Vocational

Advanced Logistics, 30 YH credits.

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Part of the YH programme Logistiker at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: LOG24STO.

Advanced Logistics, 30 YH credits, gives you basic concepts and methods for controlling manufacturing processes and production systems. You learn structures for material and production planning, forecasting, capacity requirements, order control and feedback reporting, as well as the basics of Japanese production philosophy. The course also gives you knowledge of service logistics and of the information and business systems that support supply, production and distribution. The course is given by TUC Yrkeshögskola within the Logistiker programme.

Duration: 6 weeks
Location: Stockholm
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: 30 YH credits, equivalent to approx. 6 weeks of full-time study

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About the course.

The purpose of the course is to provide basic concepts and methods for controlling manufacturing processes and production systems. The course covers structures for material and production planning, forecasting, calculation of capacity requirements, control of order release, and feedback reporting. The course also provides the basics of Japanese production philosophy. The goal of the course is for the student to be able to explain the different levels of a company's planning processes and describe how the logistics value chain can be affected by such planning. The student should also be able to analyse and propose a suitable design for logistics and production systems. The course also aims to provide basic concepts and methods in the field of service logistics. The student should have a basic knowledge of the different information and business systems that support the supply, production and distribution of goods from a logistics perspective.

The purpose of the course is to provide basic concepts and methods for controlling manufacturing processes and production systems. The course covers structures for material and production planning, forecasting, calculation of capacity requirements, control of order release, and feedback reporting. The course also provides the basics of Japanese production philosophy. The goal of the course is for the student to be able to explain the different levels of a company's planning processes and describe how the logistics value chain can be affected by such planning. The student should also be able to analyse and propose a suitable design for logistics and production systems. The course also aims to provide basic concepts and methods in the field of service logistics. The student should have a basic knowledge of the different information and business systems that support the supply, production and distribution of goods from a logistics perspective.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can explain the different levels of a company's planning processes.
  • You can describe how the logistics value chain is affected by planning.
  • You can analyse and propose a suitable design for logistics and production systems.
  • You have a basic knowledge of service logistics.
  • You are familiar with the information and business systems that support supply, production and distribution.
  • You understand the basics of Japanese production philosophy.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Material and production planning

    Structures for planning, forecasting and capacity requirements.

  2. Order control and feedback reporting

    Control of order release and follow-up in production.

  3. Japanese production philosophy

    Basic principles of Japanese production philosophy (e.g. lean).

  4. Service logistics

    Concepts and methods in the field of service logistics.

  5. Information and business systems

    Systems that support supply, production and distribution.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at those studying to become a logistician who want to specialise in production and material planning.

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