Academic year/semester: 2024/25/2

ECTS Credits: 4

Available for: Only for the faculty’s students

Lecture hours: 1
Seminarium:0
Practice: 2
Laboratory: 0
Consultation: optional

Prerequisites: -

Course Leader: Ildikó Dr. MOLNÁR

Faculty: Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, 1081 Budapest, Népszínház utca 8.

Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to inspire logistical thinking of students. The basic logistical principles will be presented, including the main logistical activities within companies (purchasing, production, distribution, and waste management), between companies (supply chain management), and problem solving in logistical tasks. We will deal with storage, material handling, packaging, warehousing, loading, and transportation of freight as well, using the latest logistical examples, both in theory and in practice.

Competences:
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Topics:
1.-2. The definition and key elements of logistics, logistic approach. The funtions of macrologistics (national management) and micrologistics (corporate).
3.-4. Customer needs supported by logistics. Strategic goals of corporate logistics. Weak points and tasks of corporate logistics. The principles of choosing handling systems.
5.-6. The features of handling systems related to different production types. The characterictics of handling systems related to the traditional production. Handling systems of the integrated production system.
7.-8. Target functions during handling processes. Logistics systems related to production, modernization of existing systems and development targets.
9.-10. Planing processes. Graphic methods used during planning and documentation processes. Basic terms of warehouse technology, basic terms of packaging and identification of goods.
11.-12. Test
13.-14. Retest

Assessment: midterm

Exam Types:

Mid Term Exam

Compulsory bibliography: -

Recommended bibliography: -

Additional bibliography: -

Additional Information: https://bgk.uni-obuda.hu/mei/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Basic-of-logistics-angol.pdf