STATE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES IN KONIN
Course title
Year of study
Language of
instruction
Number of
contact hours
Introduction to logistics
and supply chain
management (SCM)
I
Field of study
Logistics
Semester
Spring
English
Teaching methods
Workshop/lecture
15
ECTS credits
6
Name of lecturer
dr Anna Lewandowska-Ciszek
Objectives of the course (expected learning outcomes and competences to be acquired)
1) gain an understanding of logistics principles,
2) understand the role of subsystems of logistics when managing the material flow;
3) understand the role of logistics management in operations and SCM;
Course contents
1) the fundamentals of logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM);
2) logistics and customer service,
3) inventory management,
4) warehousing,
5) managing material flow,
6) packaging and material handling,
7) transportation,
8) organizing for effective logistics,
9) SCM
Assessment methods
In-class activities (in- class competition), quizzes
Recommended readings
1) Beier F.J., Rutkowski K., Logistyka, SGH, Warszawa, 1993
2) Fertsch M., Podstawy Logistyki, ILIM, Poznań, 2008
3) Krzyżaniak S., Podstawy zarządzania zapasami w przykładach, ILIM, Poznań,
2005
4) Pfohl H.-Chr., Logistiksysteme, Betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen, Springer,
Berlin, 2004