Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Scholar Year: 2023/2024 - 2S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability João Paulo Bravo de Matos Catarino Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC E OT OT/PL TPL O S Type of classes 2 2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 2,00 Practices Totals 2 4,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

- Understand logistics as part of the Supply Chain;
- Understand the scope and role of components of the Supply Chain;
- To characterize supply chains, identifying the different activities, sources and characteristics of supply and demand;
- Understand control systems for logistics management and understand the main challenges of today's supply chains.

Syllabus

1. Introduction
1.1 Logistics: The Basic concepts, origin and historical evolution
1.2 Logistic Global Challenges
1.3 The role of logistics in the economy and in organizations
1.4 Logistics as a source of competitive advantage and support for strategic dimensions
1.5 Logistics Management and basic concepts of the Supply Chain
1.6 Logistics as management of "trade-off"
1.7 The creation of customer value. Customer participation in the "customization" and "modularization" of the product

2. Supply Chain Management
2.1 Nuclear knowledge of Management
2.2 Introduction to Management of stocks, "just-in-time" and "lean production"
2.3 Role of systems and information technology in Supply Chain Management
2.4 Supply chains "push" and supply chains "pull"
2.5 Purchasing and Supply
2.6 The inbound logistics: the "procurement", vendor management, Information and Communication Technologies, Electronic Data Interchange
2.7 The outbound logistics: "postponement" and "customization"
2.8 Transport Management
2.9 Traceability and enabling technologies

3. The Logistics Outsourcing
3.1 The options for "insourcing" or "outsourcing" in logistic domains
3.2 Possible advantages and possible disadvantages of different options

4. Reverse Logistics and Green Logistics
4.1 Types of reverse logistics
4.2 Green Logistics

5. The logistics networks and strategic cooperation in logistical areas
5.1 Strategic cooperation in logistical areas (logistics platforms)
5.2 The location and relocation of operations in consequence of logistic variables

6. Evaluation and performance indicators
6.1 The efficiency and efficacy in the managing of the Supply Chain
6.2 The definition of different “Key Performance Indicators”
6.3 The adoption of different models for monitoring logistics performance

PRATICS
1. Classification model and analysis "ABC"
2. Center of Gravity method
3. Dependent demand: MRP - Materials Requirements Planning
4. Heuristic model
5. Distribution model: DRP - Distribution Requirements Planning
6. Independent Search: EOQ - Economic Order Quantity

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

Exhibition, demonstration and experimental. Will be performed various exercises in class, which will consist in the analysis and solving them. Will also be two written tests assessment.

Teaching methodologies

Avaliação apenas com exame final

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

Continuous assessment
The assessment consists of:
- Achievement Test (T1), written and individual issues of theoretical and practical nature.
- Achievement Test (T2), written and individual issues of theoretical and practical nature.

Final evaluation
There are two final evaluation periods:

1) Normal Season | 1st time (is intended for students who have not opted for continuous assessment)

The evaluation of the normal period comprises:

• Final Exam (E)

If the exam grade is less than 10 points, there will be approval.

2) Board of season | 2nd season (intended for students who did not attend or did not obtain advantage in the normal period or continuous assessment)

The evaluation system is the same as in the final evaluation of the season Normal, where E is the note of the examination of the appeal period.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

Final Grade = 0.5 (T1) + 0, 5 (T2)
- If the score of any of the elements is less than 8 points, the student will have to make final evaluation.
- The T1 and T2 tests will each not exceeding two hours.

Attendance system

Special season:
The evaluation system is the same as the Board of season, where E is the note of the examination of the Special Period.

Observations

Teacher: Tiago Pinho
Email: tiago.pinho@esce.ips.pt Office: B2.15
Schedule: previous appointment with Teacher

Teacher: Carlos Machado
Email: carlos.machado@esce.ips.pt Office: C2.17
Schedule: previous appointment with Teacher

Teacher: Steven Inácio
Email: steven.inacio@esce.ips.pt Office: C2.17
Schedule: previous appointment with Teacher

Teacher: Flávio Guerreiro
Email: flavio.guerreiro@esce.ips.pt Office: B2.11
Schedule: previous appointment with Teacher