Study Guide

Objective

- 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.

Content

- 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 customer service
- Customer service strategies and service pricing
- Logistics and recycling

Materials

- Lecture materials available at Moodle
- Other materials announced by the lecturer

Teaching methods

- Hybrid lectures (normal lectures with Teams -connection available) and excursion 32 h
- Written assignment which is presented at the seminar during the last session 28 h

Exam schedules

Home exam after the lectures

Student workload

Lectures and seminar 26 h, independent studying including writing assignment 54 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (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.

Assessment criteria, good (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.

Assessment criteria, excellent (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 and criteria

- Home examination: 50 %
- Writing assignment and seminar presentation: 50 %

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.