Interdisciplinary Elective Smart Logistics

Brief description

  • Tender design
  • E-commerce processes
  • Fulfillment processes
  • Process modelling
  • Process cost accounting
  • Performance controlling
  • Process key figures
  • Offer preparation
  • Presentation of offers

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Martin, H. (2014). Transport- und Lagerlogistik: Planung, Struktur, Steuerung und Kosten von Systemen der Intralogistik. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg.
Mühlencoert, T. (2012). Kontraktlogistik-Management. Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden
Schulte, C. (2017): Logistik: Wege zur Optimierung der Supply Chain. 7. Auflage, Vahlen.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, blended learning, group work and group presentations, self-study

Assessment methods and criteria

  • Continuous assessment (49%, written work, presentations, active contribution in class
  • Written final exam (51%)
  • Content criteria: degree of problem identification and problem characterisation, complexity of solutions in terms of subject and methodological competence
  • Formal criteria: completeness of answers, terminological differentiation, and independent presentation of results.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Contract Logistics, Distribution Management, Capacity and Inventory Management, Information Management Module, Smart Logistics

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the courses, students can

  • name and explain the relationships and dependencies of the individual fulfilment processes to the overall e-commerce process (1,2)
  • explain alternative design options and their influences on the performance and costs of the fulfilment processes. (1,2)
  • explain e-commerce fulfilment processes and develop and implement/apply them on the basis of given cases/tasks (2,3)
  • to analyse requirements for e-commerce fulfilment processes on the basis of real and fictitious tenders and to derive possible solutions (3,4)
  • develop and implement practical cases for fulfilment processes, e.g. goods receipt, storage/retrieval, picking, packaging, dispatch, returns and processing (3)
  • evaluate the developed fulfilment processes on the basis of real process times and costs and modify/adapt them accordingly (3,4,5)

Course code

0391-21-01-BB-DE-48a