Logistics

the fundamentals of logistics, forecasting of primary demand, material requirements planning, inventory management, evaluation and

choice of the supplier

1. The fundamentals of logistics:

definition of logistics; essence, goal and mission of logistics; logistic support system

2. Phase division of logistics:

the importance of logistics in the procurement, production and distribution phase, reverse logistics, spare parts logistics

3. Logistic support system life cycle:

logistics tasks in the basic stages of the product life cycle

4. Forecasting:

the role of forecasts in logistics

5. Material requirements planning:

evolution of MRP systems, Gantt chart

6. Inventory management:

Wilson’s model, ABC / XYZ classification

7. Evaluation and choice of the supplier:

identification of potential suppliers, determination of main criteria and parameters, principles of grading for criteria and parameters

8. Logistics supply chain and network:

supply chain and network definitions

Logistics & supply chain management / Martin Christopher, Pearson, Harlow 2016.

Essentials of Operations Management / N. Slack, A. Brandon-Jones, Pearson, Harlow 2018.

Logistics Management and Strategy / Alan Harrison, Remko van Hoek, Heather Skipworth, Pearson, Harlow 2014.

Logistics Engineering and Management / B. S. Blanchard, Pearson, Edinburgh Gate 2014.

Quick response manufacturing : a companywide approach to reducing lead times / Rajan Suri, Productivity Press, New York 2010.

It's about time : the competitive advantage of quick response manufacturing / Rajan Suri, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton 2010.

Assessment methods:

- test: W1, W2 (at University or in remote form on Moodle platform)

- oral exam (at University or in remote form)

Assessment criteria (test):

fail: <60%

satisfactory: >=60%, <70%

satisfactory plus: >=70%, <80%

good: 80%

good plus: >80%, <=90%

very good: >90%