Logistics planning (5 cr)
Code: LO00CP94-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 26.08.2019 - 20.12.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Logistics and Marine Technology
- Campus
- Kotka Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Logistics
Objective
You are able to take into account the life cycle of a product in logistics planning.
You are able to identify and prioritize logistic development needs in the demand-supply chain.
You are able to calculate the total costs of logistics operations.
You are able to network with different operators, specialists and companies.
Content
How does production strategy affect logistics costs and information needs in the demand-supply chain?
What are the requirements for efficient logistics at different stages of a product's life cycle?
How are the company´s total logistics costs calculated?
Evaluation
The students are able to
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. evaluate 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.
Course material
Study material is in Moodle.
Study forms and methods
Scheduled track:
The student proceeds according to the time schedule.
Independent track:
The student can take the course in his/her own workplace if he/she has the possibility to make an inventory analysis corresponding to the assignment. In addition to that the exam is required.
Blended track:
The student can take the course together with an olden study group.
Timing of exams and assignments
Re-exam can be taken on XAMK´s general re-exam day in January or Feruary 2020.
Student workload
The student´s work time is about 135 h in average.
Further information
The assignments include group discussions in the classroom.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment is based on assignments (70%) and exam (30%). Both must be passed (grade at least 50%).
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
The student gets from assignments or exam less than 50%
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student gets from the assignments and exam 50% - 69%.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student gets from the assignments and exam 70% - 89%.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student gets from the assignments and exam 90% - 100%.
Qualifications
Completion of Warehousing logistics, or equivalent knowledge.