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Module WIW-LOG-LM-M-7

Logistics Management (M, 9.0 LP, AUSL)

Module Identification

Module Number Module Name CP (Effort)
WIW-LOG-LM-M-7 Logistics Management 9.0 CP (270 h)

Basedata

CP, Effort 9.0 CP = 270 h
Position of the semester 2 Sem. from WiSe/SuSe
Level [7] Master (Advanced)
Language [DE/EN] German or English as required
Module Manager
Gschwind, Timo, Prof. Dr. (PROF | DEPT: WIW)
Lecturers
Area of study [WIW-LOG] Logistics
Reference course of study [WIW-88.21-SG] M.Sc. Business Studies
Livecycle-State [AUSL] Phase-out period

Courses

Type/SWS Course Number Title Choice in
Module-Part 		Presence-Time /
Self-Study 		SL SL is
required for exa. 		PL CP Sem.
2V+1U WIW-LOG-SP-K-7
Facility Location and Network Design
WP 45 h 90 h - - PL1 4.5 SuSe
2V+1U WIW-LOG-TL-K-7
Transportation
WP 45 h 90 h - - PL1 4.5 WiSe
1V+2U WIW-LOG-OL-K-7
Optimization Tools in Logistics Planning
WP 45 h 90 h - - PL1 4.5 WiSe
2V+2U WIW-POM-SCM-K-7
Supply Chain Management
WP 60 h 120 h - - PL1 6.0 SuSe
  • About [WIW-LOG-SP-K-7]: Title: "Facility Location and Network Design"; Presence-Time: 45 h; Self-Study: 90 h
  • About [WIW-LOG-TL-K-7]: Title: "Transportation"; Presence-Time: 45 h; Self-Study: 90 h
  • About [WIW-LOG-OL-K-7]: Title: "Optimization Tools in Logistics Planning"; Presence-Time: 45 h; Self-Study: 90 h
  • About [WIW-POM-SCM-K-7]: Title: "Supply Chain Management"; Presence-Time: 60 h; Self-Study: 120 h

Examination achievement PL1

  • Form of examination: examination in form of partial achievements
  • Examination Frequency: each semester
    In-class accomplishments (e.g. presentations, solution of exercise sheets).

    Lecture Supply Chain Management: written exam (90 minutes)

Evaluation of grades

All partial module examinations have to be passed. The module grade is the arithmetic mean of all partial examination grades.

LP-weighted average of the results in the taken courses of the module.

Contents

From [WIW-LOG-SP-K-7] Facility Location and Network Design:
  • Basic methods for site assessment
  • Median problems
  • Covering problems
  • Warehouse location problems
  • Center problems
  • Hub location problems
From [WIW-LOG-TL-K-7] Transportation:
  • Classical variants of the vehicle routing problem
  • Components of modern exact solution approaches
  • Shortest path problems with resource constraints
  • Components of modern heuristic solution approaches
  • Recent trends in transportation (e.g., ride sharing, electric vehicles, sustainability aspects, …)
From [WIW-LOG-OL-K-7] Optimization Tools in Logistics Planning:
  • Modeling of basic logistics problems with linear and integer programming
  • Excel solver
  • Modeling languages and MIP solvers
From [WIW-POM-SCM-K-7] Supply Chain Management:
Supply Chain Management:
  • Supply chain design
  • Demand planning
  • Integrated production and distribution planning
  • Inventory management in supply chains

Case Study in Supply Chain Management:

In the seminar, the students write a term paper on current topics in supply chain management. In addition, the students will also present their results in a final presentation.

Competencies / intended learning achievements

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to
  • analyze, structure, and formalize complex problems of logistics planning and to solve these problems computer-aided,
  • independently identify and apply the right planning methods and tools in concrete decision-making situations,
  • apply the learned methods to new problems.

Literature

From [WIW-LOG-SP-K-7] Facility Location and Network Design:
  • Daskin, M. S. (1995). Network and discrete location: Models, algorithms, and applications. Wiley.
  • Domschke, W. & Drexl, A. (1996). Logistik: Standorte. De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
  • Additional literature will be announced during the lecture.
From [WIW-LOG-TL-K-7] Transportation:
  • Toth, P. & Vigo, D., eds. (2002). The vehicle routing problem. SIAM.
  • Toth, P. & Vigo, D., eds. (2014). Vehicle routing: problems, methods, and applications. SIAM.
  • Additional literature will be announced during the lecture.
From [WIW-LOG-OL-K-7] Optimization Tools in Logistics Planning:
  • Grünert, T. & Irnich, S. (2005). Optimierung im Transport Band I: Grundlagen. Shaker Verlag.
  • Williams, H.P. (2013). Model Building in Mathematical Programming. Wiley.
  • Weitere Literatur wird in der Veranstaltung bekanntgegeben.
  • Additional literature will be announced during the lecture.
From [WIW-POM-SCM-K-7] Supply Chain Management:
Script / further literature will be announced during the lecture.

Materials

Lecture slides, exercise sheets and additional material in OLAT courses.

Requirements for attendance (informal)

None

Requirements for attendance (formal)

None

References to Module / Module Number [WIW-LOG-LM-M-7]