73130 - Laboratory of Logistics (2nd cycle)

Learning outcomes

This class, together with ‘ Impianti Meccanici E Logistica Lm - 2" will go over the whole-integrated manufacturing process management in different kinds of industry: from industrial firms to service firms. The course will examine carefully main steps and functions in materials management, supply chain management, production (product design, manufacturing schedule, assembly, and governance control); completed item shipping and distribution ( logistics, facilities, storage, packaging, shipment, stocks management);

Course goal will be the understanding of the general models and features that lead to the decision, design and management of logistics systems, integrated or flexible. Systems that can successfully comprehend both actual physical flows and information flows, giving back an high-quality level of products on customer-care while reducing significantly idle times and manufacturing major costs, being also sufficiently flexible for market-adapting re-arrangements

Course contents

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN INDUSTRY

Elevators machinery

Line transporters

FLEXIBLE AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES

Introduction to automatic guided vehicles

MANUAL STORAGE SYSTEMS AND STOCKING

The importance of  storage systems and warehousing

Storage methods and different kinds of warehouse

Elements for Storage design

Information flow in storage systems

AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE

Storage Elevators

Service times/ operational times  managing

DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS

Activities flow in logistics

Competitive logistic and transportation

Multi-type transport, development scenarios in transportation and logistics 

THE FLOW OF INFORMATION

Production informative flow

planning and production control

material management systems

Readings/Bibliography

- PARESCHI A., FERRARI E., PERSONA A., REGATTIERI A., “Logistica Integrata e Flessibile”, Ed.Esculapio, 2007

- readings directly supplied by teacher

Teaching methods

applications and frontal lessons

Assessment methods

Test (in writing) in 2 sections: numerical problems and theory questions

Teaching tools

Numerical examples, case studies and learning objects written by teacher and available on AMS Campus or Universibo portal

Office hours

See the website of Emilio Ferrari