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Course code: RTSS10395f16Semester: 2016/2017 summer
Name: Logistics in agricultural enterprise
Major: Agricultural and Forestry Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: Prof. dr hab. Zygmunt Owsiak
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge The student has a basic knowledge of agricultural economics It has an elementary knowledge of logistics Skills The student acquires the ability to apply theoretical assumptions of logistics to business operation Acquires the ability to control inventory Acquires the ability to innovative and creative use of knowledge
Competences: It shows the need for self-improvement and training in the use of systems and logistics chains in the agricultural company It is aware of the impact of machinery on the environment Demonstrates understanding of basic principles of logistics
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of mathematics
Course content: Meaning and tasks of logistics. The system approach to logistics. Agricultural enterprise as a logistics system. The efficiency of logistics systems and their measurement. The essence of agrologistics in agribusiness. Logistics supply, production and distribution. The technical infrastructure of logistics processes in agriculture. Agriculture as a model example of the logistics chain. Logistics costs. Inventory control and determining the optimal batch purchases. Design and computer-aided logistics systems. Optimization of transport and production processes.
Recommended literature: 1. Blanchard, B.S. (2004). Logistics Engineering & Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 2. Grzybowska, K. (2010). New insights into supply chain. Publishing House of Poznań University of technology, Poznań, 2010. 3. Bednarska-Wnęk, M., Kwiecińska, A. (2011). New transport & Logistics, Politechnika Krakowska, Kraków. 4. Lenort, R. (2010). Production Logistics concepts and systems, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków. 5. Bourlakis, M.A., Weightman, P.W.H. (2004). Food Supply Chain Management, Wiley. 6. Gebresenbet, G., Bosona, T. (2012). Logistics and supply chains in agriculture and food, Intech Open Access Publisher.
Assessment methods: Assessment of learning outcomes in terms of knowledge:written exam Assessment of learning outcomes in skills: skills assessment from the use of knowledge concerning logistics Assessing the effects of training in social competences: evaluation of teamwork
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