Warehouse Management (2op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

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?

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

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

Esitietovaatimukset (Opintojakso)

--The Basics of logistics is a prerequisite to this course

Aika ja paikka

Conjoint face-to-face processing between participants takes place in class room according to syllabus. Peer-groups decide to themselves the place and time for the additional peer-group processing (due to portfolio processing). It is also possible for teacher and students to adjust the timetable and course practise during the course, if need occurs.
(if not otherwise agreed physically at: TAMK kuntokatu campus according to Lukkarikone)

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

An exam will be organised only upon joint agreement between responsible teacher and course attendants. Baseline is that no exam will be held on this course (instead peer-groups will provide jointly one portfolio - portfolio process will be explicitly explained in the beginning of the course).

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

The course will be assessed based on a written peer group work (=portfolio). All the rehearsals during the course will affect on the course note if connected to portfolio and presented as part of it. Group size, reporting, modus operandi, all will be closer discussed on first classes. NOTICE! With a joint agreement between teacher and students any part of the course can become subject to modifications. The grading will take place by teacher reflecting the delivered final portfolio against Bloom's taxonomy - depending which level the peer-group members have achieved with their portfolio, decides for the note.
The general evaluation criterias of TAMK are considered as well: https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Processive learning, interactive discussions, rehearsals (written & oral). Can include also other type of activities

Oppimateriaalit

Teacher will define material to be used in the beginning of the course. During the entire course e-material will be provided and updated in cloud (=Tabula/TAMK). Each student is strongly encouraged on individual, preferably most focused, relevant data mining from any chosen source (dissertations / articles / magazines / literature / media / interviews / web) - the use of such sources will be further addressed and explained in the beginning of course.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Course is structured so that there is a start of 2 week of intensive teaching in Egypt - parallelly accompanied by peer-group working. The first two week teaching and substances adressed during it will be further worked on under guidance of the local teacher. All the working aims at delivering of peer-group portfolios by the dead line, which will be agreed upon in the beginning of the course. Students' working load consists of lecture time (2/3 of teaching) + portfolio work + teaching conducted by the local teacher (1/3 of teaching). The portfolio work outside classes represent also a considerable part of students' work - students' processing skills are targetted during the course in order to allow them work more efficiently and thus to also reduce the work load. The total work load is aimed to be kept reflecting the actual course study credits. (1 credit ~ 27 hours of study, which includes close proficiency and independent work.)

Sisällön jaksotus

see course Tabula for details

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Should the group noting be rejected (;note = "0"), the peer group can re-edit their written report twice. After third hand-over of the report the entire course will be considered as failed, after which the entire course is to be taken anewly. Missing, single attendances can be substituted by participating any other later remittance on the same course. Out of a special reason a single student can equiponderate mangel on performance with an assignment individually agreed with responsible teacher. Baseline is however (taking notice of the networking-, interaction- and organisation skills) that this course will be carried out in form of a peer group work ONLY - this is to be understood as an emphasis towards individual responsibility acting as a productive member of an peer group.

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

No practical training is foreseen, but it is preferred that participants actively promote during the entire course their connections and understanding to comply with course outline. All the co-operative measures towards industrial, economic and business life such as direct contacts, interviews, data collecting or own work life practices are considered as additional value for course accomplishing.
Industrial & business cases are usually used as example.

Kansainvälisyys

It is preferred, that participants actively promote during the entire course their international connections and networking. Additionally can be agreed on separate arrangement for students to acquire special knowledge or information recarding international activities.

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Entire course is strictly focused on peer group working, with help of which the presented substance will be reflected towards peer-group chosen portfolio goal. Used pedagogy is processive learning. As active mind setting as possible, parallelly working as a group, is worthwhile - there is a strong correlation between better grading and intensive group work. All the group member will receive equal note of the course. Each group defines their working rules, which team members are obliged to follow the entire duration of the course. Additionally, each group is entitled to expell any fellow teammate that is not honouring jointly established rules.

Arviointikriteerit - hylätty (0) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has not participated sufficiently the minimum required amount on face-to-face classes / written report fails to comply with preset requirements / written report is quantitatively and qualitatively insufficient, nor does it meet the course learning objectives (Observe: any of these issues alone will lead to failed note = 0) - in other words, student's have not been able to provide any proof of competence which could have been evaluated between 1-6 in Blooms Taxonomy

Arviointikriteerit - tyydyttävä (1-2) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student will achieve the minimum acceptable level by: participating the minimum required amount on face-to-face classes / written report includes the essential content (ref: study plan) / student (or /-s) prove with their written output (both content and form) to possess basic knowledge & skills, parallelly presenting and emphasizing information relevant to objectives / regarding other requirements, please refer evaluations criteria (available in course e-folder) - in other words, students have proven that they possess a wide range of information regarding course's topics / contents (Bloom's taxonomy level 1) and that they also understand the meaning of all the possessed information (Bloom's taxonomy level 2)

Arviointikriteerit - hyvä (3-4) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student will achieve this level by: participating the minimum required amount on face-to-face classes / written report includes the essential content (ref: study plan) / student (or /-s) prove with their written output (both content and form) to possess good knowledge & skills, parallelly combining already existing, original material with by themselves provided, value-adding information or knowledge / / regarding other requirements, please refer evaluations criteria (available in course e-folder) - in other words, students have proven that they are also (in addition to Bloom's levels 1 and 2) capable of applying all the acquired knowledge in to them relevant, working life situations (Bloom's taxonomy level 3) and that they are capable of analysing, breaking information into sub-parts and drawing conclusions based on this data (Bloom's taxonomy level 4)

Arviointikriteerit - kiitettävä (5) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student will achieve this level by: participating the minimum required amount on face-to-face classes / written report includes the essential content (ref: study plan) / student (or /-s) prove with their written output (both content and form) to possess exceptional knowledge & skills, parallelly combining already existing, original material with by themselves provided, value-adding information or knowledge in such a manner that this process will provide entirely new information (deductions, implications, applications, discoveries, summaries)/ / regarding other requirements, please refer evaluations criteria (available in course e-folder) - in other words, students have proven that they master all the earlier described Bloom's taxonomy levels (1-4) and are additionally capable of innovating and differentiating in their work all the acquired knowledge (Bloom's taxonomy level 5) - The highest level possible to acquire is Bloom's taxonomy level 6 which is to state that learner has obtained the highest level maturity possible - meaning that the learner can also critically observe his or hers learning process's outcomes and is autonomically capable of enhancing his or hers cognitive mental schemas, further to enhance learning efficiency