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Basics in Logistics Management, 6 ECTS credits.
/Grundläggande logistik/
For:
DPU
I
Ii
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 54
Rec. self-study hours: 106
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management, Logistics
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
After having completed the course the student shall be able to:
- Understand and describe how different logistical systems are designed.
- Understand and describe the activities that constitute the logistical systems.
- Describe and use basic concepts, models, and tools observe, chart, and describe a logistics system.
- Describe and use basic principles and models of how a logistics system interacts with the profitability of the enterprise.
- Compare and evaluate several given alternatives with regard to changes in a specific logistics system, recommend and justify one or several of these options, and clearly communicate the results of such an investigation.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic course in 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.
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Supplementary courses:
Purchasing, Supply Chain Logistics, Logistics Analysis - Tools and Models, Logistics and Quality Development in Health Care
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Organisation:
Lectures in which basic principles, models, and tools, as well as self-study cases are presented and discussed. Seminars to support group work with the cases.
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Course contents:
- The prime unit of analysis is the single goods producing enterprise, viewed from a systems perspective.
- Central logistical activities (transports, warehousing, materials handling) and processes (supply, distribution).
- Logistics impact on profitability, by means of:
- Costs - from a holistic perspective.
- Delivery service - affecting the revenues.
- Capital - reduced need by suitable logistical solutions.
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Course literature:
Oskarsson, Aronsson & Ekdahl (2013): "Modern logistik" 4th ed, Liber.
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Examination: |
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Written examinaton
Group assignment
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3,5 ECTS
2,5 ECTS
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The examination will partly be individual, partly in groups.
The course grade will be based upon the results from the different parts of the examination. |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Björn Oskarsson
Examiner: Mårten Fristedt
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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