KHPOLO Company Logistics

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Antonín Stehlík, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Sun 21. 9. 8:30–11:50 P304, Sun 2. 11. 8:30–11:50 P304, 16:20–19:30 P304, Sat 29. 11. 12:50–16:15 P304, Sun 7. 12. 16:20–19:30 P304
Prerequisites
KHOLAP Logistics & Transport
A prerequisite for singing up the course is succesfull passing the subject of Logistics and Transportation (KHOLAP).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives

The course develops knowledge of the subject of Logistics and transport. Emphasis is placed particularly on understanding the links between logistics activities and the overall management of the company and logistics in supply chains.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- propose indicators following logistical performance in the firm and the business level,
-understand the links between enterprise information system and logistics performance,
- proficient to assess the suitability of the integration of logistics in the organizational structure of the company
- get an overview of the framework of modern technical means and methods of logistics,
- be familiar with current challenges for the logistics - such as e-business, or recoveries, and environmental requirements.

Syllabus
  • 1. Informative and technic site of logistics.
  • 2. Bull-whip effect.
  • 3. Organization of corporate logistics system and measurement of efficiency.
  • 4. Modern technology and logistics.
  • 5. Simulation methods in logistics.
  • 6. Reverse logistics.
Literature
  • PERNICA, Petr [Doc. Logistický management : teorie a podniková praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Radix, 1998, 660 s. : o. ISBN 80-86031-13-6. info
  • SCHULTE, Christof. Logistika. Translated by Gustav Tomek - Adolf Baudyš. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1994, 301 s. ISBN 80-85605-87-2. info
  • ŠKAPA, Radoslav. Reverzní logistika (Reverse logistics). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 82 pp. ISBN 80-210-3848-9. info
Assessment methods

The course has a form of a lecture. Main emphasis is laid on a self-study. The course is concluded by written and oral exam. Student can attend the exam provided that she/he hands in and presents seminar work in a given quality to the obligatory date. Detailed information concerning the seminar work and the on-line test is available at interactive syllabi of the course in the IS MU.
If student commits a prohibited act, such as usage of various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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