Logistic concepts

Module guide 2016 - 2017

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 Author(s) Erik van den Thillart

Programme Manager John Sterk Director IBMS and TMA

Wil Hazelhof Director IBL

Module ID

Academic Year 2016 - 2017

EC 5

Contact hours 36

Course site https://dlwo.dem.hva.nl

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Contents

1. Module overview 4
1.1 Content .............................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Learning goals.................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Coherence with other modules ......................................................................... 4
1.4 Study materials & recommended further reading ............................................ 5
1.5 Questions and who to contact .......................................................................... 5

2. Set-up of this module 6

2.1 Teaching methodology ...................................................................................... 6
2.2 Assignments ...................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Exams................................................................................................................. 6
2.4 Assessment ........................................................................................................ 7
2.5 Resit ................................................................................................................... 7
2.6 General regulations ........................................................................................... 7
2.7 Lesson plan ........................................................................................................ 8

Appendix 1: Relationship with your programme’s profile competencies 9

Appendix 2: Assessment model(s) 11

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1. Module overview
This guide gives you an overview of Logistic Concepts. More detailed information can be found on the
DLWO (https://dlwo.dem.hva.nl)

1.1 Content

Logistics is necessary for moving materials from suppliers to buyers, moving work in progress materials
within a firm, moving finished goods to customers, returning or recycling goods and also storing these
items along the way in supply chains in an international environment. Products have little value to
customers untill they are moved to customers’ usage areas. So it can be seen that transportation,
warehousing, information systems and customer service play important roles in the logistics function.
In this module the many logistics activities are discussed along with logistics nomenclature, the global
logistic issues, cultural pittfalls, the impact of ecommerce and reverse logistics. Many of the ethical
and sustainable issues will be discussed in the module Suppy Chain and Innovation

1.2 Learning goals

# You can:

1. Describe how changes in logistics can affect supply chain management decisions
2. Discuss succesfull customer service in logistics
3. Justify aspects of selecting a distribution channel to reach a competitive advantage
4. Construct a logistics plan based on product characteristics, the product life cycle, packaging and unit loads.
5. Analyze the trade-off to optimize the cost effectiveness of the distribution system
6. Identify the costs and operations of warehousing
7. Justify the modal choice of transportation in international logistics
8. Design the monitoring of an outsourced logistics service

Appendix 1 defines the relationship of the learning goals within this module with your programme’s
profile competences.

1.3 Coherence with other modules

The Logistic concepts module is connected with all the other modules in year 2 and of any education
regarding Marketing & Sales, Finance & Accounting, and Human Resource Management. The third and
fourth year students will have to apply their gained knowledge of this course (and minor) in exchange,
internship and their thesis. The Logistic Concepts module provides a comprehensive overview of how
to strategically manage the movement and storage of products or materials from any point in the
manufacturing process to customer fulfillment. Topics covered include important tools for strategic
decision making, transport, packaging, warehousing, retailing, customer services and future trends.
This module relates to the other modules in the Global Trade and Supply Chain minor. All the modules
belonging to this minor will refer to logistics concepts for they all relate to moving of goods/services,
funds and information.

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1.4 Study materials & recommended further reading

Required study materials:

Study books
Title Author(s) Publisher Year Edition ISBN
Handbook of Logistics Alan Rushton, Phil Kogan page 2014 5th 978-0-7494-6627-5
management and distribution Croucher, Peter Baker

Other study materials

Title Author(s) Where to find this material?
Material for case questions DLWO

Recommended further reading:

Books
Title Author(s) Publisher Year Edition ISBN
Logistics and supply chain Christopher, Martin Prentice Hall 2010 4th 978-0273731122
management

1.5 Questions and who to contact

Questions about the module’s content and study materials can be addressed to your lecturer(s) during
the lessons. The consultation hours of the individual lecturers as well as their office location can be
found in the lecturers’ profile on the DLWO.

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2. Set-up of this module
2.1 Teaching methodology

Work methods Total study hours per Semester

Lectures about supply chain management 36
(3 hours a week during 12 weeks)
Self- and case studies 102
Exam 2
Total study hours 140
(1 credit = 28 study hours)

The lessons consist of a 3 hours lesson a week of which the student can work in class on assignments
for 30 minutes. The rest of the lesson is spend on lecturing mandatory material and presentations on
the assignments outcome from students, by students.

2.2 Assignments

The Logistic concepts course consists of 3 assignments: case studies with open questions which will be
graded. This assignment will be conducted in groups of 2-3 students. Every 3 weeks the groups will
have to hand the answers of the case study. The case studies/questions are related to the mandatory
material discussed in the previous lecture(s). Additionally, students will have to do extra research in
order to answer the questions properly. The average grade of the case studies will be 40% of the
students’ end grade.

Every week the student groups will work for 1/2 hour in class on the respective case studies. In order
to motivate attendance and group work, you will be peer assessed by your group members. This
assessment will be 10% of your assignment grade. must attend 75% of these sessions in order to be
eligible for receiving a grade for the case study. Since there are twelve of these sessions this means
that you may only miss three of them. If you are either more than 15 minutes late or do not participate
seriously in the sessions then this will count as having been absent once.

The assessment model(s) for the assignment(s) can be found in Appendix 2.

2.3 Exams

The Logistic concepts course consists of a central written test (60% of your total grade). This will be a
test with open questions based on small cases.

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2.4 Assessment

The assessment methods used in this module are summarised below. The table also shows how the
grade for this module will be calculated.

# Description Form Learning goal(s) # Lecture week Weight (%)

1 Case Analysis Assignment 1-8 4, 7, 10 40%

2 Exam Written test 1-8 13

60%
(central exam week*)

100%

2.5 Resit

If the average grade obtained for this module is below 5.5 you must do a resit. Which resit(s) you must
do depends on which part(s) is/were insufficient. The different situations are illustrated in the table
below.

Situation: The resit will consitst of the Your average module grade The resit(s) will be
following test(s): after resit will be calculated scheduled in:
using the following weights:

1 Average grade for the No resit needed N.A. N.A.

whole module ≥ 5.5
2 Average grade for the Central resit exam (replacing the Grade resit exam = 100% Resit week
whole module < 5.5 grades obtained for the case
analysis and the 60% written test)

2.6 General regulations

1 You are required to prepare for lessons. If you come to class unprepared, the lecturer has the right
to deny you access to the lesson. What is requested of you in terms of lesson preparation is stated
below and/ or on the DLWO for this module.

2 You must bring a laptop to school for each class. It is your responsibility to make sure that the
battery lasts throughout each lesson. If you fail to bring a laptop to class and/or if the battery does
not last throughout class, this is regarded as not being prepared. A lecturer then has the right to
deny you (further) access to that lesson.
3 The assignments will not be graded if the level of English is inadequate or if other non-compliance
with the IBS Reporting Guidelines is verified. If that is the case, you have to hand in your
assignment again in the appointed resit period.

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2.7 Lesson plan

Lecture week Preparation Lesson

1 CH 1 ,2 Logistics and distribution

2 CH 3, 4, 5 Challenges for Logistics
3 CH 6, 7, 8 Planning for Logistics I
4 CH 8, 9, 10 Planning for Logistics II
5 CH 11, 12 Planning for Logistics III
6 CH 16, 19, 20, 22 Warehouse and Storage
7 CH 23, 24, 25, 26 Freight Transport

8 CH 30, 35 Monitoring and Outsourcing Management

9 Guest Lecture/Company visit

10 All Mandatory material Mockexam
11 Repeat

12 Repeat

13 Exam

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Appendix 1: Relationship with your programme’s profile
competencies
# You can:

1. Argue the value added of logistics and describe how they affect supply chain management
2. Discuss succesfull customer service in logistics
3. Justify aspects of selecting a distribution channel to reach a competitive advantage
4. Construct a logistics plan based on product characteristics, the product life cycle, packaging and unit loads.
5. Analyze the trade-off to optimize the cost effectiveness of the distribution system
6. Identify the costs and operations of warehousing
7. Justify the modal choice of transportation in international logistics
8. Design the monitoring of an outsourced logistics service

LG IBMS Profile Competencies Level

II4 Business Processes and change management 2

1. IV.2 Co-operation 2
III7 International Supply Chain Management 3
III7 International Supply Chain Management 3
2.
IV.2 Co-operation 2
I1 International Business Awareness 2
3. I2 Intercultural Competency 2
IV.2 Co-operation 2
III7 International Supply Chain Management 3
4.
IV.2 Co-operation 2
III7 International Supply Chain Management 3
5.
IV.2 Co-operation 2
III7 International Supply Chain Management 3
6.
IV.2 Co-operation 2
I1 International Business Awareness 2
7. I2 Intercultural Competency 2
IV.2 Co-operation 3

II4 Business Processes and change management 2

8. IV.2 Co-operation 2
III7 International Supply Chain Management 3

LG TMA Profile Competencies Level

1. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2

2. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2
3. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2
4. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2
5. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2
6. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2
7. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2
8. Enterpreneurship, Import & Export policy 2

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Appendix 2: Assessment model(s)
The assignments are based on open questions, regarding smal cases or mandatory material. The
answers on these questions are unambiguously and will be changing every semester.

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