Subject 'Logistics Information and Communication Systems'

Year:   2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    2020/2021    2021/2022    

Information systems. Terminology and main concepts. Development of information systems and development trends. Company’s information system and business processes. Information system structure. ERP systems. Decision support systems. Expert systems. Enterprise business model as essential input for IT development. Information systems modelling. Methods of information systems development.

Logistics information systems. Logistics software. Logistics software content. Logistics company’s information system structure. Order process systems. Logistics information systems design. Intra-company systems. Inter-companies systems. Information flows in supply chain. Supply chain information systems. Mapping of supply chain ISs. Application of network information systems. Transport management information systems. Warehouse management information systems. Inventory management information systems.

Software life cycle. Software development process. Composing project plans. Logistics software initial task content and structure. Composing initial task of software. Managing software development project . Software project documentation. Software testing and implementation. Software selection criterions and principles. Selecting suitable logistics software.

To give students knowledge about information system structure, logistics information system structures, principles of system analysis and information system modelling means and techniques.

Student knows
• the main terms of informatics and information systems
• structure of company’s information system
• structure of logistics information systems
• ERP systems and the system functioning principles
• system analysis principles
• information systems modelling means and techniques
• transportation, warehousing, inventory management and SCM information systems
• risks and faults in software project development
• logistics software selection principles

Student is able to
• design logistics IS
• manage logistics software development project
• compose the initial task of logistics software
• work in teams with IS analytics and programmers
• test and implement logistics software

Lectures and interactive seminars.

Student must compose the logistics software initial task.

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

2020: LO  OK  

2019: OK  TL  

2018: OK  TL  

2017: TL  

2016: TL  

2015: TL  

2014: TL  

2013: TL