MKH_LOPR Logistics and Transportation

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 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
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 22. 2. 16:20–19:35 P103, Sat 8. 3. 8:30–16:15 P103, Sat 15. 3. 16:20–19:35 P103, Sat 10. 5. 8:30–11:50 P103
Prerequisites
! KHOLAP Logistics & Transport
Prerequisite for a registration is completion of the course Organization Economics.
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
Contents of the course consist of two sections; the first is a separate and dedicated to logistics in connection with commercial and business activities. It proceedes from the definition of the subject and methods to the implementation of the basic concepts in the market economy. Another section, smaller in scope and significance, includes the interpretation of the fundamental theoretical and practical issues of the transporation.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- describe what is the logistics and supply chain management, and understand their importance in the contemporary world of business;
- explain "trade-off" cost - the occasional antagonistic objectives pursued by logistics and other business functions;
- interpret why it is necessary to manage and plan the logistics activities (in a holistic way) within the enterprise and between enterprises themselves;
- identify the role and the logistic problems for the purchase, storage, production and distribution;
- describe the concepts, which are used to solve these problems
- explain the basic issues of transportation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Logistics and its role in economy
  • 2. Basic principles of logistics;
  • 3. Purchase and selection of suppliers;
  • 4. Inventories and inventory management;
  • 5. Management of the material flow and warehousing;
  • 6. Transportation;
Literature
    required literature
  • LAMBERT, Douglas M., James R. STOCK and Lisa M. ELLRAM. Logistika. 2. vyd. Praha: Computer Press, 2000, xviii, 589. ISBN 8072262211. info
  • SIXTA, Josef and Miroslav ŽIŽKA. Logistika : metody používané pro řešení logistických projektů. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2009, 238 s. ISBN 9788025125632. info
  • VANĚČEK, Drahoš. Logistika. 3. přeprac. vyd. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 2008, 178 s. ISBN 9788073940850. info
    recommended 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
Teaching methods
The course has a form of seminars, where the concepts of the logistics are explained in a discussion with students. The application of instruments will be demonstrated on examples. Some concepts will be presented with help of multimedia. Main emphasis is laid on a self-study.
Assessment methods
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.
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KHOLAP.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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