Production and Distribution, 6 credits

Produktion och distribution, 6 hp

TNSL08

Course starting semester

The course is disused. Offered for the last time Autumn semester 2021. Replaced by TNK122.

Main field of study

Logistics

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Fredrik Persson

Director of studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 42 h
Recommended self-study hours: 118 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6KFTL	Air Transportation and Logistics	4 (Spring 2017)	1	4	Swedish	Norrköping, Norrköping	C
6KLOG	Civic Logistics	4 (Spring 2017)	1	4	Swedish	Norrköping, Norrköping	C

Main field of study

Logistics

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2X

Course offered for

Air Transportation and Logistics
Civic Logistics

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.

Prerequisites

Mathematics corresponding to mathematics for SL, basic knowledge in economics, basic knowledge in statistics and probability theoury

Intended learning outcomes

After completed course, the student shall

have some knowledge about relevant issues in industrial production
understand the principles behind Hierarchical Planning and the principles for product structures
be able to use the most common ways of making demand prognoses be able to use the most common ways of inventory control
be able to explain the roles of different parties in a distribution system

Course content

Basic production economics: important concepts and classifications of companies and supply chains
Prognosis: evaluationg future product demant on short and long terms
Material and production control, planning on long and short terms, from sales and operations planning, through master planning, to detailed planning and follwo-up
Inventory control, different principles for inventory control and calcualtions of safety stock
Vendor managed inventory

Teaching and working methods

The course is delivered using lectures, lessons, and laboratory work. Lectures are used for the major part of theory, lessons are for solving numerical examples for problems relating to the course content. Laboratory work may be used for computer based calcuations.

Examination

UPG2	Case study	2 credits	U, G
UPG1	Hand-in assignments	1 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
TEN1	Written examination	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Grades

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

Other information

Supplementary courses:
Quantitative logistics

Department

Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Examiner

Fredrik Persson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 42 h
Recommended self-study hours: 118 h

Course literature

Mattsson, Stig-Arne, och Jonsson, Patrik, Logistik : läran om effektiva materialflöden, Andra upplagan, Studentlitteratur, 2011, ISBN: 978-91-44-06918-0

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
UPG2	Case study	2 credits	U, G
UPG1	Hand-in assignments	1 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
TEN1	Written examination	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

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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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Course literature is preliminary.

Mattsson, Stig-Arne, och Jonsson, Patrik, Logistik : läran om effektiva materialflöden, Andra upplagan, Studentlitteratur, 2011, ISBN: 978-91-44-06918-0

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)		X	X
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)	X	X	X
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)	X	X	X
	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
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
	2.3 System thinking		X	X
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning			X
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork			X
	3.2 Communications
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context
	4.2 Enterprise and business context	X	X	X
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
	4.4 Designing
	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
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	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

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