Bachelor's of Traffic and Transportation Engineering

TRANSPORT (BUSINESS) LOGISTICS

General Data

Code: 58V341
Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 7.00
Engagement hours: 210.00
ISCED-F: Transport services
Status: Elective
Academic Year: 3º
Term: 1º
Modality: Presential
Languages: English
Available for Mobility Students: Yes
Restricted to alliance: No

Coordination

Description

Students will know the basic terms and concepts of logistics, understand the basics of organizing and implementing logistics processes, use ICT tools in modern logistics, apply methods to solve logistical problems, and develop an understanding of the role of logistics in the green transition of the economy.

Subject area

Transport Logistics – Supply Chain Management, Warehousing, Inventory, Transport Optimisation, Digital Logistics, Sustainable Logistics

Requirements

No prerequisites. Requirement for exam: 80% attendance at lectures and tutorials, and a successfully presented seminar paper.

Instructors

izr. prof. dr. TOMISLAV LETNIK

Contents

  • Definitions: transport, logistics, value added logistics, supply chain management
  • Organisation of logistics within the company (centralised, decentralised, unified)
  • Logistics specifics: purchasing, production/lean, distribution/just-in-time, reverse logistics
  • Logistics scale: business, intercompany, regional, international logistics
  • Logistics strategies: pull and push strategy
  • Warehousing and handling systems; optimal warehouse location methods
  • Inventory management: inventory policy, ABC/XYZ analysis, order calculation
  • Order picking systems: manual, conveyor belt, pick by voice, pick to light, AR
  • Packaging systems: functions, innovations
  • Logistics controlling and outsourcing (3PL and 4PL)
  • Supply chain management: lean manufacturing, agility, KAN BAN, BEER GAME
  • Transport route optimisation: travelling salesman problem, Chinese postman problem
  • Logistics information systems: TMS, WMS, ERP, EDI, RFID, AI, digital twins
  • Physical Internet concept and green logistics: carbon footprint reduction, circular economy
  • Forwarding and customs: INCOTERMS, transport contracts, insurance

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

  • List basic terms in logistics and forwarding and describe key components of the logistics system
  • Understand complexity of organising and managing logistics processes at company and supply chain level
  • Use modern methods, ICT tools and principles for inventory management, warehouse location, transport route optimisation
  • Analyse effects of ICT and digital tools (TMS, WMS, AI) on efficiency and sustainability in logistics

Transferable/key skills:

  • Application of logistics knowledge across transport engineering courses
  • Communication skills: oral presentation of seminar work
  • Use of digital collaboration tools for team-based logistics problem solving

Recommended Readings and Tools

Readings:

  • Letnik, T. (2024). Logistika za prometne inženirje. Univerzitetna založba.
  • Oblak, H. (2007). Mednarodna poslovna logistika. Fakulteta za logistiko.
  • Ogorelc, A. (2004). Mednarodni transport in logistika. Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta.
  • Kaltnekar, Z. (1993). Logistika v proizvodnem podjetju. Moderna organizacija.

Planned Activities

Lectures and case studies using modern technical aids (computer, projectors, Mentimeter, ChatGPT, ODL Logistics). Video content, Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva PRO and Adobe Creative Cloud tools. Students establish contact with a transport company for practical experience and engage in logistics simulations (BEER GAME).

Course structure:

  • Lectures: 45 hours
  • Seminars: 5 hours
  • Tutorial: 25 hours
  • Individual work: 135 hours
  • Total: 210 hours

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Assessment weights:

  • Written examination: 40%
  • Oral examination: 30%
  • Seminar paper: 30%

Additional information:

Positive grades in both midterm exams replace the written exam.