Supply Chain Management

Syllabus

Thematic definition of exercises: 1. The position and role of logistics in supply chain management The essence and role of logistics in the supply chain management of a company and its definition on the basis of case studies. The importance and necessity of logistics in enterprise supply chains in practice, the strategic advantage of applying optimal logistical activities in integrated supply chains. Identification and definition of project phases and, on the basis of the above steps, the elaboration of practical projects on specified topics in supply chain management. 2. The essence of the supply chain in the enterprise Definition and essence of the supply chain in the enterprise. The supply chain represents the application of logistics to the management of business processes. It integrates the processes ensuring the movement of materials, semi-finished goods, products, and services from the acquisition of raw materials to final consumption. Supply chain concept. Tangible and intangible aspects of the supply chain. Definition of active and passive elements in the supply chain. 3. Supply chain formation Supply chain formation and its links. Types of supply chains (SCH). Basic principles and infrastructure of SCH. Flexibility is the most strategically important required characteristic of supply chains. To achieve high flexibility, it is necessary to remove redundant links and operations from the chain and then align the activities of all active elements with passive ones. Classification and conceptualization of the context regarding the nature and formation of the supply chain, on the main object of investigation. 4. Supply chain management Assumptions, components, links of logistics management that make up an effective logistics system. Basic factors that have a direct impact on supply chain management. The importance of information flows and their relation to supply chain management. Presentation of the links and practical explanation of the components and links of logistics management in the form of project work. 5. Outsourcing in supply chain management Part of SCH is the need to outsource logistics activities. Clarification of the main reasons for outsourcing logistics activities, advantages, disadvantages and benefits of its implementation. The most commonly allocated logistics activities within SCH. Logistics centers - logistics service providers within SCH. Main functions of logistics centers and their services. Characteristics of logistics outsourcing levels 1PL - 5PL, LLP - Lead Logistics Provider. 6. Materials management and warehousing in supply chains Characteristics and content of the material flow. Material flow objective in SCH. Warehouse functions. Essence, logistics operations, procurement, purchasing, supply, warehousing processes in the supply chain. Types of warehouses in SCH. The technology used in warehousing in SCH. Methods of warehousing in SCH. Classification of warehouses and conceptualization of the context regarding the nature and formation of material management and warehousing in the supply chain of an enterprise. 7. Transport in supply chains Transport is of great importance and is the most important component in the logistics system. Topics include the functions of transport, modes of transport, their advantages disadvantages, transportation, alternative fuels and infrastructure, new trends and innovations in the transport of logistics chains in the context of Industry 4.0. Combined transport terminals, combined, multimodal and intermodal transport, intermodal transport unit. 8. Information flows and technology in supply chains Information is a decisive and key factor towards integrated logistics management. IT connects suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and customers through an appropriate information system in order to achieve optimal productivity, overall satisfaction and good relations at the lowest possible cost. Information in the enterprise is a valuable commodity in logistics systems, enabling the location, size and other characteristics of deliveries to be determined. Definition of LIS. The role of IT in SCH. The technology used in SCH in the context of Industry 4.0. 9. Green supply chain We will focus on input of supply chain management and strategies that reduce the negative energy footprint of logistics operations on the environment. On the creation, goals, objectives, challenges, opportunities, requirements of green supply chains. On the emergence of the so called "green consumer", not only the end customer but also industrial customers within B2B. Main standards: reducing externalities of freight transport, urban logistics, reverse logistics, corporate environmental strategies towards logistics and green supply chain. 10. Reverse supply chain The topic deals with the provision of reverse material, financial and information flow from the consumer, through the supplier back to the manufacturer across the supply chain, in the form of claims for defective or unwanted or unconsumed goods, defective products (e.g. recall of defective products from the market by batch - food, medicines, etc.), as well as the return of returnable transport packaging (crates, pallets, etc.). Emphasis is placed on the recycling of the municipal and industrial waste in order to meet the environmental requirements of the legislation, recycling of materials, defective goods and non-renewable sources of raw materials. 11. Integrated supply chain management Characteristics of the internal and external, horizontal and vertical dimensions of integrated SCH. In the linking of purchasing and supply processes with production and sales inside the enterprise (internal integration). The link between the company (final producer) and its suppliers and the distribution and trading links, up to the end customers of the SCH, extending also to the return flows of advertised or unsold goods and the flows of packaging and waste for recycling or disposal (external integration). Synthesis and summary of the results of the solved projects on selected topics in supply chain management. Definition of basic attributes, factors influencing supply chain management. Definition and identification of key benefits in the optimization of corporate or integrated supply chains.