Distribution Logistics

2019/2020

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент логистики и управления цепями поставок

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

4-й курс, 3 модуль

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The Course includes two teaching segments: lectures and hands-on seminars / case studies. The course format is based on an active learning environment that includes the following activities: • interactive lectures and seminars with intensive student participation; • case studies; • real business cases; • team-based project; • group presentations; • group assignment during seminars.

Learning Objectives

• The aim of this course is to give students an understanding of the main challenges, tendencies and solutions that distribution logistics is having from an international specialist perspective

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Apply the information sharing principles in supply chains
• Arrange the collaborative decision making process with supply chain partners
• Utilise demand-driven frameworks and tools
• Solve the problem of delivery planning in a distribution network
• Arrange the storage system to serve consumers in a distribution network

Course Contents

• Topic 1. Matching supply and demand in a supply chain
  The lead-time gap. Improving the visibility of demand. The supply chain fulcrum. Forecast for capacity, execute against demand. Demand management and planning. Collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment.
• Topic 2. Managing the global pipeline
  The trend towards globalisation in the supply chain. Gaining visibility in the global pipeline. Organising for global logistics. Thinking global, acting local. The future of global sourcing.
• Topic 3. Paths to the customer in a distribution network
  Meeting market needs. Role of specifcations. Quality function deployment (QFD) tool.
• Topic 4. Meeting the needs of supply chain decision makers
  Proactive decision making. Applications for information technology. Assessing the need for information.
• Topic 5. Collaboration with supply chain partners
  Supply chain roles. Core competency. Partnerships vocabulary. Organizing a partnership.
• Topic 6. The demand-driven supply chain
  Vision for the demand-driven supply chain. The path from forecast-driven to demand-driven. Demand-driven tools and techniques. Sponsoring the demand-driven supply chain.
• Topic 7. Problem solving of cargo transportation optimization
  Network-based planning of the route in the multimodal delivery. International delivery planning via distributional centers. Trucking general scheduling algorithm. Fast planning algorithm of motor car transportation.
• Topic 8. Defining warehouse number and location in the region
  Defining warehouse location. Logistics cost transport component subject to the number of warehouses in the region. Assessment algorithm of warehouse network location effect on transportation cost.
• Topic 9. Supply Chain Logistics (online course «Coursera»)
  https://www.coursera.org/learn/supply-chain-logistics#syllabus

Assessment Elements

• Written exam
• Presentations
• In-class Participation

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (3 module)
  0.25 * In-class Participation + 0.25 * Presentations + 0.5 * Written exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Olvera Astivia, O. L., Gadermann, A., & Guhn, M. (2019). The relationship between statistical power and predictor distribution in multilevel logistic regression: a simulation-based approach. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19(1), 97. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0742-8
• Yang, X., Hao, W., & Lu, Y. (2018). Inventory slack routing application in emergency logistics and relief distributions. Plos One, 13(6), e0198443. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198443

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Mi Gan, Shuai Yang, Dandan Li, Mingfei Wang, Si Chen, Ronghui Xie, & Jiyang Liu. (2018). A Novel Intensive Distribution Logistics Network Design and Profit Allocation Problem considering Sharing Economy. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4678358
• Zulfadli Zulfadli, Nizamuddin Nizamuddin, & Nasaruddin Nasaruddin. (2019). Application of Distribution Logistics Information System Disaster in Pidie Jaya BPBDs. International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, (3), 182. https://doi.org/10.18415/ijmmu.v6i3.809