Logistics Engineering and Management Study Course€¦ · Logistics Engineering and Management Study Course ... the Bachelor degree course Transport Engineering/Logistics and

Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences

Logistics Engineering and Management

Study Course

Description of Modules

Inhalt

Inhalt ........................................................................................................................... 1

Title: Application of Mathematics in Logistics ............................................................. 3

Title: International Transport Systems ........................................................................ 5

Title: Economics ......................................................................................................... 7

Title: IT-Technologies ................................................................................................. 9

Title: Decision Support Systems ............................................................................... 11

Title: Packaging Management and Reverse Logistics .............................................. 13

Title: Electives 1 ....................................................................................................... 15

Title: Personnel Placement, Contracts of Employment (Electives 1) ........................ 16

Title: Technical Risks due to Hazardous Materials ................................................... 18

Title: International Law for Logisticians ..................................................................... 20

Title: Process and Cost Management ....................................................................... 22

Title: Simulation and Artificial Intelligence................................................................. 24

Title: Risk Management and Logistics Law............................................................... 26

Title: Production Planning and Quality Management ................................................ 28

Title: Electives 2 - Technology and Management ..................................................... 30

Title: Logistics Management ..................................................................................... 31

Title: Global Management ......................................................................................... 33

Title: Project .............................................................................................................. 34

Title: Masterthesis .................................................................................................... 35

Title: Material flow techniques and Automation (Electives 2) .................................... 36

Title: Problems in international transport law (Electives 2) ....................................... 37

Title: Planning of Material Flow Systems (Electives 2) ............................................. 39

Title: Green Logistics (Electives 2) ........................................................................... 41

Title: Application of Mathematics in Logistics

Code number

11000

Workload

180 h

Credits

6

Semester

1. Sem.

Frequency

each winter semester

Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Statistics

b) Operations Research

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students

2 Learning outcomes / Objectives

The students will acquire competences to apply statistical methods to quality assurance and quality management. They should gain knowledge and skills to analyse and predict logistic facts and their interrelations and should be able to use estimation and testing methods in the field of strategic planning.

In the course “Operations Research” the students will acquire essential knowledge for the application of mathematical methods to optimize the logistics processes.

3 Course contents

a) Statistics

Two-dimensional frequency distribution

Stock and time series analysis

Prediction techniques

Index numbers

Simple estimation methods

X²-, F- and T-distribution

Introduction to sampling procedure

Basics of the test theory

Special testing methods

Statistical quality control

b) Operations Research

graph theory (basics)

minimal framework problem

shortest path problem

traveling salesman problem

vehicle routing problem

transportation problem (heuristics)

assignment problem (linear / nonlinear)

allocation problem

4 Teaching methods

Lectures

5 Prerequisites for course participation

Basics of mathematics, statistics and operations research, corresponding to the modules 1 and 8 of the Bachelor degree course Transport Engineering/Logistics

6 Type of examination

written examination

7 Requirements for allocation of Credit points

passed examination

8 Application of the module (other courses of studies)

/

9 Percentage of overall final grade

4,7 %

10 Lecturer

11 Additional information

Language of teaching: German

Title: International Transport Systems

Code number

11100

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

1. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) International Modal Transport Systems

b) Planning of International Transport Systems

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The aim of the lectures is that students learn the systematic development and optimization of logistics systems / networks. In particular, the variety of possible parameters that describe a logistic system must be systematized. Methods of analysis and optimization under the particular conditions should be learned. As part of the lectures the basis of combined transport will be taught. An important part of combined transport, rail transport is considered in more detail. Starting to learn from a systematic analysis of the transport situation, the students should learn to regard the process of systematic analysis in terms of scientific applicability to evaluate transport processes compared under various aspects. As part of the lecture International Modal Transport System, the students learn to set up a business plan for a start-up company in this segment. They will learn all aspects of this segment with real issues and corresponding methods. The aim is that these students are later able to accomplish such projects on a higher level in industry.

3 Course contents

a) International Modal Transport Systems

vehicles and cargo handling technology in combined transport

European networks for the transport of freight by rail

Organization structure and service offerings of existing railways

Production and operating procedures in the international freight cargo

developing logistical system performances on the track

Planning a startup company in the field of combined transport

b) Planning of International Transport Systems

Theoretical Fundamentals of the logistics system

Basics of planning logistics systems

Development of logistics networks

suitability and applicability of methods and tools to optimize logistics networks

case studies (Optimization of networks)

4 Teaching methods

Lectures


Bachelor (Logistics)


Written examination, oral presentation, project


passed exam, oral presentation, project


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Carsten Dorn


50 % would be teached in English

Literatur:

1. Diverse Fachliteratur 2. Dorn, Carsten: Vorlesungsumdruck „Planung logistischer Systeme“ 3. Dorn, Carsten: Vorlesungsumdruck „International Modal Transport Systems“ 4. Bretzke, Wolf-Rüdiger: Logistische Netzwerke 5. Huub Vrenken, Cathy Macharis, Peter Wolters, Intermodal Transport in Europe 6. Florian, Waibel, Geschäftsmodelle privater Güterbahnen 7. CER, Competition in Europe´s rail freight market

Title: Economics

Code number

11200

Workload

180 h

Credits

6

Semester

1. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Transport Economics

b) Sourcing

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The module deepens the knowledge of economics acquired in the module “Macroeconomics” in the Bachelor degree course Transport Engineering/Logistics and presents transport economics theories. The teaching languages of the course “Transport Economics” are English (70 %) and German (30 %). Moreover the students will become acquainted with different sourcing strategies – global sourcing, modular sourcing, just-in-time-sourcing and process sourcing etc. – the sourcing will be here interpreted exclusively as process-oriented concept. During the course the students will learn about theory-based practical solutions rather than day-to-day sourcing operations. They should understand that sourcing will than succeed in influencing exchange processes, if they search together for international solutions.

3 Course contents

a) Transport Economics

Production, growth and trade

Markets in action

Markets and governments

Global economy

The theory of transport economics

Transport market dynamics

Costing and pricing policies

Integrated transport policy

The third world

b) Sourcing

Analysis of sourcing strategies, goals, instruments and control

Process sourcing

Internal sourcing, outsourcing

Global sourcing

Local sourcing

Single sourcing Multiple sourcing Collaborative sourcing Reverse sourcing Modular sourcing

System sourcing

4 Teaching methods

Lectures, Group Work


Modules: Macroeconomics, Traffic Management of the Bachelor degree course Transport Engineering/Logistics


Presentation, essay


Presentation, essay


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4,7 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Jochem Piontek


Language of teaching: English

Title: IT-Technologies

Code number

11300

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

1. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) IT-Technologies, Readings and Lab

b) Workflowmanagement, Readings and Lab

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


Workflow Management looks into structure and formalization of operational procedures. The goal is to decide if certain work steps can be moved to computers or have to be done by humans. Individual work steps and processes will be analyzed and classified regarding to possible formalization and automation. Limits and possibilities of automation will be examined. The students will do an analysis of a workflow which in turn is used as a basis for a demonstrator implementation in the IT Technologies course.

Within the IT Technologies course students build a demonstrator based on a client/server architecture for a multi user data base system. Emphasis is a transaction concepts and interaction between workflow requirements and ways to implement these in the system.

3 Course contents

a) IT-Technologies

Client/Server architectures for relational data base systems

Implementation using MSSqlServer, MSAccess2010 and Visual Basic

XML, EDI as a common framework for data exchange

b) Workflowmanagement

Structure and characteristics of workflow steps. Formalized versus non formalized steps

Structure and characteristics of workflow results.

Relation between workflow steps and results

Formal analysis using structured analysis and EPK

4 Teaching methods

Lectures, Laboratories


Module Principles of Information Technology in Logistics (bachelor course) Module Algorithms and Data Structures (bachelor course) Module Software Development (bachelor course)


written exam, Presentation, Student project, 2 separate exams


passed exam, Presentation, Student project, 2 separate exams


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Fedderwitz



Literature:

a) IT-Technologies

1. Tim Weitzel, Thomas Harder, Peter Buxmann, Electronic Business and EDI mit XML, Dpunkt Verlag, 2001

b) Workflowmanagement

1. Jablonski,Böhm,Schulze (Hrsg.): Workflow-Management Dpunkt.verlag, Heidelberg. 1997 2. Herrmann,Scheer,Weber (Hrsg.): Verbesserung von Geschäftsprozessen Mit flexiblen

Workflow-Management-Systemen Physica-Verlag, (Springer), 1998 3. M.Vetter: Strategie der Anwendungssoftware-Entwicklung Teubner, Stuttgart, 1990 4. Jörg Raasch: Systementwicklung mit Strukturierten Methoden Hanser Verlag, München,

Wien, 1993

Title: Decision Support Systems

Code number

11400

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

1. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Project management

b) Decision Support Methods

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


In the course “Project Management” the students will gain basic knowledge of project planning, project management and project control. They will learn methods for developing an appropriate project structure and monitoring project progress (performance), deadlines and costs. Knowledge acquired in the course enables students to design management structures, to motivate and lead a team, to define project documentation framework and to control its compliance.

In the course “Decision Support Methods” the students will become familiar with methods of decision support systems. They will learn to evaluate which logistics problems can be solved with the help of these systems. The students should be able to formulate upcoming problems mathematically, apply proper software tools and present achieved results effectively to decision-makers. Moreover, the course presents exemplary decision support systems.

3 Course contents


Basic techniques and methods of project management (network design - critical path method, allocation of resources)

Time, cost and capacity planning

Project organisation and implementation

Project planning

Project team, project leader

Project documentation

Introduction to MS-Project


Principles – complexity of decision making

Structure of decision problem

Decision making under various information about environment

Decision making with one goal and upon certainty

Decision making with many goals and upon certainty

Decision trees

Group decisions

Simulation tools for strategic decision making

4 Teaching methods

Readings, Laboratories


Principles of Information Technology in Logistics (bachelor course)


Presentation, Student project


Presentation, Student project


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr.habil. Waldemar Czuchra.



Literature:


1. B. Klose: Student projectabwicklung, Ueberreuter, 1996 2. Heinz Schelle: Student projecte zum Erfolg führen. Student projectmanagement systematisch and kompakt, DTV-Beck, 2001 3. H.-D. Litke, Ilonka Kunow: Student projectmanagement, Haufe Verlag, 2001 4. Renke Holert, Steffen Reister: Microsoft Office Project 2003, m. CD-ROM Microsoft Press Deutschland, März 2004


1. George M. Marakas: Decision Support Systems and Megaputer with CDROM Prentice Hall 2002 2. Hamparsum Bozdogan: Statistical Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2003 3. J.A. Lawrence, B. A. Pasternack: Applied Management Science, J. Wiley & Sons, 1998 4. Franz Eisenführ, Martin Weber: Rationales Entscheiden, Springer, 2003

Title: Packaging Management and Reverse Logistics

Code number

21000

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

2.-3. Sem.

Frequency

winter semester, summer semester

Length

2 semester

1 Course

a) Packaging Management, lecture and lab (each 1 SWS, 2 semester)

b) Reverse Logistics, lecture (2 SWS, 3 semester)

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The course “Packaging Management” enables the students to design adequate transport packages tailored to meet functional, economic and environmental requirements. The students are capable of designing and evaluating alternative packagings after careful and comprehensive consideration, regarding the needs of product, storage, transportation, handling and recycling after use. In the course “Reverse Logistics” the students will gain basic knowledge in backward material flow and waste management. They will become familiar with technologies, organizational measures and legal regulations in order to build up reverse logistics processes (=> reduced consumption of limited resources and less environmental impact). In both courses of the module, case studies emphasize the practical aspects of the topics. An additional requirement of the course “Packaging Management” is proof of successfully completed laboratory work (experiments and laboratory reports). In course “Reverse Logistics” students are requested to take care about a specific topic and give a presentation, which will enhance their linguistic, presentation and self-organising skills as well as their knowledge in reverse logistics.

3 Course contents

a) Content Packaging Management

Terms and definitions, facts and figures about packaging manufacturing and consumption

Transport packages for packaged goods, bulk goods and liquids

Requirements for functional, efficient and environmental friendly implementation of transport packages

Packaging planning as a multi criteria decision making process

Computer-based packaging design

Selection and design of various packages, means for load securing and cargo care

Preshipment testing and data evaluation

Life cycle of packages – collection, reusing and recycling b) Content Reverse Logistics

Terms and definition

Reasons and aims of backward material flows

Legal regulations

Waste arising and content

Waste collection, vehicles, container, transfer station

Avoidance, recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal

Reusable transport packages – forms, system operator

Advanced technologies in closed loop cycling systems

3rd and 4th Party Reverse Logistics Services

Reverse Logistics Software

Case studies – waste cycles and cycles of recyclable materials

4 Teaching methods

Lecture, Laboratories


Basic knowledge in Logistics and Packaging Technology


Written examination, presentation


Passed examination, presentation, completed laboratory work


/

9 Percentage of overall final grade 4,7 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Dieter Heimann



Literature:

1. Blumberg, D.F.: Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop Supply Chain Processes, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2005 2. Dyckhoff, H.; Lackes, R.; Reese, J.: Supply Chain Management and Reverse Logistics,

Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004 3. Dekker, R.; Fleischmann, M.; Inderfurth, K.; Wassenhove, L.: Reverse Logistics, Springer-

Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004 4. Rationalisierungs-Gemeinschaft Verpackung (Hrsg.): RGV-Handbuch Verpackung:

Expertenwissen für die Praxis, - Berlin, Erich Schmidt Verlag, 1999 5. Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V. (Hrsg.): Verpackungstechnik – Mittel und Methoden zur Lösung

der Verpackungsaufgabe, - Heidelberg, Hüthig-Verlag, 2004 6. Cord-Landwehr, Klaus: Einführung in die Abfallwirtschaft, 3. Auflage, - Stuttgart,

Teubner Verlag, 2002

Title: Electives 1

Code number

21100

Workload

150

Credits

5

Semester

2.-3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

2 semester

1 Course

a) Personnel Placement, Contracts of Employment

b) Studium Generale

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

90 h

Group size

20 students


Depending on the course

3 Course contents


4 Teaching methods

Lectures


/


Essay, oral examination, study project, presentation


passed essay, oral examination, study project, presentation


/


3,9 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Thomas Wieske


Language of teaching: German/English

Title: Personnel Placement, Contracts of Employment (Electives 1)

Code number

21110

Workload

75

Credits

2,5

Semester

3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Personnel Placement, Contracts of Employment

Contact time

2 SWS / 30 h

Self-study

45 h

Group size

20 students


The course mediates basic knowledge to contracts of employment and enables to use these. The students will have large relating to contracts of employment later, for example in situations of job applications, closures of their own contracts, as well as leaders with human resource responsibilities. They will learn that projects as well can lead to personnel employment law consequences for a third party. The students will learn as well to react wisely in practical situations and to use their knowledge to avoid mistakes.

3 Course contents

1. Introduction, talks about the outlines and the presentation

2. employment law/ Differences of the contract of employment/personnel servive contract

3. What is part of the contract of employment?

- rights and responsibilities of employees

- rights and responsibilities of Ltd employees

- rights and responsibilities of business leaders

4. strategies in contract negotiations

5. strategies of human resource developments in logistics companies

6. data protection & employment law

7. application training with companies and master students

8. Compliance: Whom I have to show more loyalty- your company or your country? (Compliance in German companies, Compliance in US companies)

9. summary/ closure with practitioner

4 Teaching methods

Lectures



Essay, oral examination, study project, presentation


passed essay, oral examination, study project, presentation


/


2,0 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Wieske



Literature:

1. Gesetzestexte: BGB, Wichtige Arbeitsgesetze, NWB-Textausgabe; Arbeitsrecht C.H Beck . 2. Teschke-Bährle, Arbeitsrecht –schnell erfasst, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-540-32541-7; 6.Aufl. 3. Etzel/Griebeling/Liebscher, Arbeitsrecht, 9. Aufl., nwb-Verlag; 4. Ergänzende Ausführungen im Download, www.ilrm.de, Arbeitsrecht

http://www.ilrm.de/

Title: Technical Risks due to Hazardous Materials

Code number

21200

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

2.-3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

2 semester

1 Course

a) Technical Risks due to Hazardous Materials

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The students are able to analyse a company with main focus on hazardous materials and goods logistics on the physical-chemical-toxic risks. Based on potential events they can transfer following cascade events. As well they can evaluate with help from a simulation program following failures and estimate event risks. Based on a risk philosophy they self-developed they can make qualitative a ranking of risks and can proof them on consistency.

The students can develop safety management systems for company areas. They are able to develop on the base of risk analysis risk prevention and to integrate them into a safety management system. The students know the parallels of Safety and Quality management systems.

As well as knowledge the students will get a special knowledge over risk analysis, risk and safety management. The existing technics to work academic will be developed, to abstract, the ability to judge, logical and analytical thinking.

During analysing and evaluating complex events the competence to identify links and backgrounds. There is a strong appeal to think in networks, because possible damage causes are multidisplinary. Unknown circumstances as well as theory will be included in the work. As the project work is going over two semesters, social competences like leading and team work as well as self-organisation is developed.

3 Course contents

Hazardous materials and goods can damage people, objects and the environment heavily. The students should identify in their project groups technical risks by using hazardous materials and goods and rate them (Part I). Following they develop a risk management to integrate preventions, limit damage and fighting in coordination with the company (Part II).

Part I

normal operations in the hazardous materials and goods logistic

risk identification: Differences from the normal operation

damage scenario

quality and quantity risk analysis as well as risk evaluation and prioritize

Part II

After a general instruction to safety management systems every project group will develop for a specific (group orientated) company a safety management system with the following questions:

detection of required arrangements to assure the normal operation

arrangements to minimize the risks (prevention, damage limiting and fighting) based on Part I

risk communication

emergency plan

safe operations of changes

testing of the safety management systems through a operation in the normal operation

testing of the safety management systems through observing an accident

4 Teaching methods

project


contentwise: successful attendance in Physical-chemical Safety Engineering I and II is recommended


oral examination, study project, presentation


passed examination, study project, presentation


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer



Title: International Law for Logisticians

Code number

21300

Workload

150

Credits

5

Semester

2. Sem.

Frequency

each summer semester

Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) English for Logisticians

b) Law for Logisticians

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

90 h

Group size

20 students


The module is directed to students of the logistics course with profound knowledge of English, corresponding to at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, with solid knowledge of logistics and basics of business law, transport law and insurance law.

The module aims at the application of logistics knowledge in practice with regard to economic issues in international law and dealing with contractual matters in English. The main focus of the module is put on the ability to negotiate in English.

3 Course contents

a) English for Logisticians

The students will develop their communication skills, particularly in international contexts and improve their presentation techniques with the preparation of business and marketing plans and/or the analysis of legal frameworks in international contexts. In discussions, the negotiation competences will be practiced. With online role plays students will be able to improve their business correspondence skills in English. The subjects covered in the role plays are based on human resource management, Technical English, Business English and international law.

b) Law for Logisticians

The students will develop their communication skills and presentation techniques in international contexts. The first part of the course introduces students to international conventions (CMR; MÜ; CIM(99); Hague-Visby Rules, Maritime Law). In the second part, students will develop their negotiating abilities in economic and legal contexts.

4 Teaching methods

Exercises


B.A. or its equivalent with proof of performance in law


written examination, presentation, essay


passed examination, presentation, essay


/


3,9 %

10 Lecturer

Dr. phil. Edmund Voges




Title: Process and Cost Management

Code number

21400

Workload

150 h

Credits

5

Semester

2. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Supply Chain Management

b) Logistics Controlling

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

90 h

Group size

20 students


The module explains how to plan, organize, manage and control the whole supply chain. The students will learn how to organize the cross-company cooperation between suppliers, producers, distributors, dealers and consumers. The main focus of the module is placed on the importance of the network design and supply chain collaboration with its wide range of possibilities for cost reduction. The students will recognize that the focus of logistics has changed – from the function optimization to the process chain optimization, i.e. to cross-company integration of networks. The students will learn that in the Internet era the limiting factor is no longer the production or assembly facility, but the information and customer relationship management. The special emphasis is placed therefore on knowledge, learning and reliance on performance processes and project experience. The students should understand that the companies no longer compete with one another – the logistics networks are the ones that compete. Moreover, the module introduces the key elements of logistics controlling and controlling instruments that make it possible to organize networks in an effective way. Students will also learn how to apply controlling tools in logistics practice.

3 Course contents

a) Supply Chain Management

The course presents cross-company possibilities of supply chain and process chain optimization.

Goals of supply chain management

Driving factors of supply chain management

Collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR)

Continuous replenishment

Vendor managed inventory

Inventory collaboration

Order collaboration

Transport collaboration

Capacity collaboration

Advanced planning and scheduling (APS)

Different supply chain designs

b) Logistics Controlling

The course shows the possibilities of holistic planning, coordination and control of a supply chain as well as cost reduction possibilities.

Supply chain controlling

Supply collaboration costing

Simultaneous costing

Target costing

Process costing

4 Teaching methods

Lectures


Module Logistics Management of the Bachelor degree course Transport Engineering/Logistics


presentation, essay


presentation, essay


/


3,9 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Jochem Piontek



Title: Simulation and Artificial Intelligence

Code number

21500

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

2. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Simulation and Optimization of Operational Procedures

b) Data Mining

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


On the basis of practical examples from the field of transport and in-house material flow, the students will become familiar with design, process and application of simulation systems. They will use simulation systems for planning and optimizing business processes – material flow, warehouse organization, transport fleet and resource planning (personnel planning). From a methodological perspective the processes described are interactive, mostly stochastic processes with waiting times, processing times and breakdowns. Statistical methods will be used to assess and judge the results of simulation runs.

The course “Data Mining” provides students with processes, methods and techniques of data mining and enables them to search for information in huge amount of data in day-to-day situations. The term information is interpreted here as universally valid, not trivial, new, useful and understandable patterns und rules.

3 Course contents


Overview of essential mathematical foundations with emphasis on stochastic

Introduction to a simulation tool (emPlant) – performing simulation and optimization tasks using modern simulation tools

Relation between simulation experiments, theoretical calculations and stochastic modeling

Carrying out, evaluating and optimizing hands-on simulation project

Statistics and stochastic processes in simulation of operational procedures

b) Data Mining

Introduction to Data Mining (data preparation, rule identification)

Data Mining problems (classification, estimation, prediction, clustering, affinity analysis)

Techniques of data mining, decision trees, neural nets networks

Introduction to Data Mining tool

4 Teaching methods

Readings, Laboratories


Module Basic Informatics (bachelor course) Module Algorithms Data Structures and Programming (bachelor course) Module Software Development (bachelor course) Module Mathematics (bachelor course)


written exam, Student project, 2 separate exams


passed exam, Student project, 2 separate exams


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Fedderwitz Prof. Dr. habil. Waldemar Czuchra



Literature:


1. Skripts of mathematics module (Bachelorstudiengang) 2. J. Kohlas: Stochastische Methoden des Operations Research, Teubner, 1977 3. Bronstein, Semendjajew, Musiol, Mühlig: Taschenbuch der Mathematik, Verlag Harry Deutsch, Thun and Frankfurt am Main, 2000, 5. Auflage 4. Fisz: Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung and mathematische Statistik, VEB Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin, 1970 5. Eduard Pestel: Technische Mechanik, BI, 1969 6. Richard Becker: Vorstufe zur Theoretischen Physik, Springer, 1972 7. S. Großmann: Mathematischer Einführungskurs in die Physik, Teubner, 1984 8. Gerhard Hübner: Stochastik, Vieweg Verlag, 1996 9. U. Kiencke: Ereignisdiskrete Systeme, Oldenbourg, 1998 10. M.R. Schroeder: Number Theory in Science and Communication, Springer Verlag, 2nd. ed. 1986 11. Press, Teukolsky, Vetterling, Flannery: Numerical Recipes in C, Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 1992 12. Stephen Wolfram: Mathematica, 4th ed, Wolfram Research Inc, (This is not a book but an CAS System) 13. eth Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich: [http://www.aoa.ethz.ch/eth-intern/00-01/12_00-01/Mond_12_00-01.html] 14. W.H. Press, S.A. Teutowsky, W.T.Vettering, B.R.Flannery: Numerical Recipes in c Cambridge University Press, 1992, Second Edittion

b) Data Mining

1. OnLine Help PASW Modeler v. 14 – SPSS Inc., 2010 2. M.J.A. Berry, G. Linoff – Data Mining Techniques, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997 3. Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank: Data Mining, Hanser Verlag, 2001

Title: Risk Management and Logistics Law

Code number

21600

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

2.-3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

2 semester

1 Course

a) Risk Management

b) Logistics-Contracts

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The students will gain an overview of risk management in modern enterprises, particularly in logistics companies.

The potential risks will be discussed under legal, economic and environmental aspects, and according to privacy and consumer protection issues. With the help of exercises and practical examples the students will determine and estimate risks, and develop risk prevention and minimization strategies.

The exercises and part of lectures, particularly the international aspects, will take place in English.

3 Course contents

The meaning of risk management

Aspects of modern risk management

Risk management strategies under economic aspects

Problems of risk management - privacy and consumer protection issues

Prospects of modern risk management to increase sales

Risk management and bankruptcy

Aspects of international risk management

Risk management and international air transportation

Risk management and international sea transportation

Legal defense strategies

Analyses of risks and strategies to minimize this risks

To learn to cover risks by contracts and by insurances

Drafting different kind of contracts regarding the risks.

4 Teaching methods

Lectures


Bachelor’s degree with courses in business law, logistics law, basics of transport and insurance law and the course Law for Logisticians


essay, presentation


essay, presentation


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer




Literature:

1. Riley, Alison, English for Law 2. Wieske, Vorlesungsskript 3. Wieske, Logistikrecht, 2005, Springer Verlag.

Title: Production Planning and Quality Management

Code number

31000

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

3. Sem.

Frequency

winter semester

Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Production Planning

b) Total Quality Management

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The subject matters of TQM are changing continuously in the view of practical and theoretical approaches. In the course “Total Quality Management” the students will become acquainted with the modern methods of quality assurance and quality management. Nowadays, these methods are applied in almost every well-established company worldwide. The aim of the lecture and laboratory course “Production Planning” is to enable students to understand the principles of the whole supply chain, using SAP software as a tool for it. Laboratory classes provide comprehensive training in SAP applications and give students the opportunity to work on projects and present solutions to selected logistics problems in the field of production planning and control using SAP products, primarily the modules PP (Production Planning), MM (Material Management), LO (Logistics) and SD (Sales & Distribution).

3 Course contents

a) Production Planning

Supply Chain Management in SAP

Kanban in SAP

SAP Road Map (SAP introduction strategy)

SAP-branch solutions

Supply Chain Management in SAP

Presenting complex company models

R/3 reference model

Business Engineering: customizing/process model; workbench

b) Total Quality Management

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Deming cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act)

DIN ISO 9000-9004

Poka Yoke

Ishikawa diagram

Kaizen

FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

5S-Method

8-D Problem Solving

4 Teaching methods



Total Quality Management: statistics Production Planning - Laboratory: basics of SAP


written examination, study project


passed examination, study project


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Ernst-Jürgen Ribbert


Language of Lecture TQM – English, Production Planning - German

Title: Electives 2 - Technology and Management

Code number

31100

Workload

120

Credits

4

Semester

3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Materials Handling Engineering and Automation

b) Problems in international transport law

c) Material Flow

d) Green Logistics

Contact time

30 SWS / 2 h

Self-study

90 h

Group size

10 students



3 Course contents


4 Teaching methods





Written examination, essay, study project, presentation


passed examination, essay, study project, presentation


/


3,2 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Wesselmann


Prof. Dr. Ernst-Jürgen Ribbert


Title: Logistics Management

Code number

31200

Workload

150

Credits

5

Semester

2.-3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

2 semester

1 Course

a) Strategic Logistics Management

b) Global Operations Management

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

90 h

Group size

20 students


Based on the module “Logistics Management” of the Bachelor degree course Transport Engineering/Logistics, the module covers strategic processes and global trends in logistics and reviews the functions of strategic planning, scheduling and controlling in logistics. With the help of case studies the students will learn to evaluate methods and instruments of strategic decision making.

The students will become familiar with logistics management in a context of logistics function and the factor of success. They will become acquainted with possibilities of operative and strategic logistics planning with regard to business and cooperation strategies, as well as model-driven decision support systems in logistics.

The principal focus of the module is logistics in a global context and practice oriented application of knowledge.

3 Course contents

Development in international trade and transport

Global trends in logistics

Decision strategies in logistics

The global marketplace – uncontrollable and controllable elements

Strategic logistics planning and tools

Evaluation and selection of target markets

Strategic controlling in logistics

4 Teaching methods

Lectures


Module Logistics Management of the Bachelor degree course Transport Engineering/Logistics


Essay, presentation


passed essay, presentation


/


3,9 %

10 Lecturer




Title: Global Management

Code number

31300

Workload

180

Credits

6

Semester

3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Business Management

b) Organizational Theory

Contact time

4 SWS / 60 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The module covers methods of business management and organisation of global enterprises. Furthermore, recent trends in the subject will be critically discussed.

3 Course contents

Theory of multinational enterprises

Identity-oriented intercultural human resources management

Result oriented management of multinational enterprises

International cooperation’s and joint ventures

Behavior of staff

Negotiation skills

Performance behavior and appraisal

Executive development

Corporate downsizing

4 Teaching methods

Lectures


/


Essay, presentation


passed essay, presentation


/


4,7 %

10 Lecturer




Title: Project

Code number

41000

Workload

150

Credits

5

Semester

4. Sem.

Frequency

Summer semester

Length

1 Semester

1 Course

a) Project for Master Thesis

Contact time

2 SWS / 30 h

Self-study

120 h

Group size

20 students


The project has special significance for the exchange of views and experiences between students, as now most of them have to achieve their respective goal as an individual.

The students get the opportunity to discuss their findings with their classmates in order to verify the accuracy of their results and increasing the quality of the presentation of scientific papers.

3 Course contents

The knowledge gained from the teachers varies depending on the subject matter of the work. Focus will be problem-solving strategies and applied project management

4 Teaching methods

Project


at least 80 CP must be acquired by registration of the Master's thesis


Project


Project



5,0 %

10 Lecturer

All lecturer



Title: Masterthesis

Code number

49000

Workload

750 h

Credits

25

Semester

4 Sem.

Frequency

summer semester

Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Master Thesis

Contact time

0 SWS / 0 h

Self-study

750 h

Group size


The master thesis is there to give students the opportunity to independently work on a scientific problem, to develop their own solutions and to publish.

3 Course contents

The contents are based on the needs of businesses and up-to-date logistics scientific problems.

4 Teaching methods


at least 80 CP must be acquired by registration of the Master's thesis


Colloquium, Thesis


Submission of the thesis, passed Colloquium


/


20 %

10 Lecturer

All teachers



Title: Material flow techniques and Automation (Electives 2)

Code number

31110

Workload

60

Credits

2

Semester

3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Material flow techniques and Automation

Contact time

2 SWS / 30 h

Self-study

30 h

Group size

10 students


3 Course contents

4 Teaching methods



Written examination, homework, study project


Written examination, homework, study project


passed


/


1,6 %

10 Lecturer



Title: Problems in international transport law (Electives 2)

Code number

311020

Workload

60

Credits

2

Semester

3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Problems in international transport laws

Contact time

2 SWS / 30 h

Self-study

30 h

Group size

10 students


3 Course contents

What do we expect? Introduction to different legal systems

Introduction to int. transport laws

Transport law, duties, rights & responsibilities of the sender

German transport law – rights & duties of the carrier, consignee and formalities as an example

International transportation – introduction & UCP 500

International transportation – land transportation according to the CMR

International transportation – rail transportation according to the CIM(1999).

International transportation – Air transportation according to the Warsaw & Montreal Convention.

International sea transportation (Hague Visby Rules, BL; Hamburg Rules and the model Rotterdam Rules)

Laws and regulations with respect to “new dangers” in int. transportation: sea + air

Safety and security in transport by means and regulations

Comparison of different transport law system: e.g. Anglo-Saxon transport law; Chinese transport law; Islamic transport law;

Presentation of different transport law systems

What does logistics law mean?

Standard Conditions for Logistics in different countries (e.g. Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and UK)

4 Teaching methods

Seminar


/


Presentation (20/30 Minutes) + written presentation + Handout


passed presentation


/


1,6 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Wieske



Literature:

1. Gesetzestexte: BGB, HGB, Transportgesetze ( §§ 407 ff. HGB; ADSp, CMR, CIM, WA, MÜ, Logistik-AGB, BIFA-Conditions)

2. Wieske, Thomas: Transportrecht –schnell erfasst, 2. Auflage, Berlin 2008 3. Koller, Ingo, Transportrecht, 6. Aufl., München 2008 4. Müglich, Andreas: Transport- und Logistikrecht, München, 2002. 5. Enge, Hans Joachim: Transportversicherung, 2. Aufl., Wiesbaden, 1987 6. Dubischar, Roland: Die einzelnen Versicherungszweige, Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft,

2003 7. www.springer.de/recht/wieske/aktualisierungen ( zu den ADSp 2003, Montrealer

Übereinkommen)

http://www.springer.de/recht/wieske/aktualisierungen

Title: Planning of Material Flow Systems (Electives 2)

Code number

31130

Workload

60

Credits

2

Semester

5. Sem.

Frequency of offering


Length

1 semester

1 Course

Planning of Material Flow Systems

Contact time

2 SWS / 30 h

Self-study

30 h

Group size

20 students


The first part of the course is focused on the methods of material flow design. The main topic is the application of the discussed methods in realistic case studies. Students will plan and design simple material flow systems to obtain the feeling for real processes and the problems occurring in technical systems, which are close to reality. The focus of the course is placed on the technical aspects of planning and not on project management.

For the planning a 3D-software tool on the basis of virtual-reality-technology will be provided to students. With its help students will be able to plan and design 3D animation of materials handling and storage technology very close to reality.

3 Course contents

1. Structures of material handling systems 2. Processes of material flow research 3. Methods of material flow design 4. Project Planning is depending on selected topics, e.g.: 5. Planning of high bay warehouse – pre-storage area 6. Planning of order picking systems for various tasks

4 Teaching methods

Lectures, exercise

5 Art of examination

Written examination, study project, homework


Passed examination, study project, homework



/

9 Significance of the mark in the final score 1,1 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Wesselmann



Title: Green Logistics (Electives 2)

Code number

31140

Workload

60

Credits

2

Semester

3. Sem.

Frequency


Length

1 semester

1 Course

a) Green Logistics

Contact time

2 SWS / 30 h

Self-study

30 h

Group size

10 students


This lecture shows aspects of practicing logistics under environmental aspects („Green Logistics“). The various possibilities, basics and strategies of this “specific discipline” are worked out. Students get ideas about various aspects and activities in “Green Logistics”.

The student shall get knowledge about strategic, tactical and operational activities for his professional tasks, e.g. as a planner in (green) logistics. The lecture puts a focus on environmental considerations. It tries to give hinces in harmonization of economy, technics and ecology.

3 Course contents

Sustainability of transports

economic planning versus ecological planning

green Intralogistics

Green-Tech-solutions in logistics

„ecological concernment“ in Supply Chain. Economic, ecological and social aspects

Groups of claim in „Green Supply Chain“

Customer, market and product in „Green Logistics“

Structures and planning aspects in “Green Logistics”

Processes, process-control and measuring in “Green Logistics”

Technologies and resources in “Green Logistics”

Quality aspects in “Green Logistics”

4 Teaching methods

Lectures


/


Project


passed project


/


1,6 %

10 Lecturer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.-J. Ribbert



Literature:

1. Straube, F., Cetinkaya, B. (2008): Umwelt und Logistik, S. 62-81 in Straube, F.; Pfohl, H.-Chr.: Trends und Strategien in der Logistik – Globale Netzwerke im Wandel, Deutscher Verkehrs-Verlag, Bremen, 2008, ISBN 978-3-87154-388-3.

2. www.ecotransit.org

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