vicgtor,H.,Farney,Samuel,D.,Pooler,David,J. Global Purchasing and supply management:fulfill the vision. Boston,Mass:Kluwer Academic, 2004. ISBN 140207817X.
  • Tomek, Gustav. Řízení výroby. 2., rozš. a dopl. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2000. ISBN 8071699551.


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