152-0503/01 – Logistics A (LOG A)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Business AdministrationCredits4
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Pavla Macurová, CSc.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Pavla Macurová, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2010/2011Year of cancellation2021/2022
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master, Bachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
MAC40 doc. Ing. Pavla Macurová, CSc.
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

After passing the subject the students will: - obtain the piece of knowlege about the goals and priciples of logistics, about content of typical logistics activites and about the kinds of decision making in logistics, - understand and be able to explain the impact of the way of flows organzation and control on logistics service level and logistics costs, as well as to explaint the logistics trade-offs, - be able to solve the basic simple tasks from fields of inventory control, throughput planning, capacity bottle necks identification and products preferences on bottle neck, sequencing the tasks, - be able to analyze the impact of inventories on financial measures, analyze inventory structure through ABC analysis, compare several kinds of distribution channels and kinds of transport.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

1. What is logistics, the mission and principles of logistics management. 2. Typical logistic activities. 3. Consumer service level in logistics. Logistic costs. Logistic trade-offs. 4. Batch sizing, economic order quantity model. 5. Throughput time planning and analyzing. 6. Inventory management: reasons for holding inventory, functional classification of inventories, inventory replenishment model. 7. ABC classification and its implementation in inventory management. 8. Production planning: the principles, product mix, agregate planning, master production schedule, capacity balancing, scheduling. 9. Synchronous operations philosophy, theory of constraints. 10. Logistics in distribution: consolidation and deconsolidation, costs of distribution, cross docking, hub and spoke, logistic providers. 11. Tracebility and tools for automatic identification.

Compulsory literature:

Jacobs, R. and Chase, R.: Operations and Supply Chain Management. Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin. 2012. ISBN 978-0073525235

Recommended literature:

Ghiani, G. – Laporte, G. – Musmanno, R.: Introduction to logistics systems management. Second edition. Wiley, 2013. ISBN 978-1-119-94338-9.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Study of aditional materials.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1.What is logistics, the mission and principles of logistics management. 2.Typical logistic activities. 3.Consumer service level in logistics. Logistic costs. Logistic trade-offs. 4.Batch sizing, economic order quantity model. 5.Throughput time planning and analyzing. 6.Inventory management: reasons for holding inventory, functional classification of inventories, inventory replenishment model. 7.ABC classification and its implementation in inventory management. 8.Production planning and scheduling. 9.Synchronous operations philosophy, theory of constraints. 10.Lean management 11.Logistics in distribution: consolidation and deconsolidation, costs of distribution, cross docking, hub and spoke, logistic providers.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2009/2010 Summer semester, validity until: 2021/2022 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
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35  18
        Examination Examination 65  34 3
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2017/2018 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P English Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business (00) Marketing and Business P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
Incoming students 2013/2014 Full-time Czech Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block
Incoming Students 2012/2013 Full-time Czech Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block

Assessment of instruction



2015/2016 Summer