OPF:LOGBPLOA Logistics - Course Information

LOGBPLOA Logistics

Extent and Intensity

3/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Petr Vlček (lecturer)
Ing. Marta Wilczková (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Petr Vlček
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

The registration of the subject does not require any conditions and subject may be enrolled independently of other subjects.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The course objective is focused to handle basic logistics terms and approaches used in logistics. Logistics plays important role for all business activities for its entrepreneurial philosophy character. The intention of this course is to know elementary methods and logistic approaches and enlighten them in practise by practical examples of modern ways for solving logistic problems with regard to market and marketing strategy.

Syllabus

• Logistics and supply chain management
  1. Logistics and supply chain management
  2. Logistics objectives and activities
  3. Logistics costs management
  4. Inventory concepts and management
  5. Nature and importance of customer service
  6. Phases of customer service
  7. Transportation
  8. Warehousing
  9. Materials handling, packaging and reverse logistics
  10.Logistics methods and techniques
  11.Logistics information systems and technology
  12.Business logistics trends
  13.Logistics strategy
  Anotace jednotlivých přednášek:
  1.Definition of logistics management. Nature and importance of logistics. The role of logistics in the economy and the organization. Development of logistics.
  2.Basic aspects of logistics objectives. Economic and performance objectives. Key logistics activities. Activities costs of business logistics.
  3.The importance of accurate cost data. Total cost analysis. Limitations of current profitability reports. Solving the problem of insufficient cost data.
  4.Basic inventory concepts and inventory management. Financial aspects of inventory strategy. The impact of inventory turnover on inventory carrying costs.
  5.Definition of customer service. Establishing of a customer service strategy. Importance of customer service in logistics and marketing. Customer service aspects.
  6.Developing and reporting customer service standards. Pre-transaction elements. Transaction elements. Post-transaction elements.
  7.Carrier characteristics and services. Global issues. Regulatory issues. Carrier pricing and related issues. Logistics and traffic management.
  8.The nature and importance of warehousing. Types of warehousing. Warehousing operations: three functions. Financial dimensions of warehousing.
  9.Materials handling equipment. Materials handling and warehousing systems. Computer technology, information and warehouse management. Packaging. Reverse logistics.
  10.Just in Time. Kanban. Cross-docking. ECR. QR. Hub and Spoke, Layout.
  11.Customer order cycle. Advanced order-processing systems. Inside sales/telemarketing. Electronic data interchange. Using logistics information systems to support time-based competition.
  12.TQM. Outsourcing, 3PL. Logistics provider and logistics centre, 4 PL. Partnership and logistics alliances. Logistics processes and globalisation. Environmental aspects.
  13.The hierarchy of planning. Linking logistics strategy with corporate strategy. The organizational planning process. The strategic logistics plan.
  

Literature

required literature
• CHRISTOPHER, M. Logistics and Supply Chain Management. New York: Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN 978-0-273-73112-2. info
• BRANDIMARTE P., ZOTTERI G. Introduction to Ditribution Logistics, Statistics in Practice. WILEY, 2007. ISBN 978-0.471-75044-4. info
• GRANT, D.,B., LAMBERT D.,M., STOCK, J., R., ELLRAM L.,. Fundamentals of Logistics Management. London: McGraw-Hill, 2006. ISBN 978-0-077-10894-6. info

recommended literature
• MURPHY, P. R., WOOD, F. D. Contemporary logistics. N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN 01-361-1077-0. info
• HARISSON, A., HOEK, R. Logistics management and strategy: competing through the supply chain. Harlow, England: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2010. ISBN 978-027-3730-224. info
• PERNICA, P. Logistika pro 21. století. Praha: Radix, 2004. ISBN 80-86031-59-4. info
• BAZALA, J. A KOL. Logistika v praxi. Praha: Verlag Dashöfer, 2003. ISBN 80-86229-71-8. info
• NĚMEC, F. Výrobní logistika pro ekonomy. Karviná: OPF SU, 2002. ISBN 80-7248-141-X. info
• NĚMEC, F. Logistické procesy. Karviná: OPF SU, 2001. ISBN 80-7248-128-2. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration

Assessment methods

Written exam

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

test during semester, seminar paper (other work), the written form of the exam

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	38
Přednáška	39
Zkouška	40
Summary	117

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