Subject 'Logistics Project'

Name in Estonian: Logistikaprojekt

Year: 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018

State code	TLM497
Study language	Estonian, English
Chair	Transport ja logistika
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

General description

Project organization. Project manager. Project team. Project means. Project stages. Finishing of the project, assessment and analysis of final results. Logistics project. Types of logistics projects – transport project, warehouse project, inventory management project, project of selling and outsourcing integrated logistics services. Features of logistics projects. Preplanning of logistics projects. Plan of a logistics project.

The student will compose a project in one of the following fields:
• Outsourcing of integrated logistics services
• Supplying of integrated logistics services
• Logistics information system development project
• Warehouse planning project
• Inventory management and product assortment planning project
• Purchasing/sourcing project
• Logistics customer service development project
• Logistics cost accounting system planning project
• Logistics quality systems planning/development project

General aim

1. To give students knowledge about how to start a logistics project, how to implement and finish it
2. To give students knowledge and skills about how to compose a logistics project and how to implement it in the company.

Aim

The student knows
• types, content, tasks and objectives of logistics projects
• logistics project features compared to other projects
• ways of developing and methods of managing logistics projects
• features of different logistics projects
• means and stages of project work
• principles and ways of managing a project team

The student is able to
• initiate, plan and implement logistics projects within one company as well as with different companies and compose a project plan
• put together a project team and use the means of project work
• manage a logistics project in its different phases
• assess and analyze the final results of the project

Form description

Interactive seminars.

Literature

Portfolio of lecturer materials.

Evaluation methods

The student must compose a logistics project and must be able to presentate it.

Note: Minimum positive grade - "satisfying" (2).

Is taught in following curricula

2020: FOR*

2019: FOR* TL

2018: FOR* TL

2017: TL

2016: TL

2015: TL

2014: TL

2013: TL

* Optional subject