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Course Syllabus

2023/2024

Design of the Logistics Infrastructure Facilities

Type: Mago-Lego
Delivered by: International Centre for Logistics Training
When: 4 module
Open to: students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors: Andrey Vinogradov
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 32

Course Syllabus

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Abstract

The main purpose of the course is to establish the students’ competence in setting up and developing a company’s logistics infrastructure in line with the corporate, marketing and logistics strategies of an organization. The major emphasis will be made on warehouses and their kinds (e.g. distribution centres) as a backbone of the contemporary supply chains.As a result of the course students are expected to:•Master necessary warehouse capacity and area calculations taking into account business development forecasts and be able to take decisions on the necessary set of warehouse zones as well as on their optimum sizes.•Develop efficient and effective material handling process in a warehouse taking into consideration peculiarities of every single technological assortment group as well as objectives of a warehouse as a whole. Students should also be able to take advantage of the right selection of warehouse material handling and storage equipment.•Explain the requirements for an effective and efficient design of a warehouse site layout and be skillful in planning a warehouse loading bay and calculating the required number of docks•Design layouts of major warehouse zones with respect to the elaborated processes of the material handling, evaluate the versions of the layouts and choose the most appropriate one.•Master the development of the organizational structure of a warehouse.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The main purpose of the course is to establish the students’ competence in setting up and developing a company’s logistics infrastructure in line with the corporate, marketing and logistics strategies of an organization. The major emphasis will be made on warehouses and their kinds (e.g. distribution centres) as a backbone of the contemporary supply chains.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Student should know the requirements for an effective and efficient design of a warehouse site layout and he/she is skilful in planning a warehouse loading bay and calculating the required number of docks
  • A students should master necessary warehouse capacity and area calculations taking into account business development forecasts and be able to take decisions on the necessary set of warehouse zones as well as on their optimum sizes.
  • Students should understand how to develop efficient and effective material handling process in a warehouse taking into consideration peculiarities of every single technological assortment group as well as objectives of a warehouse as a whole. A student should also be able to take advantage of the right selection of warehouse material handling and storage equipment.
  • Students should be able to design layouts of major warehouse zones with respect to the elaborated processes of the material handling, evaluate the versions of the layouts and choose the most appropriate one.
  • Students should master the development of the organizational structure of a warehouse.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Theme 1. Design of warehouse premises external layout. Design of warehouse loading bay.
  • Theme 2. Calculation of the required warehouse storage capacity. Distribution and planning of warehouse zones.
  • Theme 3. Material handling process at a warehouse. Selection of material handling and storage equipment.
  • Theme 4. Space planning of warehouse zones.
  • Theme 5. Organizational structure of a warehouse.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Student’s activity at the lectures and workshops
    Answers to the teacher's questions, participation in group discussions and presentations on the warehouse design tasks
  • blocking Exam
  • non-blocking Homework (including group presentations)
    Homework (including group presentations)
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2023/2024 4th module
    0.5 * Exam + 0.3 * Homework (including group presentations) + 0.2 * Student’s activity at the lectures and workshops
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Bhatnagar, A. (2009). Textbook of Supply Chain Management (Vol. 1st ed). Lucknow, India: WORD PRESS. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=325045
  • Bond, J. (2014). Opportunities at the dock. Modern Materials Handling, 69(6), 32–36. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=96528350
  • Bragg, S. M. (2011). Inventory Best Practices (Vol. 2nd ed). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=359926
  • Richards, G. (2017). Warehouse Management : A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse (Vol. 3rd ed). London: Kogan Page. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1621032
  • Richards, G., & Grinsted, S. (2016). The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit : Over 100 Tools and Guides for Supply Chain, Transport, Warehousing and Inventory Management (Vol. Second edition). London: Kogan Page. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1271881
  • Rushton, A. (2017). The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management : Understanding the Supply Chain (Vol. 6th revised edition). [Place of publication not identified]: Kogan Page. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1446716
  • Sheldon, D. H. (2008). Lean Materials Planning and Execution : A Guide to Internal and External Supply Management Excellence. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: J. Ross Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=225369

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Autry, C. W., & Daugherty, P. J. (2003). Warehouse Operations Employees: Linking Person-Organization Fit, Job Satisfaction, and Coping Responses. Journal of Business Logistics, 24(1), 171–197. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2158-1592.2003.tb00036.x
  • Freese, T. L. (2000). The Dock: Your Warehouse’s Most Valuable Real Estate. Material Handling Management, 55(6), 97. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=3280596
  • Geraldes, C. A. S., Carvalho, M. S., & Pereira, G. (2012). Warehouse design and product assignment and allocation: A mathematical programming model. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.E66ED7D8
  • Gu, J., Goetschalckx, M., & McGinnis, L. F. (2007). Research on warehouse operation: A comprehensive review. European Journal of Operational Research, (1), 1. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.ejores.v177y2007i1p1.21
  • Joel Levy. (1974). The optimal size of a storage facility. Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, (2), 319. https://doi.org/10.1002/nav.3800210211
  • Kees Jan Roodbergen, & Iris F. A. Vis. (2006). A model for warehouse layout. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.1517378C
  • Lin, C.-H., & Lu, I.-Y. (1999). The procedure of determining the order picking strategies in distribution center. International Journal of Production Economics, (1), 301. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.proeco.v60.61y1999i1p301.307
  • Malmborg, C. J. (1995). Optimization of cube-per-order index warehouse layouts with zoning constraints. International Journal of Production Research, 33(2), 465. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207549508930160
  • Petersen, C. G., & Aase, G. (2004). A comparison of picking, storage, and routing policies in manual order picking. International Journal of Production Economics, (1), 11. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.proeco.v92y2004i1p11.19
  • Rao, A. K., & Rao, M. R. (1998). Solution procedures for sizing of warehouses. European Journal of Operational Research, (1), 16. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.a.eee.ejores.v108y1998i1p16.25
  • Sanders, N. R., & Ritzman, L. P. (2004). Using Warehouse Workforce Flexibility to Offset Forecast Errors. Journal of Business Logistics, 25(2), 251–269. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00189.x

Authors

  • VINOGRADOV Andrei BORISOVICH
  • DMITRIEVA ELENA VLADIMIROVNA