Logistics
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | LTVATT102 |
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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: | Imppola, Jorma |
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| Teacher Team: | Imppola, Jorma |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| LITAKO-2015 |
2 spring |
3.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
| LITAKO-2016 |
2 spring |
3.0 |
2018-01-01 |
2018-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
- Student can define qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations
- Student understands the concept of logistics and logistic flows.
- 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
- Total work load of the course: 80 h
- of which lectures and seminar: 30 h
- of which autonomous studies including writing assignment: 50 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
- Significance, agility and costs of logistical customer service
- Customer service strategies and service pricing
- Logistics and recycling
Recommended or Required Reading
- Lecture materials
- Other materials announced by the lecturer
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
- Lectures
- Written assignment which is presented at the seminar during the last session
Assessment Criteria
1
Student understands the basic concept of logistics and logistic flows. 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 well understands the concept of logistics and logistic flows. 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 understands excellently the concept of logistics and logistic flows. 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 examimation: 50 %
- Writing assignment and seminar presentation: 50 %
Work Placement
None.
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