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Logistic

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 152-0488/02
Abbreviation LOG
Course title Logistic
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Business Administration and Law
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Xenie Lukoszová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

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. Stages and outpts of products- and technology- designing, logistic reqirements on products- and technology- designing, standardization.
5. Batch sizing.
6. Lead time - structure, MUDA, tools for lead time planning.
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.
9. Production planning: principles, data, master production schedule, term and capacity planning, production scheduling.
10. Production control: principles and tools, MRP technique, theory of constraints application, DBR system.
11. Location in logistics. Techniques of layout improvement.
12. Logistics in distribution: basic tasks, consolidation, de-consolidation, completion, logistic providers, kinds of transport comparison, reverse logistics, city logistics, INCOTERMS.
13. Technical means for logistics - classification, characteristic, directions of progress.
14. Environmental, social and legal aspects of logistics.

Literature

RICH, Nick a Mohamed A. SHARARAH. Systems for manufacturing excellence: generating reliable and efficient management operations. London: Kogan Page, 2020. 318 p. ISBN 978-1-78966-098-2.

Advised literature

SLACK, Nigel a Michael LEWIS. Operations strategy. Sixth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. 475 s. ISBN 978-1-292-31784-7.