To acquire basic knowledge about logistics significance in enterprises, as well as different logistics strategies and concepts that are reflected on the material goods flow and their transformation in time and space.

By the end of the course the student will be able to: recognize and define the role and place of logistics in the company; define the structure of logistics system and processes in enterprise according to the material goods requirements; identify, describe and quantifie logistics processes; estimate basics performances of logistics processes and systems; carry out critical analysis of different alternative solutions for logistics processes realizations; make the right approach to organizing, managing and controling material goods and information that associate with them.

Logistics goals and assignments of enterprise logistics. Logistics enterprise system. Logistics strategy and company concepts. Management of transport subsystem. Typical technologies for storing goods. Warehouse management. Inventory management. Purchasing logistics. Production logistics. Distribution logistics. Reverse logistics. Information flows in logistics system. Logistics performances and controlling. Organizational features of logistics functions in enterprise.

Lectures, exercises, consultations, debates. This course is designed tour companies with prominent logistics processes. Knowledge testing: test paper.