Logistics
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KE16C083100 |
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| Type: | Elective |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Turunen, Tero |
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| Teacher Team: | Imppola, Jorma |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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Learning Outcomes
- Student can define qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations
- Student can compare the pros and cons of different transportation forms.
- Student can explain the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics.
- Student can present material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.
Student's Workload
- Lectures and seminar 30 h, excursion day 8 h independent studying including writing assignment 42 h
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites.
Contents
- Transportation and its significance, logistic chain and distribution.
- Transportation planning and transportation risk management.
- Packing.
- Inventories and their economical and functional significance.
- Physical storage, the connection between storage and transportations.
- The significance, agility and costs of logistics customer service. Customer service strategies and service pricing
- Logistics and recycling.
Recommended or Required Reading
- Lecture materials
- Other materials as indicated by the lecturer
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
- Lectures 30 h
- Excursion day 8 h
- Written assignment which is presented at the seminar during the last session 42 h
Assessment Criteria
1
Student can define qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations in basic level. Student can compare the pros and cons of different transportation forms simply. Student can explain the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics in basic level. Student can present in basic level material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.
3
Student can define well qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations. Student can compare well the pros and cons of different transportation forms simply. Student can explain well the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics. Student can present well in basic level material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.
5
Student can define excellently qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations. Student can compare excellently the pros and cons of different transportation forms simply. Student can explain excellently the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics. Student can present excellently in basic level material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.
Assessment Methods
- Home exam 50 %
- Writing assignment and seminar presentation 50 %
Work Placement
None.
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