TLO-25467 Logistics Management and Strategies, 3 cr
Additional information
This course is a self-study course with no traditional implementation or lectures. The student can complete the course according to her/his own schedule. To support the self-study, an orientation session will be arranged twice during the academic year 2017 - 2018.
Person responsible
Pasi Porkka, Erika Kallionpää
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| TLO-25467 2017-01 | 1 - 5 |
Pasi Porkka |
Completing 1) the course assignment and 2) the exam as an electronic exam (in the EXAM system) based on course literature |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the student can describe logistics from a company perspective. The student can define the factors affecting the logistics strategies of companies. The student can define the factors by which companies win orders in the markets and the logistics strategies to support these as well as hard and soft objectives and supportive capabilities when competing through logistics. The student is able to identify the operational environment of and the challenges in international logistics.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Logistics concepts and their relevancy to managing the supply chain | ||
| 2. | Order winners and qualifiers and how logistics and supply chain management can contribute to these. Different and distinctive logistics strategies for competing in the marketplace. | ||
| 3. | Value and logistics costs | ||
| 4. | Managing logistics internationally | ||
| 5. | Managing lead-time. Lean thinking and agile supply chains; understanding the distinctions between lean and agile strategies and how these two can work together | ||
| 6. | Buyer-supplier relationships, collaboration and partnerships within supply chain. Value contribution that procurement can make to the supply chain, good procurement practice, management of the supply base | ||
| 7. | Logistics' future challenges and opportunities |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Familiarise yourself with the course literature. Focus on the core content areas of this course. In the exam, apply your knowledge to answer the given questions. For achieving evaluation level 'excellent' in the course the area of course core content is to be mastered. Reaching evaluation level 'good' requires mastering the core content well.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Online book | Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain, 5th edition | Alan Harrison, Remko van Hoek, Heather Skipworth | 9781292004150 | The book is available as an ebook at TUT campus and network. Also a traditional printed book is limitedly available at the TUT library. | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| TLO-11046 Supply Chain Management | Advisable |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| TLO-25467 Logistics Management and Strategies, 3 cr | TLO-25430 Logistics Strategies and Services, 4 cr | |
| TLO-25467 Logistics Management and Strategies, 3 cr | TLO-25468 Sustainable Logistics and Global Distribution, 5 cr | |
| TLO-25467 Logistics Management and Strategies, 3 cr | TLO-25466 Logistics Strategies and Outsourcing, 3 cr |