Study programme 2021-2022Français
Logistics
Programme component of Master's in Business Engineering : Specialist Focus à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UW-M1-IGGESS-045-MCompulsory UEDE WOLF DanielW748 - Economie et gestion environnementales et de la production
  • DE WOLF Daniel

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français21000033.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
W-EGEP-030Logistics - AAEP180000Q2
W-EGEP-031Logistics - AAEHP30000Q2

Integrated test : there will be no assessment for each AA but a single assessment for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Adopt a scientific approach of analysis and reasoning.
    • Master the different steps and methods to carry out research on complex or innovative management issues.
  • Integrate scientific and technological processes.
    • Master highly specialised skills in certain areas of management, including the management of production and logistics.
    • Identify, model and analyse real and complex problems in management sciences.
    • Model, analyse and optimise the internal logistics of a production and distribution system.
  • Manage a project within an organisation.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
  • Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
    • Master the principal decision-making processes of a company.
    • Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
  • Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
    • Conduct scientific reasoning on complex or innovative management issues.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
  • Act in an international and multicultural context.
    • Demonstrate an open mind and adaption.
  • Collaborate within a team and exercise leadership.
    • Plan activities so as to best utilise the time available.
  • Prioritise responsible management practices.
    • Refer to ethical principles and apply ethical codes specific to management sciences to their own behaviour.
  • In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
    • Integrate highly specialised knowledge in different fields of management.
    • Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered.
  • Be independent and regularly adapt to new contexts.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
  • Adopt a scientific approach of analysis and reasoning.
    • Master the different steps and methods to carry out research on complex or innovative management issues.
  • Integrate scientific and technological processes.
    • Master highly specialised skills in certain areas of management, including the management of production and logistics.
    • Identify, model and analyse real and complex problems in management sciences.
    • Model, analyse and optimise the internal logistics of a production and distribution system.
  • Manage a project within an organisation.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The objective of the course is to introduce supply chain management for companies through the optimisation of transport for companies, and by the optimisation of the flows inside the company. On the one hand, we will see how to formulate these problems. On the other hand, we will see how to solve these problems.
 

Content of UE

Chapter 1. Introduction
Part I: management of flows external to the company
Chapter 2. Transports
Chapter 3. Distribution
Part II: management of internal company flows
Chapter 4. Calendar management of stocks (Poisson case)
Chapter 5. Inventory management by order point in a random universe
Chapter 6. Production planning with capacity constraints
 

Prior Experience

- UW-B2-SGEGIG-014-M  Mathématiques 2 
- UW-B2-SGEGIG-015-M  Statistique 2
- UW-B3-IGGEST-004-M Gestion de la production et modélisation

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

  • Presentation and/or works
  • Written examination
  • eTest

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

The exam is closed book: students only have the form, tables and a calculator. Any other document, whatever its medium, is strictly prohibited.

Group work to be carried out using GAMS software in groups of five students.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

  • Written examination
  • eTest

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Closed book exam. Students only have the form, tables and a calculator. Any other document, whatever its medium, is strictly prohibited.

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
W-EGEP-030
  • Cours magistraux
W-EGEP-031
  • Cours magistraux

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
W-EGEP-030
  • From a distance
  • Mixed
W-EGEP-031
  • From a distance

Required Reading

AA
W-EGEP-030
W-EGEP-031

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
W-EGEP-030Not applicable
W-EGEP-031Not applicable

Recommended Reading

AARecommended Reading
W-EGEP-030Note de cours - Logistique - Daniel DE WOLF
W-EGEP-031Note de cours - Manuel de GAMS - Daniel De Wolf

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
W-EGEP-030[1] BAGLIN Gérard, Olivier BRUEL, Laoucine  KERBACHE, Joseph NEHME et Christian VAN DELFT, Management Industriel et Logistique, 6ème Edition, Economica, Paris, 2013.
[2] GIARD Vincent, Gestion de la production et des flux, 3ème Edition, Economica, Paris, 2003.
W-EGEP-031[1] BROOKE Anthony, David KENDRICK et Alexander MEERAUS, GAMS User's guide
Release 2.25, The Scientific Press, San Francisco, 1992.

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
W-EGEP-030[3] R. AHUJA, Th. MAGNANTI et J. ORLIN, Network Flows, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1993 Y. NORBERT, R. OUELLET et R. PARENT, La recherche opérationnelle, 3ème édition, Gaëtan Morin Editeur, Montréal-Paris, 2002.
[4] J.O. MAC CLAIN, L.J. THOMAS et J.B. MAZZOLA, Operations Management: Production of Goods and Services, Prentice Hall, 1992.
W-EGEP-031[3] R. AHUJA, Th. MAGNANTI et J. ORLIN, Network Flows, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1993 Y. NORBERT, R. OUELLET et R. PARENT, La recherche opérationnelle, 3ème édition, Gaëtan Morin Editeur, Montréal-Paris, 2002.
[4] J.O. MAC CLAIN, L.J. THOMAS et J.B. MAZZOLA, Operations Management: Production of Goods and Services, Prentice Hall, 1992.
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 18/05/2021
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 06/05/2022
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