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Logistics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0677/01
Abbreviation Log
Course title Logistics
Credits 4
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Aleš Slíva, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP

Subject syllabus

1) Origins and Development of Logistics, Logistics Objectives and Strategies
2) Integrated Logistics
3) Logistics Chain, Active and Passive Elements of Logistics, Micro-Logistics and Macro-Logistics, Transport Logistics in the Context of Material Handling
4)Internal and External Transport Systems and Their Specific Characteristics
5) Information Systems in Logistics, Material Flow in Space and Time
6) Material Handling Problem Formulation, Design of Material Handling Equipment – Relationships between Sources and Destinations
7) Methods for Facility Layout Planning and Facility Location Design
8) Warehousing and Warehouse Systems
9) Distribution Logistics and Its Key Aspects
10) Business Logistics
11) Logistics Costs
12) Logistics Technologies
13) Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Logistics

E-learning

lms.vsb.cz

Literature

Christopher, M.: Logistics & Supply Chain Management. 6th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2022. ISBN 978-1292420660 .
Coyle, J. J., Langley, C. J., Gibson, B. J., Novack, R. A.: Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective. 11th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2021. ISBN 978-0357442135 .
Bowersox, D. J., Closs, D. J., Cooper, M. B., Bowersox, J. C.: Supply Chain Logistics Management. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 978-1260092691 .
Rushton, A., Croucher, P., Baker, P.: The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management. 7th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2022. ISBN 978-1398602045 .

Advised literature

Grant, D. B., Trautrims, A., Wong, C. Y.: Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 3rd ed. London: Kogan Page, 2023. ISBN 978-1398604667 .
Ivanov, D., Tsipoulanidis, A., Schönberger, J.: Global Supply Chain and Operations Management. 3rd ed. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3030723552 .
Jacobs, F. R., Chase, R. B.: Operations and Supply Chain Management. 17th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2024. ISBN 978-1266478550 .
Slack, N., Brandon-Jones, A., Burgess, N.: Operations Management. 11th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2022. ISBN 978-1292407616 .
Paksoy, T., Koçhan, Ç., Ali, S. S. (eds.): Logistics 4.0: Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Management. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0367340032.