Course: Logistics I

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Course title Logistics I
Course code KDMML/YALG1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hruška Roman, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Definition of logistics, its development Logistic flows in the supply chain and their management Key logistic activities and their costs Purchase Inventory management ABC and XYZ analysis Just in Time, Just in Sequence, Kanban Distribution Customer service Logistic communication Introduction to the issue of packaging, transport and transportation means Material storage and handling Transport and multimodal transport hub

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 50 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 19 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 35 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of subject is to familiarise students with basic logistics - basic terms, logistic activities and costs.
After passing this subject, the student has basic knowledge of the logistic activities and costs and their software support. The student knows basic methods of customer service and optimization and the student can apply. The student can calculate average physical stock, time of stock turnover and speed of stock turnover. He is well informed about issue of warehouses and planning of warehousing net, types of distribution channels. He knows basic types of handling equipment and transport means.
Prerequisites
It's expected, that the student knows basic of secondary mathematics, economics and business economics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

The student must prove during the semester and also by the exam, that he/she understands solved problems and the ability to calculation of issue of the logistic supply.
Recommended literature
  • Emmett, Stuart. Řízení zásob : jak minimalizovat náklady a maximalizovat hodnotu. Brno: Computer Press, 2008. ISBN 978-80-251-1828-3.
  • Jirsák, Petr. Logistika pro ekonomy - vstupní logistika. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7357-958-6.
  • Lambert, Douglas M. Logistika : příkladové studie, řízení zásob, přeprava a skladování, balení zboží. Brno: CP Books, 2005. ISBN 80-251-0504-0.
  • PERNICA, P. Logistika (Supply Chain Management) pro 21. století, I., II. a III. díl.. Radix, spol. s r. o., 2005, 2005. ISBN 80-86031-59-4.
  • Sixta, Josef. Logistika : teorie a praxe. Brno: CP Books, 2005. ISBN 80-251-0573-3.
  • Stehlík, Antonín. Logistika pro manažery. Praha: Ekopress, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86929-37-8.


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