Syllabus academic year 2009/2010
(Created 2009-08-11.)
| PACKAGING LOGISTICS | MTT215 |
Higher education credits: 7,5.
Grading scale: TH.
Level: G2
(First level).
Language of instruction: The course might be given in English.
Optional for: I4lp, M4, M4lp.
Course coordinator: Daniel Hellström, daniel.hellstrom@plog.lth.se, Förpackningslogistik.
Prerequisites: MTT032 Packaging Technology.
Assessment: Examination will be done both individually by a written exam and in group form. During the course, the case will be presented in an oral presentation and in a technical report.
Home page: http://www.plog.lth.se.
Aim
To give the student a basic understanding of packaging development and the role of the packaging system in the supply chain.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- explain the sub systems of the packaging system from a supply chain perspective
- explain trade-offs among the logistics, marketing and environmental functions of packaging systems
- explain existing interfaces between packaging and logistic systems
- describe what parameters of the packaging system that influence the effektiveness of the supply chain
- describe the role of the unit load in the supply chain
- apply Packaging Scorecard
- problemize a packaging system based on the packaging scorecard methodology
Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must
- analyse supply chains from a packaging perspective
- design a packaging system based on logistic requirements along the supply chain
- use CAPE to analyse the optimal use of the unit load
- apply the Packaging Scorecard methology to analyse the packaging system
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
- present results, from the packaging project, both oral and written.
Contents
Packaging logistics, based on packaging technology and logistics, is an important approach to use when the efficiency of the distribution chain is analysed. Packaging logistics originates from the basic logistics knowledge about technology and economy along with the properties of packaging in different industrial applications. The course consists of lectures, project work and feedback seminars where different packaging logistics analyses are introduced. Methods for analyses, dimensioning and control will be included as well as important and actual packaging logistics problems.
Relevance for a sustainable development
Packaging and transports are identified as important when a sustainable society is to be developed. The environmental aspects are included in all subjects covered in the course.
Literature
Jönson, G & Johnsson, M: Packaging Logistics. LTH 2002.
Series of articles