Course Objectives: |
The purpose of this course is to explain, storage function, the basic functions of logistics management, with administrative details. Students will learn warehousing activities separately. This course includes the concepts of storage, storage activities such as receiving, stocking, material handling, packing and labeling, the selection of warehouse location, handling equipments and types of storage systems and selection criteria of storage systems. |
Course Content: |
Introduction to inventory analysis, demand management, cost concepts, inventory valuation, inventory profit relationships, activity based decisions, demand forecasting, security inventory calculation, material requirement planning, main production scheduling, distribution management, distribution resource planning, purchasing management, inventory management organization , high-tech automation storage and order shipment. Explain the use of inventory models, factors affecting order quantity and grade, optimum inventory level and inventory classification methods. Inventory cost and factors that provide effective resource utilization; Industry 4.0 applications. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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• Define Warehousing Systems concepts
• Define the Warehouse Management
• Explain the Optimization methods of storage systems
• Determine the system interfaces
• Explain the concepts related to system interfaces
• Explaining the concepts of business ethics and social responsibility.
• Describe the factors that influence business ethics.
• Listing the stages in the development of ethical standards, and discuss how organizations shape ethical behavior.
• Describing how businesses’ social responsibility is measured, and summarize the responsibilities of business to the general public, customers, and employees.
• Explaining why investors and the financial community are concerned with business ethics and social responsibility
• Represent the Syllabus
• Explain Warehousing Systems concepts
• Define storage
• Determine the storage systems’ nature
• Describe the need of Warehousing Systems
• The concepts of business ethics and social responsibility
• Discuss ethical standards
• Discuss why business ethics and social responsibility is important to companies
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
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• Define Warehousing Systems concepts and principles
• Summarize information about the Warehousing Systems concepts and principles
• Define outsourcing
• Explain supply chain management concept
• Represent e-logistics
• Explain Warehousing Systems concepts and principles
• Define logistics systems
• List logistics principles
• Explain packaging and logistics units
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
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• Define warehousing functions
• Explain the receiving operations
• Describe the warehousing operations
• State the rules for receiving operations
• Represent the consolidation point
• Interpret warehousing functions
• Define the order picking operation
• Show the packaging department
• Explain the replenishment department
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
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• Define the order picking function and replenishment function
• State types of warehouse management
• Explain the importance of quantity in the warehouse management
• Describe good’s classification
• Indicate the importance of the reorganization
• Illustrate the order picking techniques
• Compare these techniques with each other
• Show conveyor management and control systems
• List Data collection, processing and visualization’s operations
• Explain stocktaking
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assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
5) |
• Define the receiving and shipping functions
• Explain the necessary operations in these functions
• Show basic data and key performance indicators for warehouse systems
• Represent basic data concept
• List logistic key performance indicators
• Show the receiving and shipping functions and operations
• Illuminate special procedures and methods
• Illuminate cross-docking
• Explain the outsourcing of the physical distribution and warehousing processes
• Define application service providing
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
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• Explain the importance of warehouse design
• Describe optimization
• Classify operational optimization
• Define optimization processes in a warehouse
• Show the warehouse design steps
• List warehouse criteria
• Explain transport optimization
• Determine optimization processes in a warehouse
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session
Calculation of the sample problems
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• Define the numerical methods for designing warehouse
• Explain the routing in the warehouse
• Explain comprehensive order dispatching
• Explain the numerical methods for designing warehouse
• Explain the optimization in the warehouse
• Analyze the optimization procedures
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session
Calculation of the sample problems
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8) |
• Evaluate students with midterm exam
• Explain Warehousing Systems concepts and principles
• Explain the receiving operations
• Describe good’s classification
• Show basic data and key performance indicators for warehouse systems
• Define optimization processes in a warehouse
• Define the numerical methods for designing warehouse
• Recognize the subjects of the first 7 weeks
• Interpret warehousing functions
• Illustrate the order picking techniques
• Show the receiving and shipping functions and operations
• Show the warehouse design steps
• Explain the numerical methods for designing warehouse
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
9) |
• Define the Pallet Storage Systems
• Compare all Storage Systems
• Describe warehouse systems
• Show transport systems
• Describe Pallet Storage Systems
• Create the Storage Systems
• Explain sorting and distribution systems
• Explain robots in warehouse systems
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session
Read Lecture notes
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10) |
• Define the Non-Pallet Storage Systems
• Compare the pallet and non-pallet Storage Systems
• Describe warehouse systems
• Show transport systems
• Describe the Non-Pallet Storage Systems
• Classify the Storage Systems
• Explain sorting and distribution systems
• Explain robots in warehouse systems
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
11) |
• List and analyze the Material handling Equipments
• Define the relations between storage systems and material handling equipments
• Distinguish the types of material handling equipment for pallet and non-pallet storage systems
• Compare material equipments
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
12) |
• Define packaging
• Recognize basic functions of packaging
• List codes and characters
• Show encoding examples
• Explain and list packaging methods
• Distinguish how a product is packaged
• Explain D-codes
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Assigned reading for next class session and reviewing and practicing current class session |
13) |
• Define and explain the types of packaging
• Recognize basic functions of packaging
• Show encoding examples
• List types of packaging
• Distinguish how a product is packaged
• Explain D-codes
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14) |
• Explain the importance of labeling
• Define printing method and quality
• Explain labeling techniques
• Describe Labeling function
• Explain quality requirements
• Show selection of the printing technique
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15) |
• Evaluate students with final exam
• Define Pallet and the Non-Pallet Storage Systems
• List and analyze the Material handling Equipments
• Define and explain the types of packaging
• Explain labeling techniques
• List and discuss the most important subjects
• Describe Pallet Storage Systems
• Describe the Non-Pallet Storage Systems
• Distinguish the types of material handling equipment for pallet and non-pallet storage systems
• Explain and list packaging methods
• List types of packaging
• Describe Labeling function
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Has sufficient background in mathematics, science and engineering related fields. |
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Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, science and their fields together for engineering solutions. |
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Identifies, formulates and solves engineering problems, selects and applies appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose. |
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Analyze a system, system component or process and design it under realistic constraints to meet desired requirements; apply modern design methods accordingly. |
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Selects and uses the modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications. |
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Design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results. |
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Works individually and in multi-disciplinary teams. |
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Accesses information and conducts resource research for this purpose, uses databases and other information sources. |
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Accesses information and conducts resource research for this purpose, uses databases and other information sources. |
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Accesses information and conducts resource research for this purpose, uses databases and other information sources. |
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Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, science and their fields together for engineering solutions. |
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Identifies, formulates and solves engineering problems, selects and applies appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose. |
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Analyze a system, system component or process and design it under realistic constraints to meet desired requirements; apply modern design methods accordingly. |
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Selects and uses the modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications. |
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Works individually and in multi-disciplinary teams |
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Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least Advanced Level of European Computer Skills License. |
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Communicate effectively verbally and in writing; use a foreign language at least at level B1 of the European Language Portfolio. |
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Communicates using technical drawing. |
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Accesses information and conducts resource research for this purpose, uses databases and other information sources. |
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Becomes aware of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications; entrepreneurship and innovation and have knowledge about the problems of the age. |
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Has professional and ethical responsibility. |
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Have awareness of project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; the legal consequences of engineering applications. |
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Demonstrates awareness of the universal and social impact of engineering solutions and applications; is aware of entrepreneurship and innovation and has knowledge about the problems of the age. |
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