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Smart logistic

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 545-0192/03
Abbreviation SL
Course title Smart logistic
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Economics and Control Systems
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Pavel Staša, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Logistics: Origins, Historical Development, and Fundamental Concepts
2. Logistics Information Systems and Digital Transformation of Logistics
3. Customer Order Cycle, Lean Logistics, Just-in-Time (JIT), and Just-in-Sequence (JIS)
4. Automatic Identification Technologies in Logistics Chains (Barcodes, QR Codes, RFID)
5. RFID, EPCIS, and Data Standardization in Logistics
6. Data Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Decision Support in Logistics
7. Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Twins, and Industry 4.0 in Logistics
8. Smart Cities and Smart Logistics
9. Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Management
10. Autonomous Logistics Systems, Robotics, AGVs, and AMRs
11. Inventory Theory and Procurement Logistics
12. Warehousing, Smart Warehouses, and Automated Storage Systems
13. Material Flow Management, the Decoupling Point, Total Quality Management (TQM), and Sustainable Logistics

E-learning

For communication beyond in-person lectures and exercises, the Moodle learning management system (lms.vsb.cz) is used. This platform facilitates communication not only between the instructor and students but also among students themselves.

Literature

HARRISON, Alan; SKIPWORTH, Heather; HOEK, Remko I. van a AITKEN, James. Logistics management and strategy: competing through the supply chain. Sixth edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2019. ISBN 978-1-292-18368-8 .
PAGANO, Anthony M. a Matthew LIOTINE. Technology in supply chain management and logistics: current practice and future applications. Amsterdam: Elsevier, [2020]. ISBN 978-0-12-815956-9 .
PAKSOY, Turan; CIGDEM GONUL KOCHAN a SADIA SAMAR ALI. Logistics 4.0: Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Management. CRC Press, 2020. ISBN 9781000245165 .
SULLIVAN, Mac a KERN, Johannes. The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. John Wiley, 2021. ISBN 9781119646396.

Advised literature

HORÁK, Tomáš. Logistics in Smart Cities: Logistika ve Smart Cities. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, [2017]. ISBN 978-80-01-06310-1 .
FAULIN, Javier. Sustainable transportation and smart logistics. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier, 2018. ISBN 9780128142424 .
RICHNÁK, Patrik a Klaudia PORUBANOVÁ. Innovation in logistics: digitalization challenges in logistics. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7598-627-6.
IVANOV, Dmitry; TSIPOULANIDIS, Alexander a SCHÖNBERGER, Jörn. Global supply chain and operations management: a decision-oriented introduction to the creation of value. Fourth edition. Springer texts in business and economics. Cham: Springer, [2025]. ISBN 978-3-031-95858-8 .