Logistics Management, 3rd semester

Teaching Methods

All teaching and counselling takes place in oral and written English. You will experience a lot of different teaching methods such as lectures, presentations, dialogue, exchange of experiences, group work and independent studies. There is also project-based learning and that is in close cooperation with the industry.

Conditions

In order to complete the module and obtain a certificate, the student has to:

• Use a laptop
• Use Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Tuition Fee

Not applicable for EU/EEA-students and exchange students from partner institutions, all other students must pay. In this case, please send an e-mail to international@ucl.dk to learn more. 

Activity 1

Type of Activity

Course

Name

Distribution

ECTS

7

Workload

112 lessons (lectures and group work, presentations)

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

• The condition and quality of goods, the infrastructure and the environment in relation to transport options
• The different actors on the transport market as well as their fields of work and the tools they use
• Different types of goods and packaging and how these are handled
• The commercial contents of a sales agreement and Incoterms 2010 as well as the rules of liability in transport legislation
• The different types of certification and quality control which can be used by the carrier
• The importance of inventory in strategic planning and the supply chain in its entirety

Skills

• Evaluate the characteristics of the individual physical transport modes and the type of materials used, and present solutions for transport requirements
• Evaluate offers for transport and related services, including an evaluation of the potential of different transport modes and the competition between them
• Evaluate the commercial difference in liability associated with different types of transport methods and selected the relevant transport mode
• Use central methods and tools to carry out simple freight calculations and assess the transport offer in relation to service and costs
• Evaluate the use, location and layout of terminals and warehousing
• Evaluate the significance of stocks for the company’s logistics efficiency and level of service
• Draw up warehouse procedures which can optimise flow and prevent damage

Competencies

• Carry out an optimal selection of transport form based on knowledge about different types of goods, including knowledge about related types of unit loads, part loads and collected loads
• Participate independently in specialist and cross-functional projects and take on responsibility within the areas of transport and inventory management

Activity 2

Type of Activity

Course

Name

Transport Law

ECTS

4

Workload

64 lessons (lectures and group work, presentations)

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

• The consequences within the law of sales of the right of disposal of goods in relation to document possession
• The rules that apply for both through and multimodal transport
• When there is a need to insure the goods and select the type of insurance
• Has knowledge about transport documents and their evidentiary effect, legitimation, negotiability and the possessor’s right of disposal
• The sender or receiver as purchaser of transport, including the significance of the rules in Incoterms 2010
• The rules in NSAB 2015 for liability for description and storage, and understands the difference between the two forms of liability

Skills

• Evaluate the consequences if a transport is not carried out as agreed, including the significance of mandatory rules in the relationship between the parties
• Evaluate the areas in which there is freedom of contract between the parties in relation to transport law
• Evaluate which transport document should be used in the individual carriage task
• Use the mandatory rules for transport liability which apply within the various modes of transport in relation to delayed, loss or damaged goods
• Use the rules for the carrier’s liability for receipt and delivery
• Evaluate whether it is the sender or receiver of goods who is the transport purchaser, including the significance of the sales contract and Incoterms 2010 in this respect
• Evaluate which rules should be used when entering into a transport agreement, including the significance of NSAB 2015 and when it can be used
• Use the rules governing transport liability, including the carrier’s possibilities of disclaiming or limiting liability in various modes of transport, and can evaluate the need for insurance
• Can use the concepts of description and storage liability in accordance with NSAB 2015.

Competencies

• Evaluate the character and scope of liability according to transport law and present practical solution proposals in this respect
• Deal with the legal aspects of the evidentiary effect, legitimation and negotiability of transport documents for sender, receiver and carrier, as well as the significance of these aspects in relation to payment
• Employ the rules applying to handing over liability and can evaluate the difference between transport liability and handing-over liability, as well as the legal consequences for the carrier

Activity 3

Type of Activity

Course

Name

Project Management

ECTS

4

Workload

64 lessons (lectures and group work, presentations and self study)

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

• Managerial and individual relations in putting together a project group with a view to enabling maximum performance
• The most common tools within project management
• The interaction between a temporary project group and the permanent organisation
• Change management and innovation

Skills

• Evaluate the roles and challenges for the project manager and project group members in an organisation, including factors of motivation, job design and participating in teams
• Set up project plans, including stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, milestone planning and potential alternatives
• Use suitable analysis tools and concepts to plan and implement projects

Competencies

• Participate in qualified discussions about cross-functional projects on the strategic, tactical and operational level

Activity 4

Type of Activity

Course

Name

Supply Chain Management

ECTS

5

Workload

80 lessons (lectures and group work, presentations)

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

• The flow of information in the company and the supply chain
• Relationship strategies in a logistics perspective
• Target management in the company
• The customer-driven supply chain
• The opportunities and limitations of the company’s IT/ERP systems for the supply chain
• Network management and supply chain integration
• Benchmarking
• Risk management

Skills

• Set up and use KPI’s as part of company planning
• Analyse the interaction between the company’s overall strategy and its SCM strategy
• Evaluate the relation between the execution of internal processes and the company’s ability to achieve competitive advantage for the supply chain
• Work out an up-stream, in-house and down-stream strategy for the optimisation of a national or international supply chain
• Manage the logistics flow of information in the company

Competencies

• Analyse the company’s logistics situation in relation to the supply chain and provide suggestions for improvements as well as how these can be implemented
• Participate independently in specialised and cross-functional collaboration and take on responsibility within the optimisation of the company’s supply chain

Activity 5

Type of Activity

Course

Name

Elective subject - Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management

ECTS

5

Workload

80 lessons

Learning Outcome

Skills

• Analyse company's logistics performance and SCM from the sustainability point of view
• Make suggestions for national or international supply chain to more sustainable

Competencies

The students can

• operate at the company's supply, production, and distribution system in the sustainable way
• analyse and assess the company's logistics situation in relation to the sustainable supply chain and put forth suggestions for improvements as well as for how such improvements can be implemented

Activity 6

Type of Activity

Course

Name

Elective subject - Supply Chain Management Simulation

ECTS

5

Workload

80 lessons

Learning Outcome

Skills

• Analyse a company's Supply Chain Management
• On the basis of that analysis prepare proposals for the overall Purchasing Strategy, Production Strategy, Distribution Strategy and Supply Chain Management Strategy

Competencies

The student can

• participate in the cross functional teamwork in the company in preparation for strategical analysis and decision-making
• operate the company´s supply and distribution system in the professional and interdisciplinary teamwork
• optimize the logistic efficiency by production and warehouse management

Interdisciplinary exam

Individual project exam with an oral exam

The case is handed out via Wiseflow on the first day of the project. The case may be discussed between students, but the school and the teachers will not answer questions regarding the material.

7 days after the case hand out, an individual paper is handed in. Size: a maximum of 45.000 keystrokes including spaces and excluding front page, table of content, footnotes, bibliography and appendixes.

The project is then defended orally (30 min) in front of 1-2 teachers and a censor.

Elective subject exam

An individual project.