Warehouse Management (2 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

This warehouse management course covers the basics of business warehouse management. The most common warehousing operations, practices and topics are covered, like the use of WMS with practices of the voice picking systems and RFID-technology applications (www.logivo.fi). The objective is to understand the warehousing acitivies, the related costs in the entire SCM. This course has also a contribution and link to the transportaion planning and ERP course (SAP). The learning plattform ( Logistics Redesign will be used to demonstrate the SCM design an optimisation tools.

After completing the course, students will be able to:

What are the new challenges in supply chain management process?
How to operate in distribution centers, warehouses and terminals?
How to control and optimize inventories?
What is warehouse inventory system?
What is material handling about?
What are the value added services in a distribution center?
What are the picking techniques used?

Content (course unit)

Distribution centers as a facilities in the SCM
Inventory Management advanced
WM cycle and operations
WM picking technics
Labeling, tracebelity and RFID solutions

Prerequisites (course unit)

- The Basics of logistics is a prerequisite to this course

Assessment methods and criteria

- Assigment
The general evaluation criterias of TAMK are applied: https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

- lessons
- practical individual assignment

Learning materials

- The material, which is informed on Tabula platform

Student workload

1 credit ~ 27 hours of study, which includes close proficiency and independent work.

Completion alternatives

No alternative ways

Practical training and working life cooperation

- The teacher has more than 15 years of experience in industry and therefore the content of the course has been adapted to the needs of working life.
- Students are encouraged to share their experiences, for example, on summer jobs and practice.

Further information

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Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student knows something from topic and is moderately able to interpret and apply the learned knowledge. The student is able moderately to describe what kind consequences to the company would have with each options. The student is motivated and take responsibility own work and gives moderate peer evaluation.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student knows well the topic and is able to interpret and apply the learned knowledge. The student is able to describe what kind consequences to the company would have with each options. The student is motivated and take responsibility own work and gives moderate peer evaluation. Everything is done in time and according to instructions.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student knows and understand widely the topic and is able widely to interpret and apply the learned knowledge. The student is well able to describe and justify what kind consequences to the company would have with each options. The student is highly motivated and take responsibility own work and gives good peer evaluation. Everything is done in time and according to instructions.