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<title>Logistics Projects</title>
<cid>IBB-451</cid>
<sapsubmodule>P420-0250</sapsubmodule>
<bkey>ibw4</bkey>
<ctypes>
<hours>4</hours>
<type>PA</type>
</ctypes>
<cp>5</cp>
<semester>4</semester>
<mandatory>no</mandatory>
<language>English</language>
<exam>Project</exam>
<curriculum>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>IBB-451</cid>
<branch>International Business</branch>
<semester>4</semester>
<mandatory_tag>optional course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
</curriculum>
<workload>
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.</workload>
<prerequisites>
<prerequisite>
<pfcid>IBB-150</pfcid>
<pftitle>Operations Management</pftitle>
</prerequisite>
</prerequisites>
<prerequisitesfor>
</prerequisitesfor>
<convenor>Prof. Dr. Thomas Bousonville</convenor>
<convenor-person-key>tbo</convenor-person-key>
<lecturers>
<lecturer>Prof. Dr. Thomas Bousonville</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>tbo</lecturer-person-key>
</lecturers>
<objectives>After successfully completing this module, students will: 
 - be able to independently work on a logistics-related project,
- have learned to work as a team in a project group and communicate with other project participants,
- be familiar with the relevant literature, especially in the field of materials management,

- be able to summarize the project task, the course of the project and the results in the form of a well-structured term paper,
- be able to demonstrate and discuss their knowledge in the form of a presentation, 
The content of the project must address fundamental questions from the field of logistics and in particular the topics warehousing, material flow and inventory management. 

</objectives>
<content>Based on a real or realistic task, students will develop a project management plan. They will divide up the tasks inherent to the project and adhere to their plan with regard to time and resources. The ( intermediate) results will be presented in the form of (intermediate) presentations and subsequently documented in a project report.</content>
<media>Supervised project work in groups; literature research on working methods in logistics; oral presentation</media>
<literature>_	Axsäter, S. (2015). Inventory control. 3rd ed. Heidelberg: Springer.
_	Chopra, S. and Meindl, P. (2016). Supply chain management. 6th ed. Harlow (Essex): Pearson.
</literature>
<offered>
</offered>
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