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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Logistics A

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 152-0503/03
Abbreviation LOG A
Course title Logistics A
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Business Administration and Law
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Pavla Macurová, CSc.

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.Synchronization in logistics, theory of constraints.
10.Lean management
11.Logistics in distribution: consolidation and deconsolidation, costs of distribution, cross docking, hub and spoke, logistic providers.

Literature

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

Advised literature

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