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COURSE: Logistics systems and processes management

Class: Information systems in logistics

Semester:

Lectures+Practice+Consultation:

Total:

ECTS credits:

I

2

1

45

5

Class goal:

Obtaining knowledge on applying contemporary information and communication technologies for providing support to logistics systems and supply chains. Adopting and applying methods of designing IT systems, process and business data modeling from logistics systems documentation.

Class content:

Information systems basics. Relationship between organizational and information system. Information system concepts: information, information management, information system, business process, process model and information model.

Elementary processes in supplies chain and logistics systems. Generic organization model. Information flows, material flows and order flows in logistics system. Methods applied in elementary organizational processes.

Information system development strategic planning. Architecture of organization’s information system. Information subsystems. Life cycle of information system development. Elementary entities of logistics systems. Application of CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) tools in developing information systems.

Integrated supplies chain information system. MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) systems. ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) systems.

General and specific competencies (knowledge and skills):

Comprehending elementary concepts of organizational and information system. Comprehending and applying some methods of IT application in enhancing logistics systems and supply chains.