152-0302/06 – Logistics A (LOG A)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Business AdministrationCredits4
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Pavla Macurová, CSc.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Naděžda Klabusayová, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2006/2007Year of cancellation2009/2010
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesMaster
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LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KLA15 doc. Ing. Naděžda Klabusayová, CSc.
MAC40 doc. Ing. Pavla Macurová, CSc.
TVR09 Ing. Leo Tvrdoň, Ph.D., ALog.
ZLA065 Ing. Jana Zlámalová
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The outpusts of the subject: 1) obtaining the theoretical knowledge about essential and aim of logistics and about its basic tasks, 2) understanding and ability to explain the factors that have impact on running the flows and on logistics costs, the way of setting the batch size, time planning, inventory analysis, replenishment models, as well as the procedures in warehousing and distribution, 3) ability to implement the methods for batch sizing, capacity calculations, lead time planning and scheduling, layout improvement, inventory Pareto analysis, reorder point setting, 4) ability to analyse the lead time, layout, inventory structure and inventory turnover, 5) ability to roughly suggest the appropriate directions of flow improvement.

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Summary

The aim of the subject is to provide the introduction to logistics. The goals, approach, principles and basic tasks of logistics will be presented. The procedures of logistic flows organization will be explained and basic logistic techniques will be trained.

Compulsory literature:

1. G. de Villiers – P. Linford Vogt, Pienaar – de Wit: Business Logistics Management. Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-578011-6. 2. Christopher, M.: Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Pitman Publishing, London 1992. 3. Dilworth, J.B.: Operations management. Design, Planning and Control for Manufacturing and Services. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1992. ISBN 0-07-016988- 8.

Recommended literature:

1. Jacobs, Roger a Richard Chase. Operations and Supply Chain Management. 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2012. 518 s. ISBN 978-0073525235.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

The subject introduces approaches, principles, goals and basic tasks of logistics. It insists upon systematic conception of logistic flows and overcoming of local goals in logistics. Social aspects in logistic decisions are demonstrated. The basic procedures in flow organization and calculation of fundamental logistic variables are explained.

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Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1 The concept of logistics, it´s functions and goals. The development of logistics and latest trends. 2 Systematic approach to logistics, logistic chains and networks, logistic interfaces. 3 The logistic service level and logistic costs. Logistic tradeoff. 4 Goals, principles and hierarchy of tasks in logistic management. 5 Problems of lot sizing. 6 Continuous time – definition, structure, methodology of evaluation and analysis 7 Capacity and work place specialization and it’s influence on logistics. 8 The introduction to supply chain management: supplier’s selection, scheduling, warehousing systems. 9 Selected practices from inventory management: inventory types, indexes of inventory movement, order cycle scheduling and lot sizes, ABC analysis 10 The introduction to production planning and control. 11 Localization problem in logistics. Stock layout and space determination. 12 Introduce of distribution: basic tasks in distribution logistic, consolidation, separating, assembling, the task of logistic service providers (LSP). 13 Directions of new technical instruments in logistic. 14 Information systems in logistics. 15 Ecological, social and legal aspects of logistics.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35 (35) 0 3
                Written exam Written test 35  0 3
        Examination Examination 65 (65) 0 3
                Oral Oral examination 65  0 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2009/2010 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business (00) Marketing and Business P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan

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