The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Ib 2001 - 2004 - Logistics
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
2 cr
Competency aims
The objective is to gain a better understanding of hands-on logistical management, by applying the tools and methods learned in Basic Logistics to field studies and case studies from real-life industrial situations.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- Observe, evaluate and improve warehousing operations
- Observe, evaluate and improve transportation systems
- Optimize plant and warehouse locations
- Select and operate bar code and RFID systems
- Select and operate GPS-based navigation systems
Course contents
The students will work in teams, visiting companies active in logistics. The teams will solve a number of cases, the topics of which vary from year to year. The cases may typically be related to inventory management, transportation management, distribution planning and locational planning. They typically include aspects of information technology.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Logistics 1.
Previous course names
Business Logistics, module 2
Logistic Projects
Additional information
Schedules for field visits and deadlines for team reports will be given during the course.
Recommended or required reading
Course notes, excursion reports and supporting literature will be published on the course website.
Study activities
- Lectures - 10 hours
- Excursions and demonstrations - 20 hours
- Laboratory lessons and tasks in a simulated environment - 16 hours
- Individual studies - 20 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 66 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 20 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 46 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Demonstrations and presentations
- Reports and productions
- Essays
Teacher
Eriksson Niklas
Examiner
Ericsson Henry
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
- Date will be announced later - Essays