The Department of Materials Handling and Logistics
The Department of Materials Handling and Logistics is the part of the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering and Informatics. The staff of the Department includes 3 university professors; 3 professor
emeritus; 5 associate professors; 2 assistant professors; 3 researchers; 3 PhD students.
Educational activities:
At the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics:
In frame of Mechanical Engineering BSc program: coordination of Logistics and production-planning
Specialisation, and several subjects in frame of other specialisations.
In frame of Information Engineering BSc program: coordination of Logistics systems Specialisation,
coordination of Logistics Engineer BSc program (starting in 2011.).
Several subjects in frame of other BSc programs.
In frame of Mechanical Engineering MSc program: coordination of Material flow systems, supply
chain Specialisation, Materials handling machines and systems Specialisation, Safety engineering
Specialisation, and several subjects in frame of other specialisations.
In frame of Information Engineering MSc program: coordination of Informatics of logistics processes
Specialisation; Coordination of Logistics informatics MSc program.
At the Faculty of Economics:
Subjects in frame of Economics and management BSc program and Trade and marketing BSc
program: coordination of Logistics management MSc program.
At the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering:
Subjects in frame of Material Science BSc and MSc programs.
Other activities:
The department provides educational activity in the two Doctoral Schools of the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering and Information technology. Besides these activities the Department has
coordination tasks in the “Logistics Manager” European competence training accredited by the French
CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Paris) in Hungary and takes part in the FSZ
(Accredited Higher Vocational Training) and OKJ (Nationwide Catalog of Training) trainings as well.
The popularity of the logistics topic and subjects shows well that there are about 100 students who
prepare successful diploma theses every year.
Beside the internationally reputed theoretical education, modern laboratories provide the students
with the possibility of knowing the different processes, technologies and devices applied in practice.
These are the followings:
1. Automated logistics and identification laboratory
2. Integrated identification and
logistics laboratory
3. Order picking and
identification-technique lab
Research activities:
The Department of Materials Handling and Logistics has a wide range of research activities in the
following fields:
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design of materials handling machines,
computer integrated logistics, information logistics,
production and service logistics,
warehouse logistics, stock management,
quality assurance logistics,
maintenance logistics,
global logistics, supply and distribution systems,
design and optimization of metal structures,