Logistics planningLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can take into account the life cycles of products in logistics planning.
You are able to identify and prioritize logistic development needs in the demand-supply chain.
You can calculate the total costs of logistics operations.
You are able to network with different operators, specialists and companies.

Content

How is inventory management defined by inventory management principles?
How is the success of inventory management assessed using key figures?
What must be taken into account in the design of warehouses?
How are companies' total logistics costs calculated?

Accomplishment methods

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
f. promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.