Intralogistics Management (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Intralogistics management plays an important role in the quest for fast and high-quality service in supply chains. The requirements of leadership and managerial skills are emphasized in intralogistics managers’ daily work, as the field of operation is very wide and requires knowledge of eg. personnel management, occupational safety, operational and process development and cost management. In this course you will learn different areas of intralogistics management, their meanings, impacts and development opportunities.

In this course you will learn
- basics of people leading skills,
- ways to improve intralogistics and processes,
- measuring performance and use of key performance indicators as a management tool,
- intralogistics costs calculation,
- work safety management and
- intralogistics outsourcing


By completing this course, you will understand the needs and requirements of intralogistics management. You will get skills and competencies to develop as a manager, and knowledge how to use key performance indicators as part of process and operational development. In addition, completing the course will give you the skills to make cost estimates related to intralogistics and examine the productivity of investments and processes.

Competences: intralogistics, engineering practice, communication and team working.

Learning outcome: You will understand the key concepts and theories of intralogistics management.

Content

The course covers the following main themes from the perspective of intralogistics management:
- Leading people,
- development of operations and processes,
- occupational safety management,
- costs, investments and outsourcing
- measurement and use of key performance indicators.

Location and time

JAMK Kampus (Rajakatu 35, Jyväskylä).

Weekly 2 + 2 lessons.

Materials

Gwynne Richards, 2018 or 2021.Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse. 2018, 2021 or later published version. Ebook available in JAMK library.

Lecture materials related to the course can be found in the course workspace. Relevant open-source online material can also be used.

Teaching methods

This course includes lectures and learning assignments. Some of the assignments are done as independent work, some during contact teaching. The assignments are described in the course workspace. All assignments are either independent or group work (as described in course workspace) and due dates are confirmed as the course progresses.

Part of the lectures may be held online.

NOTE! Students other than those in the TLS22S group can complete this course implementation entirely as online studies. The course content and tasks are then practically the same, but
- the submission schedule may be partly different,
- assignments are done as individual tasks, and
- attendance at lessons is not taken into account in the course evaluation.

ATTENTION! According to JAMK’s instructions, every student participating in the course must submit the first course assignment within three weeks of the start of the course. If the assignment is not submitted within this schedule, the student in question will be removed from the course.

Employer connections

Company visits are included to course if possible. Trade fairs, seminars, webinars, etc. that take place during the course can be included in the course. This will be discussed in more detail during the course

Exam schedules

No exam on this course implementation.

Student workload

Lectures and other contact studies approximately 30-40 lessons.
Independent studying approximately 90-100 hours.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 Sufficient: Student demonstrates his / her competence in the subjects dealt with in the course, identifies the topics dealt with in the course and understands their importance for the management of intralogistics.

2 Satisfactory: In addition to the above, the student can describe the topics covered in the course systematically and knows how to apply them.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 Good: In addition to the above, the student demonstrates the ability to justify the effects of different solutions and to make informed choices between options.

4 Very good:In addition to the above, the student demonstrates the ability to apply what he or she has learned and to evaluate the solutions and their effects analytically.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 Excellent: In addition to the above, the student demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the course topics and the ability to structure and analyze the effects of solutions in a broader context. It also demonstrates innovation in applying what they have learned to different situations.

Qualifications

Knowledge of intralogistics practices, processes and technologies.

Further information

TLS22S: the grade is based on the points obtained for the tasks and the hourly activity.
Online course: the grade will be based on the number of points obtained for the assignments.