Course WIW-WIN-OLS-K-7

Optimization of Logistics Systems (2K, 3.0 LP)

SWS	Type	Course Form	CP (Effort)	Presence-Time / Self-Study
2	K		3.0 CP	30 h	60 h
(2K)			3.0 CP	30 h	60 h

SWS	2K
CP, Effort	3.0 CP = 90 h
Position of the semester	1 Sem. in SuSe
Level	[7] Master (Advanced)
Language	[DE] German
Lecturers	Wendt, Oliver, Prof. Dr. (PROF \| DEPT: WIW)
Area of study	[WIW-WIN] Business Information Systems and Operations Research
Livecycle-State	[NORM] Active

Introduction to Logistics Optimization
- Demand Analysis
- Logistic demand analysis and data procurement.
- Basic concepts of demand forecasting (time series)
- Problems involved in getting other data (costs, maps, position of vehicles etc)
Logistic Network Design
- Location problems, single and multi-echelon transportation and location models.
- Inventory management. Basic concepts and introduction to single stocking and multi stocking inventory problems
- Warehouse design and management. Internal structure, storage infrastructures and mechanism, Warehouse design and dimensioning, Tactical and operational problems
Long vs. Short Haul Freight Transportation
- Vehicle Loading Issues
- Freight assignment, service network design, shipment consolidation, vehicle and driver assignment problems
- Distribution and collection of goods to local destinations.
- The Vehicle Routing Problem family
- Main solution techniques

Slides with in-depth references for further reading will be made available.

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Module	Name	Context
[WIW-WIN-CIN-M-7]	Computational Intelligence	P: Obligatory	2K, 3.0 LP