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Logistics Case, 6 ECTS credits.
/Case i logistik/
For:
FT
SL
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 18
Rec. self-study hours: 142
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Logistics
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The students will get deepened experience from working with a number of practical logistics related problems. The course will give experience in a number of different area. After that the course is completed, the student shall be able to:
- Complete smaller cases from a case description
- Find a use for the case relevant knowledge in referenced literature
- Apply prior knowledge in the area of logicstics
- Present case results orally and in writing
- Discuss and make an opposition on other group's results
In a wider setting, the course goal is to give the students experience from working with practical problems in the area of logistics. The aim is to illustrate different questions and problems that may appear in future thesis work or future work experiences.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basics in economics, logistics, optimization and geographical information systems
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.
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Organisation:
The course will consist of three or four cases. A new case is introduced, carried out and presented by the students each, or every second, week. The cases is carried out starting from a case description under supervision from the case owner. No theory lectures are given, except for the case introductions.
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Course contents:
The specific cases can be different for each year. The cases are, for example, in the areas of
- Logistic surveys
- Lead time reductions
- Inventory control, e.g. vendor managed inventory
- Strategic logistic network planning
- Distribution planning
- Discrete simulation
- Cost allocation
- Production planning
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Course literature:
The case descriptions can be downloaded from the course web page at course start. Each case description will contain a list of suggested reference material.
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Examination: |
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Project work
Opposition
Indiviual assignment
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3,5 ECTS
0,5 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Erik Bergfeldt
Examiner: Erik Bergfeldt
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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