Course: Logistic management

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Course title Logistic management
Course code KDMML/YALGM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Průša Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction. 2. Challenges of global logistics. 3. Supply chain management. 4. Value flows in supplier systems. 5. Purchasing management in a global environment. 6. The principle of lean manufacturing and logistics. 7. Logistics distribution channels. 8. Customer service and evaluation of service quality. 9. Reverse logistics. 10. Green logistics. 11. New technologies and their influence on global logistics. 12. Planning and implementation of logistics project I. 13. Planning and implementation of a logistics project II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
  • Home preparation for classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 60 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes

After the passing this subject the student obtains view of logistics (global logistics, logistic distributive centre, logistic outsourcing and logistic activities).
Prerequisites
It's expected basic knowledge from the logistics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Self project defence

Students have to prove understanding for taught and solving problems during semester and final examination. They have to vindicate independent final work. The tutor notifies concrete requirements to students in the first week of semester.
Recommended literature
  • Bookbinder, James H. Handbook of global logistics : transportation in international supply chains. New York: Springer Science+Business Media, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4419-6131-0.
  • Bozarth, Cecil C. Introduction to operations and supply chain management. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2006. ISBN 0-13-944620-6.
  • Černá, Anna. Teorie řízení a rozhodování v dopravních systémech. Pardubice: Institut Jana Pernera, 2004. ISBN 80-86530-15-9.
  • Gros, Ivan. Velká kniha logistiky. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7080-952-5.
  • MARCET, J. J., DE OCHOA MARTÍNEZ. The Handbook of Logistics Contracts. Palgrave. ISBN 4039-9868-X.
  • Murphy, Paul R. Contemporary logistics. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2004. ISBN 0-13-122887-0.
  • Tomek, Gustav. Integrované řízení výroby : od operativního řízení výroby k dodavatelskému řetězci. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4486-5.


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