N91446 Logistics Management

Logistics is one of the world’s leading economic industries.
Today logistics has a wider meaning than the mere provision of handling and transport of goods and information: it has evolved from an operational function to a key business process.
 
This course is intended to provide students with:
- an overview of logistics topical issues;
- an implementation of managerial logistics solutions by means of real-life case studies and business games;
- the possibility to combine an understanding of managerial issues with theoretical and practical knowledge of appropriate methodologies for planning and managing complex logistics projects.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

- understand the concepts of logistics within supply chain management and their basic components
- understand the nature and specific features of different logistics processes
- critically analyze and discuss the implications deriving from the different choices regarding the management of logistics processes consistently with the supply chain strategy of companies
- critically analyze the phyisical distribution of products with respect to the choices regarding warehousing, materials handling and transportation
- design and plan materials handling, storage and transportation systems

The course is delivered via a mix of frontal lectures, workshops, tutorials and case studies. Business games, in-class discussions, role play and guest seminars complement the delivery of the module.

The assessment strategy for this course consists of a closed book- and closed note-exam with numerical exercises and open-ended questions focused on the topics studied during the classes.

This assessment strategy applies also to the 2020 exam summer session, with the remote exam procedure used in the April 2020 exam session.