Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
7.5
Responsible department:
Faculty of Logistics
Course Leader:
Arild Hoff
Lecture Semester:
Autumn
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

LOG500 Management models in logistics (Autumn 2021)

About the course

The course is a continuation of topics treated in SCM200. Models for managing the individual links in the value chain will be emphasized. The course will focus on problems in forecasting, distribution, inventory and production. Within production, major production planning and the management principles from MRP I (Material Requirements Planning) will be treated. Within aggregated production planning, the simplest situations are treated. In this connection, simple methods and tools from operation analysis are used. Within inventory management, the course treats deterministic models for families of goods, limitation of resources, discounts and some stochastic inventory models. Further, lot-sizing is discussed as a single topic, and also forecasting models and some cases of scheduling. Several quantitative models for the topics mentioned will be presented and used explicit in formulation and solving actual problems.

The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Bachelor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration
  • Individual Study Courses/Part- time studies
  • Bachelor in Petroleum Logistics and Economics
  • Bachelor in IT and Digitalization
  • Årsstudium for Sjøkrigsskolen
  • Exchange programme - Bachelor's level

Recommended requirements

A 2-year Economics-Administration curriculum or equivalent or courses similar to SCM200 Basic inventory and production management. It is an advantage to be able to use spreadsheets in order to solve exercises and assignments.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
LOG502 – Management Models in Logistics Ia 7.5

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

The course aims to describe simple models for different parts of the value chain for a manufacturing company. After completing the course, the candidate should have knowledge about and be able to use models for:

  • Forecasting
  • Aggregated planning
  • Inventory and production management with deterministic and stochastic demand.
  • Lot sizing
  • Operations scheduling

Forms of teaching and learning

3 timer forelesning per uke. 

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

  • Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
  • Courseworks given: 3
  • Courseworks required: 3
  • Presence: Not required
  • Comment:

Examination

  • Form of assessment: Written school assessment
  • Proportion: 80%
  • Duration: 5 Hours
  • Grouping: Individual
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Support material: All printed and written supporting material + calculator that may contain data
  • Form of assessment: Home assessment
  • Proportion: 10%
  • Duration: -
  • Grouping: Group
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Support material: All printed and written supporting material + calculator that may contain data
  • Form of assessment: Home assessment
  • Proportion: 10%
  • Duration: -
  • Grouping: Group
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Support material: All printed and written supporting material + calculator that may contain data

Syllabus

Pensumoversikt

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