Logistics in Supply Chains, 6 credits

Logistik i försörjningskedjor, 6 hp

TNK114

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Industrial Engineering and Management Logistics Transportation Systems Engineering

Course level

Second cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Anna Fredriksson

Director of studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 h
Recommended self-study hours: 112 h

Available for exchange students

Yes

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6CKTS	Communication and Transportation Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	9 (Autumn 2017)	2	2	Swedish/English	Norrköping, Norrköping	E
6MTSL	Intelligent Transport Systems and Logistics, Master's programme	3 (Autumn 2017)	2	2	Swedish/English	Norrköping, Norrköping	E

Main field of study

Industrial Engineering and Management, Logistics, Transportation Systems Engineering

Course level

Second cycle

Advancement level

A1X

Course offered for

Intelligent Transport Systems and Logistics, Master's programme
Communication and Transportation Engineering, M Sc in Engineering

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Intended learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to provide theoretical knowledge about logistics in supply chains. The course covers inter organizational as well as intra organizational issues. Inter organizational issues provides insights regarding how the different actors within the supply chain apply/are affected by different logistics strategies. Intra organizational issues provides insights regarding how the different functions within a company apply/are affected by different logistics strategies. The course should provide understanding of different general logistics strategies and their inter- and intra-organizational impacts.

After passing the course should the student be able to:

1.Master theoretical concepts such as supply chain management, flexibility, coordination, integration, outsourcing, vendor managed inventories, postponement, purchasing strategies, production strategies and their relation to logistics and the focal company’s logistics strategies.
2.Understand how the theoretical concepts are related and their mutual interdependencies
3.Understand drivers, barriers and prerequisites for different logistics strategies in supply chains.
4.Apply the theoretical concepts and understand their implications and based on this be able to understand, explain, evaluate and question different logistics strategies within companies as well as supply chains.
5.Read and understand academic journal papers within logistics strategies in supply chains.
6.In a structured way evaluate academic journal papers and to be able to explain under what circumstances they are valid

Course content

The course deals with inter-organizational questions in relation to logistics between companies in a supply chain, e.g. the flow of material from the manufacturer, through the wholesaler to the industrial customer. Also intra-organizational questions are an important part of the course content, e.g. materials supply issues and distribution issues and their relation to purchasing, production and marketing. The parts of the logistics structures discussed are e.g. physical structures, roles, physical and information flows. The course deals with barriers and prerequisites for different logistics strategies in supply chains.

Teaching and working methods

At lectures are the theoretical concepts introduced. These are then discussed at seminars as support for the hand-ins.

Examination

KTR2	Written examination	0 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG2	Assignments	6 credits	U, G

The final grade will be based on a summary of the grades of the different course parts.

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Examiner

Anna Fredriksson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 h
Recommended self-study hours: 112 h

Course literature

Utvalda vetenskapliga artiklar enligt anvisningar på kurshemsida.

Föreläsningsmaterial, praktikfallsbeskrivningar, handledningar, utdrag ur böcker, mm, som presenteras i samband med motsvarande kurstillfällen.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
KTR2	Written examination	0 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
UPG2	Assignments	6 credits	U, G

The final grade will be based on a summary of the grades of the different course parts.

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

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Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

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I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A	Modules
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)			X	KTR2 UPG2
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving		X	X	UPG2
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
	2.3 System thinking		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities	X			UPG2
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork
	3.2 Communications		X	X	UPG2
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages	X			UPG2
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	4.2 Enterprise and business context		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	4.4 Designing		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development		X	X	KTR2 UPG2
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects	X			UPG2

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