Course: Theory of logistics and transportation technology

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Course title Theory of logistics and transportation technology
Course code KTRD/ALP1P
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Cempírek Václav, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Methodical apparatus of logistics, forecasting methods, other methods used (eg. Logistic costs). Theory of handling units, static and dynamic forces acting on the handling units. Inventory management, optimal order quantities, continuous and discontinuous consumption. Theoretical approaches to optimize the deployment of warehouses. Theories serve a territory distribution technology. Electronic data interchange, barcodes and RFID. Theoretical evaluation picking systems with regard to efficiency. Modern transportation systems in relation to urban and regional operators. Product life cycle related to reverse logistics. Management of intralogistics, innovative solutions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to offer information about logistics and transport technologies in logistics chains during material flow control and during distribution control.
After finishing the subject, the student is able to control logistic chains in various economic branches, using modern logistic and transport technologies. Pursuant to knowledge of transport techology, student is also able to apply combined transport technology in suitable cases.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

"For students of the full-time study participation in an examination is conditioned by obtaining a course credit. The obtained course credit confirms that the full-time student attended the lessons in the required amount, that he/she met the requirements for acquiring the course credit and may proceed to take the examination. Conditions for acquiring the course credit are stipulated by the teacher during the first week of the semester lecture period. The examination in the subject (its form, content and duration) is determined in compliance with the Study and Examination Regulations of the University of Pardubice."
Recommended literature
  • Portál společnosti Německých center nákladní dopravy.
  • Buchholz, J. a kol. Handbuch der Logistik. Praha, 1998. ISBN 3-540-64517-9.
  • CEMPÍREK, V., ŠIROKÝ, J. Teorie logistických a přepravních technologií. - Studijní opora.. Pardubice, 2015.
  • HEISERICH, E.O., HELBIG, K., ULLMANN, W. Logistik eine praxisorientierte Einführung. Verlag Gabler, 2011. ISBN 978-3-8349-1852-9.
  • 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.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2013) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer