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Logistics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 152-0388/02
Abbreviation LOG
Course title Logistics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Business Administration and Law
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Xenie Lukoszová, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Approach of logistics, its functions and goals. System approach in logistics, processes, logistic chains and networks,interfaces in logistics. Relation between technical logistic and logistic management.
2. Goals, principles and hierarchy of topics in logistics. Logistic service level and logistic costs. Trade off in logistics.
3. Kinds of products and processes, kinds of production, push and pull principles.
4. Steps and outpts of products- and technology- designing, logistic requirements on products- and technology- designing, standardization.
5. Batch sizing.
6. Lead time - structure, tools for lead time planning and analyzing.
7. Workplaces capacity and specialization and impact on logistics.
8. Logistics in procurement: kinds and functions of inventory,speed of inventory movement, safety stock,replenishment systems, order quantity, ABC analysis and differentiation of replenishment systems, supplier selection and evaluation.
9. Production planning: principles, data, master production schedule, term and capacity planning inc. MRP, production scheduling, theory of constraints application, principles and tools of production control.
10. Techniques for layout improvement.
11.Lean production.
12. Logistics in distribution: basic tasks, consolidation, de-consolidation, completion, logistic providers, kinds of transport comparison, reverse logistics, city logistics, INCOTERMS.
13. Warehouse managment
14. Progress in technical means and information and communication systems for logistics.

Povinná literatura

RICH, Nick a SHARARAH, Mohamed, A. Systems for manufacturing excellence: generating reliable and efficient management operations. London: Kogan Page, 2020. ISBN 978-1-78966-098-2.

Doporučená literatura

SLACK, Nigel a LEWIS, Michael. Operations strategy. Sixth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. ISBN 978-1-292-31784-7.