Logistics Engineering and Management

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This logistics course deals with the engineering and management of the multiple flows in every segment (node or link) of the network consisting of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, vendors, and customers. The coordination and integration of these flows within and across these network elements are critical and acknowledged as a key to any successful industrial strategy.
As such, this course is dedicated to the fundamental concepts and techniques of logistic processes’ optimization, logistics management, quality engineering and quality management systems.
The course focuses particularly on demand and supply forecasting models, logistics network planning and modelling, warehousing and inventory management models, production and manufacturing logistics, logistics distribution & transport systems, reverse logistics, quality engineering and quality management systems. The course closes with a discussion about (1) the challenges of greening logistics operations, and (2) the integration of all of the above towards supply chain management.

Objectifs (et/ou acquis d'apprentissages spécifiques)

Introduce to the future engineer, the key concepts of logistics operations, logistics optimization, quality engineering and quality management of industrial systems and products while insisting on the underlying principles and assumptions as well as the resulting limitations and practical issues of their application.

Pré-requis et Co-requis

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Méthodes d'enseignement et activités d'apprentissages

Semester: First semester of the academic year (Early November to mid-December).
Theoretical part: 1 ECTS (3 sessions of 4 hours each).
Exercises/Practicals part: 3 ECTS (9 sessions of 4 hours each) comprising exercises, illustrations, workshops with experts.
Eventual take-home exercises to be solved or a case to be elaborated (1 ECTS personal work).

Références, bibliographie et lectures recommandées

Essentials of Logistics and Management, EPFL-Press
Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control. G. Ghiani, G. Laporte, R. Musmanno. Editions WILEY.
Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control. S. Chapman, Edition Pearson Prentice Hall.
Management Industriel et Logistique: Conception et pilotage de la Supply Chain. G. Baglin, O. Bruel, A Garreau, M. Greif, et al. Editions Economica.
Other books, brochures, papers and case studies will be regularly provided to the students.

Support(s) de cours

Université virtuelle

Contribution au profil d'enseignement

(1) Improve significantly the capacity of the future engineer to understand and formalize logistics operations and quality issues and, (2) equip him with the necessary skills and tools to optimize and manage them.

Contribution au profil d'enseignement bioingénieur:
Maitriser, explorer et mobiliser un ensemble de connaissances scientifiques, techniques et technologiques avancées liées à la bioingénierie, à la chimie et aux bio-industries, sur la base des résultats de recherches de pointe dans les domaines suivants :
- Économie et législation industrielles

Concevoir, dimensionner et proposer des solutions technologiques, scientifiques et opérationnelles innovantes et adaptées au monde du vivant dans le cadre de problématiques complexes liées à la chimie et aux bio- industries, de l’échelle du laboratoire à celle de leurs applications.
- Proposer, mettre en place et assurer le suivi d’un système d’assurance de la qualité́ de produits issus du domaine des bio-industries.

Autres renseignements

Contacts

Professor Alassane B. NDIAYE
alassane.ndiaye@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Méthode(s) d'évaluation

Examen écrit

Examen écrit

Construction de la note (en ce compris, la pondération des notes partielles)

Theoretical Part: written exam (Multiple Choice and/or open questions): 20%
Exercices/Practicals Part: written exam (exercises to be solved): 80%.

Langue(s) d'évaluation

anglais

Recherche