Logistician.

After completing the programme, the student will have knowledge of: - Concepts and methods in integrated organisational theory and business development - Needs and requirements in a company's value chain - How costs, revenues and tied-up capital arise in logistics systems and supply networks - The purpose, role and value of the production logistics process in the company - Key factors in modern production and logistics systems, and methods and tools for purchasing, supplier management and contract management - Design and management of logistics operations across national borders - International freight forwarding, insourcing and outsourcing, and risk management - Making companies more efficient for better competitiveness and profit - Tools for mapping, managing and developing flows in logistics and production systems - Quality and environmental work, sustainability and ethical aspects - Supply Chain Management - The Lean philosophy - Information technology as support for organisational development and logistics management - Communication and leadership models After completing the programme, the student will have the skills to: - Identify and handle different logistics and production set-ups and use methods and tools for production development - Plan and coordinate material and information flows - Streamline flows and processes within, to and from the company - Use methods and optimisation tools for production development - Plan and manage the company's logistics towards resource-efficient flows - Use tools to measure and improve quality regardless of industry - Apply modern IT techniques and IT systems to manage material and information flows - Work on projects and change initiatives, solve production logistics problems and carry out practical profitability calculations - Find and assess information related to applicable regulations, agreements and rules - Identify and solve flow economics and ICT-related problems - Communicate and argue with other actors and professional roles - Present information in a structured way, adapted to the recipient After completing the programme, the student will have the competence to: - Independently carry out tasks related to managing and coordinating processes in logistics and production systems - Assess and review information and methods in production economics, logistics, business development and organisational change - Take part in developing the company's production and logistics processes - Take part in planning and carrying out projects linked to managing and developing logistics and production systems - Take part in insourcing and outsourcing projects - Independently handle contracts in connection with supplier sourcing, insourcing and outsourcing projects - Apply IT systems as support for logistics and production management - Communicate independently in a way adapted to the situation