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Lecturer(s)
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Chocholáč Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility Economic, environmental and social pillar of sustainable development, indicators of sustainable development Basic principles of circular economics and bioeconomics Characteristics of economic, environmental and social aspects and impacts of logistics Defining new trends in the logistic management of companies in accordance with the principles of sustainable development Sustainable supply chains and their management Characteristics and importance of green logistics Methods and tools of green logistics Characteristics of emission calculators used in transport Green logistics versus reverse logistics Green logistics versus global logistics Green logistics versus city logistics Green logistics and industry 4.0
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Projection
- Team project
- 32 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 16 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 13 hours per semester
- Preparation of a presentation (report)
- 10 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 39 hours per semester
- Independent critical reading
- 10 hours per semester
- Independent critical reading
- 10 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 12 hours per semester
- Individual project
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 36 hours per semester
- Data/material collection
- 10 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 12 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide information on the concept of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility; sustainable development indicators; basic principles of circular economics and bioeconomics; defining new trends in the logistic management of companies; characteristics, significance, methods and tools of green logistics and with the connection of green logistics and reverse logistics, global logistics, city logistics with industry 4.0. Students will participate in solving case studies (in cooperation with selected companies). Students will work on a team project, where each project team will propose a solution to a given problem, defined in a case study, which will be in accordance with the principles of green logistics. The proposed solution will then be presented and defended by the project team before the commission.
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify positive and negative environmental and social impacts of logistics, define green logistics (its main principles and goals), describe the development of green logistics in the world and in the Czech Republic, define methods and tools applied in green logistics, apply selected tools of green logistics on case studies, explain the differences and intersections between green logistics, reverse logistics and city logistics, critically consider the daily logistic activities of companies in accordance with the principles of green logistics and propose adequate solutions respecting the concept of green logistics.
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Prerequisites
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It supposed graduation of the subjects Logistics, Economics, Management and Marketing.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Self project defence
During the semester, students must demonstrate an understanding of the problems and the ability to think independently about case studies in the field of green logistics. The exam consists of defending a team project on a given topic in the field of green logistics and written exam. The specific requirements will be communicated to the students by the lecturer in the first week of the semester.
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Recommended literature
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Green logistics . London ;: Kogan Page, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7494-7185-9.
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Fahimnia, B., Hensher, D., Bell, M. Green Logistics and Transportation: A Sustainable Supply Chain Perspective. Švýcarsko, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-17181-4.
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ŠKAPA, R. Reverzní logistika. Brno, 2005. ISBN 80-210-3848-9.
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Voženílek, Vít. City logistics : dopravní problémy města a logistika. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2009. ISBN 978-80-244-2317-3.
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WANG, H. F., GUPTA, S. Green Supply Chain Management: Product Life Cycle Approach. New York, 2011. ISBN 978-0-07-162608-8.
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