Course syllabus

Humanitär logistik - logistik i utvecklingsländer och vid katastrofer
Humanitarian Logistics - disaster relief and logistics in developing countries

MTTN45, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2020/21
Decided by: PLED I
Date of Decision: 2020-04-03

General Information

Compulsory for: MKAT2
Elective Compulsory for: MLOG2
Elective for: I4, M4, RH5
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

The course will give students fundamental and advanced knowledge about humanitarian logistics and the design, management and measurement of supply chains in the humanitarian context. The scope of the course is to provide an overview of the specific context of humanitarian logistics and a set of important available concepts, models and tools. The course will furnish an understanding of the important role of logistics and supply chain management in the humanitarian context. It will also convey the knowledge and skills to methodically analyse needs, and consequently to design, manage and measure the supply chain.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

This means that the students will have:

 

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

independently be able to:

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

The humanitarian context: actors, activities and resources involved in disaster relief and logistics; designing, managing and measuring supply chains; sourcing and procurement; outsourcing and cooperation with logistics service providers, coordination needs and means; infrastructure, transportation and warehousing; trends in logistics/SCM strategies and structures.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: To qualify for a final grade, the student must have completed compulsory cases and hand-ins. 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: 0120. Name: Individual Report.
Credits: 3,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Approved individual report. Contents: The students write an individual report reflecting on various important aspects of humanitarian logistics.
Code: 0220. Name: Case Studies.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Approved cases. Contents: In the case studies, the students will work in Groups to analyze and solve cases and to write and orally present and discuss the results.

Admission

Admission requirements:

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 12.

Reading list

Contact and other information

Examinator: Joakim Kembro, joakim.kembro@tlog.lth.se
Course coordinator: Lina Nord, Lina.Nord@tlog.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.tlog.lth.se
Further information: Participation is mandatory for the first session. Absence from the first class session may result in an automatic drop from the course.