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TEK125 TEK125 Logistics lp3 VT22 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Technology Management and Economics

Contact information

Contact information

Examiner	Ola Hultkrantz Department of Supply and Operations Management e-mail: ola.hultkrantz@chalmers.se 031-772 1333
Course administrator	Ann-Sofie Ullenius e-mail: ann-sofie.ullenius@chalmers.se 031-772 6945
Teachers	Mathias Magnerius mathias.magnerius@chalmers.se  Phone: 031-772 1150 Nils Thylén nils.thylen@chalmers.se Phone: 031-772 1786 Martin Kurdve  martin.kurdve@ri.se Phone: 031-772 6913 Gunnar Stefansson gunnar.stefansson@chalmers.se  Phone: 031-772 5157 Dan Andersson dan.andersson@chalmers.se  Phone: 031-772 13 39
Other teachers	Magnus Blinge, Scania

Purpose of the course

The purpose and content of the course

Logistics is about the costly but value-creating activities linked to material flows, such as planning, control, coordination and organization of the entire flow from raw material to final consumer and return flows in the opposite direction. This includes adapting and streamlining the material supply, the flows through production and distribution, but also taking a holistic perspective and streamlining the material flows between networks of companies.

The aim of the course is to provide a basic understanding of the field of logistics and to describe and provide the ability to apply a number of logistics tools, for example analysis methods, and independently problematize and analyze logistics problems. A special focus in the course is to study the logistics system from an environmental perspective.

The course is based on the logistics objectives and the physical material flow in a logistics system. The focus is on understanding how material flows can be structured and controlled through a company's material supply, production, distribution and in chains of companies, and how order processes and information flows affect the opportunities to create customer value with the help of cost-effective, resource-efficient and environmentally friendly material flows. The course discusses logistics in a holistic perspective, throughout the chain from origin to consumer, partly from an industrial perspective, where the company's various processes and its role and significance in logistics work are highlighted and partly from an academic perspective, by applying different scientific disciplines to logistics problems. The course introduces some common logistics-related analysis methods.

A number of group assignments occur in order to apply the knowledge that is imparted during the course. Among other things, logistics problems are identified, structured and analyzed in practical case data. The course consists of several different types of teaching opportunities such as lectures, exercises and internships. In addition, an interactive logistics game is included - the "beer game". Subject-wise, the following elements are covered:

• The starting points of logistics
• The physical material flow (packaging, storage, material handling, transport)
• Logistics efficiency variables and objectives (customer service, costs, capital tied up, environment)
• Structures of the logistics system (products, material supply, production, distribution)
• Management of the logistics system (customer order and forecasting process, material management, material and production management in manufacturing companies, transport planning, material procurement process)
• Logistics collaboration in supply chains
• Information system for Logistics
• Logistics and environment

Analysis tool for logistics development

Schedule

Schedule is in the calendar here in Canvas and on Time Edit. In case of schedule conflict, it is the calendar in Canvas that applies.

Course literature

• Jonsson, P.  (2008), Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• ChalmersX, ie Chalmers portal on edx.org. Two separate online courses that together cover the course book areas: Course 1 and Course 2. Passwords will be sent out at the start of the course.
• Articles distributed during the course.
• Case + excel sheet. Retrieved via Canvas.

Class representatives

• Karl Janestad
• Junyang Li
• Emil Lundgren
• Marcus Lundskog
• Eskil Thulin

Course structure

Modules

The course will be built around 4 modules, where each of the modules follows the same structure. They begin with an introduction, a number of lessons and an exercise. They end with a drizzle. The exam is not compulsory, BUT the students who pass all 4 exams do not have to take an exam.

Lesson opportunities

The lessons are given by staff from the departments of Service Management and Logistics, Supply and Operations Management and industry. The teaching will be a little different from traditional teaching. Two MOOC courses (Massive Open Online Course) have been produced based on the course content. These are available on the global platform EdX. The lessons are based primarily on the course book, the material on EdX, and other current events and will deepen and relate this to different environments, However the course book is the primary course material.

 The lessons will be interactive and based on an interaction between teachers and students but also between students. In addition, representatives from various companies will be invited to shed light on logistics from their perspective.

 The slides shown at the lessons will be uploaded after each occasion, with the exception of certain material from the Guest Lecturer.

 Case

 An internship will be available as a complement to the teaching. The internship case is carried out in groups of 5 students. Students choose the group itself here in Canvas. If groups cannot be formed on their own, the examiner will distribute group affiliation manually.

• Approved excellaboration
• Approved internship case, (Max 20p (grade 5), 15p (grade 4), 10p (grade 3))

Late submission can give a maximum grade of GK. Submissions that require completion can receive a maximum grade of GK.

Game

 We run a game in the course called "The Beer Game". The game will be held on Campus, on Friday 21^stJanuary. The Game is Mandatory!

 Seminars

 2 seminars will be conducted and it is mandatory to attend both of them. Students will add themselves to a seminar group at Canvas.

 Before each seminar, students must submit answers to a couple of study questions. This is done in groups of two students (Seminar pairs), each student must also do a peer review on another group's submission. Submissions must be submitted no later than 17:00 before the the seminar (see schedule). Peer review is done individually, ie each group's submission will be reviewed by two independent students. All peer reviews are done anonymously and randomly selected. Peer review must be submitted no later than two working days after the seminar.

 Learning objectives

After completing the course, the student should be able to: 

• account for the logistics efficiency variables and objectives
• account for the logistics system's processes, functions, flows and actors
• account for the physical material flow, including storage, material handling, transport and packaging
• account for the different costs of logistics and capital tied up apply the most common cost capital tied up-related metrics
• account for the logistics system's structures such as the products, material supply structures, production structures and distribution structures
• account for control of the logistics system in the material procurement process, the sales order process and the forecasting process
• describe the structure for material and production management in a manufacturing company
• account for and apply the basic material control methods and batch forming methods
• describe the release functions for different bearing types in the material flow
• apply some common logistics-related analysis methods such as mapping of capital tied up, ABC classification for differentiation of articles and total cost analysis for a logistics system
• account for various transport planning problems and pricing of transports
• account for some logistics effects that occur in supply chains as well as some concepts for that
• achieve increased collaboration in supply chains
• describe some important information systems for logistics
• account for the logistics system from an environmental perspective

 

Examination

• The course comprises a total of 7.5 credits. The environmental perspective on the logistics system corresponds to 1.5 credits of the course's 7.5 credits, both in terms of course scope and examination.
• Digital Quizes (Duggor) (4x15p) or digital exam (60p). To be able to use the Quizes, all 4 MUST be approved. NO remakes will be given! The exams will be conducted digitally on site at Campus. This means that all students will write on their own computer that you bring, it must be connected with wifi to Chalmers Eduroam and a Safe Exam Browser (SEB) must be installed. it is the student's responsibility to ensure that this exists. Information will be published on how to do this and how to control your computer.