Logistics

Structure Type: Course
Code: KC31TY161
Type: Elective
Level: Master
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Huhtamäki, Pauli
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
YTEKNO-2013   1 spring   5.0   2014-01-02   2014-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

The purpose of the course is to teach students about the distinctive features of industrial and organisational management and purchasing activities and to provide them with the skills they need to plan and develop a company's purchasing activities in the local and international environments. Students will be knowledgeable of materials processing and the significance of it as part of the production process.

Student's Workload

Total work load 135 h of which scheduled 32 h.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

Contents

- Sub-contracting and outsourcing, evaluating and selecting suppliers
- Purchasing strategies, comparing them and suitability
- Cost-efficiency of purchasing and manufacturing, performance and evaluation
- Simulation of materials processing and examples of companies (case studies)

Recommended or Required Reading

Teachers´materials.

Benton, W.C. 2008. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. McGraw-Hill.
Availability: https://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=94362

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, case-studies, exercise.

Assessment Criteria

On scale 1-5.

Assessment Methods

- Assignment and the presentation of it in the seminar
- Active participation in the case-study lessons

Grading is based on a scale of 1 to 5.

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