Course: Logistics in Enterprises

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Course title Logistics in Enterprises
Course code UPEM/FPLO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
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)
  • Svoboda Ondřej, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hruška Roman, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šenec Alexandr, PaedDr.
Course content
Concept, goals and strategy of business logistics. Management and organization of enterprise logistics. Customer service. Purchasing management, stock levels. Storage. Transport and transportation. Logistics, logistics system. Logistics enterprise, information technology in logistics. Logistics costs, logistics controlling. Supply chains. Logistics technology. Global logistics. Logistics innovation and continuity with the Industry 4.0 concept.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 29 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of contemporary logistics practice in the Czech Republic and the European Union and the expected development of logistics.
A student who has successfully completed the course can: characterize the enterprise, division of enterprises, cooperation and association of economic entities, explain the basic processes related to business reality, especially in the field of supply, production and sales of products and services, including logistics procedures, explain the concepts of product and service quality and innovation, characterise the life cycle of an enterprise, its establishment, rehabilitation and demise, characterise the assets and capital of an enterprise, its structure and records, explain the basic economic variables in the field of business economics and the relationships between them, characterise the investment, financial and control activities and processes of an enterprise. A student who has successfully completed the course will be able to: orient themselves in the basic legal documents related to the establishment and functioning of different legal forms of enterprise, assess the efficiency of internal company processes and the use of input resources, evaluate the quality of products according to standards and technical norms, assess the quality assurance of in-house processes, evaluate the performance of the enterprise as a whole and its individual parts using financial indicators, evaluate investment projects based on the use of adequate methods. The student who has successfully completed the course is able to: use knowledge of business processes and activities in solving professional problems, evaluate the economic situation in a selected organisation, communicate clearly and persuasively to experts and lay people information about the nature of professional problems and their own views on their solution.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Requirements for credit: 1/ attendance at exercises (minimum attendance at 5 exercises), 2/ achievement of at least 60% in the credit test (in Moodle)(knowledge and understanding of the subject matter is required).
Recommended literature
  • Emmett, Stuart. Řízení zásob : jak minimalizovat náklady a maximalizovat hodnotu. Brno: Computer Press, 2008. ISBN 978-80-251-1828-3..
  • Gros, I. Velká kniha logistiky. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7080-952-5.
  • Indian Institute of Materials Management. Logistics and Warehousing Management. 2020.
  • Jirsák, Petr. Logistika pro ekonomy - vstupní logistika. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7357-958-6..
  • LAMBERT, Douglas M., James R. STOCK, Lisa M. ELLRAM a Eva NEVRLÁ. Logistika: příkladové studie, řízení zásob, přeprava a skladování, balení zboží. Vyd. 2. Brno: CP Books, 2005. Business books. ISBN 80-251-0504-0. V současnosti má předmět jen doporučenou literaturu..
  • 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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