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Valid for year : 2005
 
TETS13 Basic Logistics, 4,5 ECTS credits.
/Grundläggande logistik/

For:   I   Ii   M   Mat  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 40
Rec. self-study hours: 80

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Industrial Economics

  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
The course gives knowledge about how companies can become profitable and competitive by having good logistics, i.e. efficient and effective material flows from suppliers via the focused company to the final custumers. Knowledge is given about the operative and strategic work within the different parts of the logistics system. Basic logistic concepts and models are treated, as well as how to map and analyse material flows in order to increase the effectiveness.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
TEIE13 Financial Control Systems, TDEI05 Industrial Economics and Management or TPIU10 Industrial Economics

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
TETS11 Integrated logistics TETS22 Logistics analysis TETS26 Development of logistics systems TETS35 Logistics, project course TETS48 Purchasing

Organisation:
Lectures and case incl. seminars.

Course contents:
The lectures treat the importance of logistics to a company´s competitiveness, by combining a good delivery service with low costs. Relevant basics in economics are repeated. The different parts of the logistics system is described and discussed. Different tools and models that are used in the case are introduced. The aim of the case is to map and analyse a fictive company´s materials flow, to suggest changes and to discuss the consequenses they will lead to. The solutions require mathematical calculations (with Excel)as well as reflecting discussions. The different exercises in the case are presented in written reports and are discussed on the seminars during the course.

Course literature:
Aronsson, Ekdahl & Oskarsson: "Modern logistik", Liber 2004

Examination:
Written examination
3 p
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: EKI.
Director of Studies: Björn Oskarsson
Examiner: Maria Huge Brodin, Magnus Berglund
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Last updated: 06/08/2005