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, objectives and strategies of logistics.
2. Integrated logistics.
3. Logistics chain, active and passive elements of logistics, micrologistics and macrologistics, transport logistics in the context of material handling.
4. Internal and external transport and their specific features, automated and autonomous transport systems.
5. Information technology in logistics, movement of materials in space and time, digitalization of logistics processes, elements of Logistics 4.0, and the use of AI in logistics.
6. Definition of the material handling problem, design of material handling equipment – relationships between sources and consumers.
7. Methods for solving facility layout problems, facility design, simulation and digital modelling.
8. Warehousing, storage systems, automation and robotization of warehouse processes, and AI applications in warehousing.
9. Distribution logistics and its aspects.
10. General business logistics.
11. Logistics costs.
12. Logistics technologies, modern Logistics 4.0 technologies, IoT, AI, and autonomous systems.
13. Multi-criteria decision-making, application of optimization methods and AI for decision support.
2. Integrated logistics.
3. Logistics chain, active and passive elements of logistics, micrologistics and macrologistics, transport logistics in the context of material handling.
4. Internal and external transport and their specific features, automated and autonomous transport systems.
5. Information technology in logistics, movement of materials in space and time, digitalization of logistics processes, elements of Logistics 4.0, and the use of AI in logistics.
6. Definition of the material handling problem, design of material handling equipment – relationships between sources and consumers.
7. Methods for solving facility layout problems, facility design, simulation and digital modelling.
8. Warehousing, storage systems, automation and robotization of warehouse processes, and AI applications in warehousing.
9. Distribution logistics and its aspects.
10. General business logistics.
11. Logistics costs.
12. Logistics technologies, modern Logistics 4.0 technologies, IoT, AI, and autonomous systems.
13. Multi-criteria decision-making, application of optimization methods and AI for decision support.
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 .
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.
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.