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LogisticsLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: LT00CD11

Objective

- The student can define qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations
- The student understands the concept of logistics and logistic flows.
- The student can compare the pros and cons of different transportation forms.
- The student can explain the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics.
- The student can present material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.

Content

- Transportation and its significance, logistic chain and distribution
- Transportation planning and transportation risk management
- Packing
- Inventories and their economic 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

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student understands the basic concept of logistics and logistic flows. The student can define qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations in basic level. The student can compare the pros and cons of different transportation forms simply. The student can explain the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics in basic level. The student can present in basic level material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student well understands the concept of logistics and logistic flows. The student can define well qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations. The student can compare well the pros and cons of different transportation forms simply. The student can explain well the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics. The student can present well in basic level material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands excellently the concept of logistics and logistic flows. The student can define excellently qualitative and quantitative characteristics of transportations. The student can compare excellently the pros and cons of different transportation forms simply. The student can explain excellently the motives and economics of storage, logistic customer service and recycling logistics. The student can present excellently in basic level material flows and their optimal planning and control holistically in both functional and economic points of view.

Materials

- Lecture materials
- Other materials announced by the lecturer