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Specialization Topic - Logistics

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Specialization Topic - Logistics
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013
Module code: BBABW-530
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0378
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam (120 min. / Repeated semesterly)

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Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BBABW-330 Production, Logistics and Procurement


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Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Korne
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bousonville
Prof. Dr. Steffen H. Hütter
Prof. Dr. Thomas Korne


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will have acquired knowledge about the logistics industry in general and about the economic framework conditions of logistics, in particular about the different modes of transport in logistics. After passing the examination, students will be able to choose the most favorable transport modes for a company, both nationally and internationally, on the basis of economic and ecological aspects.
They will be able to analyze and optimize intra and inter-company connections between logistical processes.
 


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Module content:
- Logistics transport modes and combined transport
- Services in the logistics industry and their environmental aspects
- Materials management and inventory management in a company
- Benefits and basic tools in cross-company supply chain management


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Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture, calculations, case study exercises, field trips

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Recommended or required reading:
- Kummer, S.(2010): Einführung in die Verkehrswirtschaft, 2.Aufl., UTB, Wien 2010
- Pfohl, H.C. (2010): Logistiksysteme. Betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen. 8., neu bearb. u. aktual. Aufl., Springer Verlag, Berlin u.a. 2010 (als elektronische Ressource verfügbar)
- Brandenburg, H. et al. (2012): Güterverkehr - Spedition – Logistik (Leistungserstellung in Spedition und Logistik), 40. Aufl., Bildungsverlag EINS, Troisdorf 2012
- Simchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky, P., Simchi-Levi, E.: Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and Case Studies, 3. Aufl., McGraw Hill/Irwin, Boston 2008
- Stadtler, H., Kilger, C.: Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning, 3. Aufl., Berlin Heidelberg 2008
- Werner, H.: Supply Chain Management: Grundlagen, Strategien, Instrumente und Controlling, 4. Aufl., Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 2010 (als elektronische Ressource verfügbar)
- Chopra, S., Meindl, P.: Supply Chain Management, Pearson Education , 4th global edition, Upper Saddle River NJ, 2010
- Hartmann, H.(2002): Materialwirtschaft, 8., überarb. und erw. Aufl., Deutscher Betriebswirte Verlag, Gernsbach 2002
- Oeldorf, G., Olfert, K. (2004): Materialwirtschaft, 11., verb. und aktualisierte. Aufl., Friedrich Kiehl Verlag, Ludwigshafen (Rhein), 2004
- Stölzle, W., Heusler, K. F., Karrer, M.: Erfolgsfaktor Bestandsmanagement:  Konzept, Anwendung, Perspektiven, Zürich 2004
- Tempelmeier, H.: (2006): Material-Logistik, 6. Aufl., Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2006 (als elektronische Ressource verfügbar)


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