Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
TNSL20 Basic Logistics Algorithms, 6 ECTS credits.
/Grundläggande logistikalgoritmer/

For:   FT   SL  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 40
Rec. self-study hours: 120

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Logistics

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G2

Aim:
The course introduces the students to several models of basic logistics problems and algorithms for their solution. After the course students should be able to:
  • Identify critical tasks in project planning
  • Schedule maximum number of non-conflicting jobs
  • Optimally allocate tasks to processing facilities
  • Find stable distributions of goods
  • Program MATLAB routines for basic logistic problems


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic algorithmic and/or programming concepts.

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.

Organisation:
The course consists of lectures and seminars. The lectures give the theoretical background. During the seminars, assignments and problems are discussed.

Course contents:
  • Assignment and matching
  • Paths and flows in transportation networks
  • Covering and packing
  • Facility location
  • MATLAB scripts and functions


Course literature:
To be decided

Examination:
Written examination
Hand-in assignments
3 ECTS
3 ECTS
 



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Christiane Schmidt

Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 02/16/2017