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Applied logistics

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Course Unit Code342-6515/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SLI74prof. Ing. Aleš Slíva, Ph.D.
Summary
By completing this course, students should acquire the following skills:
- be able to optimize production, service and logistics systems in the company using dynamic simulation within the Witness program,
In the course Design of Logistics Systems, students will get acquainted with the practical applications of logistics in dynamic simulation in order to save costs, simplify processes, reorganize or introduce a new service in the company. You can use dynamic simulation perfectly, for example, to streamline logistics, improve processes leading to better production planning or, if necessary, to make a strategic decision on how to measure the next steps of the company.

The course is devoted to the following areas:
- streamlining logistics,
-improvement of processes leading to better production planning,
-the need for strategic decision-making, how to direct the next steps of the company.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is the application of the latest knowledge and trends from practice in the field of logistics to the educational process with a focus on dynamic process simulation, digital twin creation, optimization of logistics and business processes, application of SW products focused on logistics, etc.

By completing this course, students should acquire the following skills:
- be able to optimize production, service and logistics systems in the company using dynamic simulation within the Witness program,
- create a digital model of physical objects or processes, which is used to understand the relationships and predict the impacts of planned changes on individual components of the system,
- efficiently process and analyze data and thus obtain quality data for decision-making,
- searching for the optimal variant of the location of production facilities within the company or optimization of transport services of the company while considering a number of factors that may affect the situation and thus have an impact on the overall effectiveness of the solution.

By completing this course, students should be competent to:
- designing a company's logistics system for efficient data processing and analysis in order to obtain quality data for decision-making.
Course Contents
1. Logistics and its application in practice.
2. Dynamic simulation. Basic concepts, applications.
3. Optimization of processes in production, logistics and business management.
4. Examples of the use of practical simulation, its modeling within SW Witness
5. Digital twins.
6. Simulation, prediction and optimization of logistics processes.
7. Digital twins to evaluate the current performance of the product.
8. Digital twins for process optimization.
9. Optimization of logistics and company processes.
10. Automated production planning process within the creation of a simulation model.
11. Predictive technologies and simulation methods.
12. Simulation methods.
13. Case studies-logistic audit and design of the central warehouse, verification of the capacities of handling robots, design of the location of the new line, etc.
14. Case studies-simulation of handling techniques, optimization of the patient admission process, simulation and optimization of the management of the production process.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Wohlbier,R.H.: Open mit Mine, 2000, ISBN 0878491201. Powder Handling and Processing. ISSN 0934-7348 Trans Tech Publications 1998 – 2003. ALFA-SNTL 1985.
HAGANAS, K.. Systémové navrhování manipulace s materiálem (SHA). SNTL 1979.
MUTHER, R., HAGANAS, K. Systémové projektování, (SLP). SNTL, 1980.
SCHULE, CH.: Logistika, Victoria Publishing. Praha, 1994.
DRAŽAN, F., JEŘÁBEK, K. Manipulace s materiálem. SNTL, 1979.
BUDA, J., KOVÁČ, M. Metodika projektovania výrobných procesov v strojárstve.
SMETANA, J., JÁNOŠÍK, L. Projektování výrobních procesů a systémů. ES VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1991.
Stroh, M., B. A Practical Guide to Transportation and Logistics. 2013. ISBN 0-9708115-1-9.
Recommended Reading:
Wohlbier, R., H.: Bulk Handling in Open Mines and Quarries, 1986, ISBN
0878490655.
Slíva, A. Základy logistiky/Fundamental Logistics
HAGANAS, K.. Systémové navrhování manipulace s materiálem (SHA). SNTL 1979.
MUTHER, R., HAGANAS, K. Systémové projektování, (SLP). SNTL, 1980.
SCHULE, CH.: Logistika, Victoria Publishing. Praha, 1994.
DRAŽAN, F., JEŘÁBEK, K. Manipulace s materiálem. SNTL, 1979.
BUDA, J., KOVÁČ, M. Metodika projektovania výrobných procesov v strojárstve.
Stock, J., R., Lambert, M, D.: Strategic Logistics Management, New York,
McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Douglas M. Lambert and James R. Stock, Strategic Logistics Management,
(Homewood, Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1993), 862 pp.
Lambert, D., M., Stock, J., R., Vantine, J.: Strategic Logistics
Management,Homewood, Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1999.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 20
        ExaminationExamination65 50