Course detail

Logistics

FP-BlogaPAcad. year: 2023/2024

Effective logistics management is crucial for the success of the company. Logistics harmonize material flows in all forms of material principles with information flows for obtaining economy both for customers and providers. Logistics is one of the form value chains, which connect enterprise with their customers and suppliers. Equipment of modern integrated laboratory of management of production processes (LAPROCO) will be used for:
Practical training of waste elimination in lean logistics;
Comparison of usage of different components of material handling system in production logistics;
Acquaintance of ways of material flows optimalization.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Vladimír Bartošek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Management (ÚM)

Entry knowledge

The course is a follow-up and apply all completed obtained knowledge form the economic areas; business process management; production engineering and management; information technology.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course Completion
The evaluation of the course is based on the systematic, continuous work of the students during whole semester.
The course assessment is based on semester project(s) solution; attending LEAN workshop selected logistics topic presentation; attending excursion, seminars in computer laboratory and written exam. The maximum number of points is 100. Scoring of each component is following: semester project(s) solution (maximum 30 points/total); participation on (whole) LEAN workshop (maximum 15 points); participation in seminars (maximum 5 points/whole semester), selected logistics topic presentation (maximum 10 points/whole semester) and written exam (maximum 40 points). Additional activities (maximum 4) will be included during the semester.
Additional activities are especially external lectures (10 points/lecture) or practical training (10 points/training) or excursions (10 points/excursion), which can be used for obtaining additional points to pass minimum points requirements.

No later than the second week of the semester, each student will confirm his/her interest in the LEAN workshop by selecting just one option for the date of participation. Participation in a LEAN workshop can be fully compensated by submitting a brief report (A3 principle) on how the LEAN workshop time was used (incl. measurable results and their indicators). Similarly, non-attendance at a LEAN workshop may be excused for serious medical reasons, upon presentation of appropriate document confirming the fact.

Chosen semester project topics should be sent via e-learning by the end of 4th week of the semester.
Students have to hand over a written semestral projects via e-learning by the end of 5th (solution of project no. 1) and 10th(solution of project no. 2) week of the semester in the form project file: surname1_surname2.xls or similar surname1_surname2.xxx. Each late submission(s) will be penalized by 5 points. Attendance at seminars in computer laboratory, lectures, workshop (inc. attendance at additional activities, i. e. external lecture, practical training and excursion) is systematically controlled. The course requirements grade are course-unit credit and exam. Course-unit credit maximum is 60 points (inc. project(s) solution, LEAN workshop participation, selected logistics topic presentation and attendance). Course-unit credit is given under successful fulfilling the conditions of min. 25 points. At least 15 points have to be from semester project(s) solution. The written exam (maximum 40 points) contains set of open and close questions, which focus on practicle understanding and application of logistics approach.

Course Completion for Students with Individual Study Plan:Course assessment is conditional on submitting the semestral project(s) in the required scope and time and passing an exam. Students should contact the teacher at least 4 weeks before exam date.
Conditions for awarding the course-unit credits: Working out the semestral project(s). The exam contains set of open and close questions, which focus on practical understanding and application of logistics approach.

Distance Course Completion:All full time education activities are replaced by adequate online education form. Student’s attendance is checked by selected topics solution or online discussion. The online exam contains set of open and a few closed questions, which focus on practical understanding and application of logistics approach. Detail specifications are published in e-learning.
Attendance is required and checked by the tutor in written form of an attendance list.

Aims

The course provides a fundamental understanding of the key aspect of logistics. Provides students with concepts, techniques and tools to design, analyse, and improve material flows and apply them to a broad range of industries. Covers topics in transportation planning and execution, logistics processes design, and logistics costs. Emphasizes, how these topics are integrated with the different functions of the firm (finance, marketing, operation management, R&D, etc.). The course also focuses on selected topics of freight transport.

Students will be able to creatively participate in enterprise logistics system creation. They acquire the basic knowledge of logistics components; economy of logistics activities and their assessments. The course focuses on integration student’s skills, which are necessary for usage, both logistics management and selected methods of production logistics in practise.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BALLOU, Ronald H. Business logistics, supply chain management: planning, organizing, and controlling the supply chain. 5th ed., internat. ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004, xxii, 789 s. : il., grafy, tab. mapy. 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0-13-123010-7.
DORNIER, Philippe-Pierre. Global Operations and Logistics: text and Cases. New York: John Wiley, 1998, 453 s. ISBN 0-471-12036-7.
RUSHTON, Alan, Phil CROUCHER a Peter BAKER. The handbook of logistics & distribution management. 4th ed. London ; Philadelphia: Kogan Page, 2010, xxvii, 635 s. : il., mapy, grafy, tab. ISBN 978-0-7494-5714-3.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vladimír Bartošek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Logistics history. Development of logistics. Logistics basic terminology and terms.
2. The scope of logistics in business. Logistics management and organization. Elements of logistics management.
3. Logistics decision making. Logistics activities. Logistics planning.
4. Value and logistics costs. Concept of total logistics cost. Cost identification. Logistics performance evaluation.
5. Principles of lean thinking in logistics.
6. Lean logistics. Logistics wastes.
7. Logistics systems analysis.
8. Components of logistics systems.
9. Theory of causal positions. Transportation management.
10. Material handling systems. Facilities planning and design.
11. Production logistics and material flow management.
12. Techniques and methods of material flow analysis.
13. Logistics and supply chains. Essentials of Supply Chain Management (SCM).

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Vladimír Bartošek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Basic principles of logistics.
2. Planning framework for logistics. Logistics of Facility location.
3. Logistics management and processes.
4. Logistics cost and performance monitoring.
5. Value in logistics. Value stream mapping.
6. Selected techniques and methods of lean logistics.
7. Lean logistics improvement. Lean six sigma logistics.
8. Materials management and sourcing.
9. Material Handling system.
10. Production logistics.
11. Techniques of material flow analysis.
12. Methods of material flow analysis.
13. Logistics software and modelling.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Logistics

Type of course unit