Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Contemporary Logistics Concepts

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	German
Code	152-0910/02
Abbreviation	SLK
Course title	Contemporary Logistics Concepts
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Business Administration and Law
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Pavla Macurová, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Relationship between lean and agile principles.
Concept of lean company and lean supply chain and relevant tools for its implementation. Concept of agility, postponemnet.
Concept of ECR (Efficient Customer Response) and tools for its implementation.
Risk management and resilience increasing of supply chains.

Literature

DALE, B. G., WIELE, T. Managing Quality. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
JACOBS, R. AND CHASE, R.: Operations and Supply Chain Management. Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin. 2012.
SNYDER, L. S. – SHEN, Z. M.: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Theory. Wiley, 2011.
WATERS, D. Supply chain risk management: vulnerability and resilience in logistics. London: Kogan Page. 2007.

Advised literature

WATSON, M. – LEWIS, S. – CACIOPPI,P. – JAYARAMAN, J.: Supply chain network design. FT Press, 2012.
MICHAEL, L. G. Lean Six Sigma for services. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

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