Course syllabus
Logistik och verksamhetsstyrning
Fundamentals of Logistics and Operations Management
MTTF25, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)
Valid for: 2017/18
Decided by: PLED I
Date of Decision: 2017-04-10
General Information
Main field: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
.
Compulsory for: MLOG1
Elective for: MKAT2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
Aim
The course provides the fundamental knowledge about logistics
and operations management, i.e. designing, planning, controlling
and improving industrial operations. The course focuses on the
company and its supply chain: from suppliers, through the company,
and to the customers. The course also provides understanding of the
associated information flow, and how logistics and operations
management contributes to the profitability of the company.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- have acquired a comprehensive view of logistics and operations
management
- have an understanding of the relationships among profitability,
customer service, costs, and tied-up capital.
- have acquired knowledge on the role of logistics and operations
management in the company, with a focus on structural as well as
operational issues
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to provide details about logistics and operations
management concepts
- have the ability to identify and describe material and
information flows in the company and the links to suppliers and
customers
- have the ability to use the most common methods and models for
designing, planning, controlling, and improving industrial
operations
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to apply critical and creative thinking to logistics
and operations management problems
- shall have obtained an engineering approach to logistics and
operations management issues and challenges
Contents
The course contains four parts:
- Managing logistics and operations system: Value creation and
strategic perspectives.
- Designing industrial operations: Products, processes, quality,
and capacity.
- Linkages to suppliers and customers: Sourcing, purchasing,
transportation, materials handling, and inventories.
- Planning and controlling inventory and production in the supply
chain: Forecasting, long-term and short-term planning and control,
and lean-based operations development.
- The course is organized with lectures, exercises, laboratory
assignments and case assignments, using case methodology,
mathematical statistics, queueing theory, simulation and
optimization.
Examination details
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written examination and approved assignments. Compulsory attendance may occur in certain parts.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0115. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 6. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Satisfactory exam.
Code: 0215. Name: Assignments.
Credits: 1,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Satisfactory assignments.
Admission
Admission requirements:
- Basic knowledge in mathematical statistics and operations research
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: MTTF01
Reading list
- Bozarth, Cecil C. and Handfield, Robert B.: Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management. Pearson, 2013, ISBN: 0-273-77008-X. Latest edition.
Contact and other information
Course coordinator: Jan Olhager, jan.olhager@tlog.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tlog.lth.se