Curriculum

Academic research work encompasses:

• theoretical, development and applicative research,
• education, academic improvement of researchers,
• academic-research infrastructure,
• academic-research work planning.
• Postgraduate studies: critical analysis, results, written coursework, PhD thesis.
• Methods of an academic-research work: logic, methods, methodology.
• Structure of academic work.
• Individual research work as a research concept that are in line with the methodologies from other courses.
• Reports, presentations of reports, discussions, critical analysis.
• Evaluation of one’s own research work and research work of others.
• Group work, team work, division of tasks.
• Study of professional and academic literature and current literature.

Lecturer: prof. dr. Rosi Bojan

Coursework/ work report (80%), presentation/discussion (20%).

The content of the subject is aimed at integration of systems knowledge and the newest research in the area of IT in logistic processes:
1.Logistic challenges of the information society
Intelligent Web (Web 2.0)
Knowledge web and web ontologies
Web agents, communication protocols (FIPA standard)
Autonomous, self-adaptive operation (MAPE-K)
Integration of concepts in the framework of intelligent logistic systems, Internet of things and physical Internet
2. Decision support systems
Advanced simulation modelling techniques as a foundation to systems approach to analysis and optimisation of intra- and inter-logistic processes:
Discrete event simulation
Systems dynamics
Agent-based simulation
Paradigm integration in a multi-layered, intra- and inter-organisational decision making
3. Service quality management in intelligent logistic systems
Service quality indicators
Integracija metod in standardov v CMM modelu
Correctness, timeliness, dependability and predictability
Service quality evaluation and assurance model
Integration of methods and standards in a CMM model

Lecturer: izr. prof. dr. Gumzej Roman

Assessment of the research work (100%).

Basic areas of course are:
1 Corporate culture
1.1 Theoretical starting points for consideration of corporate culture
1.2 Corporate culture in business
1.3 Integral viewpoint of corporate culture
1.4 Differential viewpoint of corporate culture
1.5 Management of corporate culture
2 Corporate culture and supply chain
2.1 The importance and role of corporate culture in supply chain
2.2 The role of individuals’ culture in supply chain
2.3 Cultural dilemmas’ in supply chain
2.4 Organizational climate in supply chain
2.5 Different approaches for implementation of corporate culture in supply chain
3 Cases from business practice
3.1 Corporate culture and change
3.2 Corporate culture in sustainable development
3.3 Corporate culture and business ethics
3.4 Corporate culture in diversified supply chains

Lecturer: prof. dr. Potočan Vojko

Active work at lectures and tutorials (40%). Individual course papers (60%).

Sustainable transport
Sustainable functioning of supply chains
EU policies and directives on sustainable transport
Sustainable mobility and green technologies
Alternative fuels and technologies in sustainable transport
Electromobility as a serious alternative
Integration of green technologies into sustainable supply chains
Management of sustainable trensport and environmental impact assessment
Designing sustainable business models and systems by integrating new, green, sustainable technologies

Lecturer: izr. prof. dr. Knez Matjaž

Research work (50%). Oral examination (50%).

Basic fields of this subject are:

• relationships with different stakeholders,
• trust and relationship commitment (interorganizational trust, trust and relationship commitment in terms of suppyl chain management, factors influencing trust and relationship commitment),
• collaborative behaviour (interorganizational collaboration, collaboration in supply chain management, factors influencing collaboration in supply chains).

Lecturer: doc. dr. Mlaker Kač Sonja

Active work during lectures (40%). Seminar paper (60).

− The importance of intralogistics 4.0 in the logistics chain in terms of throughput capacity, energy efficiency, sustainability, information support to logistics processes and digitization.
− Modern trends in logistics 4.0 (Industry 4.0, Warehousing 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT), Digitalization, Robotization, Artificial Intelligence, Physical Internet.
− Information and material flow in intralogistics 4.0.
− Warehouse processes in intralogistics 4.0.
− Warehousing 4.0 with the emphasis on the process of Order-Picking.
− Centralised and decentralised control of transport systems in intralogistics 4.0.
− Automatic and autonomous transport and warehousing systems in intralogistics 4.0 (Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Shuttle-Based Storage and Retrieval Systems and Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval Systems).
− Design and modelling of transport and warehousing systems in intralogistics 4.0 with the emphasis on:
maximum throughput capacity, minimum total cost, energy efficiency and sustainability.
− Multi-objective optimization of transport and warehousing systems in intralogistics 4.0

Lecturer: prof. dr. Lerher Tone

− Research work (50%). − Exam (theoretical and practical knowledge (50%)).

1. Getting familiarized with the Port Choice Problem (PCP). Studying relevant scientific literature from this field.
2. Studying methodological approaches used in scientific sources from this field.
3. Applying methodologies to concrete cases.
4. Studying applications of solutions to other fields in logistics and transport

Lecturer: izr. prof. dr. Kramberger Tomaž

Final report (70%), public presentation (30%).

Academic research in the field of supply chains, logistics systems and logistics chains.
Philosophy of managing, operating and controlling integrated supply chains.
Determining tasks and challenges of effective supply chain management.
Studying internal processes and relationships of supply chains.
Modelling internal processes and optimising integrated supply chain situations.
The module refers to undergraduate and postgraduate masters courses.

Lecturer: prof. dr. Rosi Bojan

Research coursework (50%) and examination (50%).

THEORY OF SYSTEM CONTROL: Ontology of system control, system models, deterministic and stochastic systems, control as decision making, optimal model-based control. Orders’ Controllers and supply chain synchronization for the bullwhip effect compensation.
MODELING AND SIMULATION OF LOGISTIC SYSTEMS: Theory of discrete systems modelling, simulation tools, introduction to Scilab, simulation of discrete systems, simulation of stochastic logistic processes, Monte carlo simulation.
THE USE OF STATISTICAL MODELS AND METHODS FOR THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC:
The use of multivariate statistical analysis, structural equation and other statistical models in logistics, supply chain management, transportation and traffic. The main emphasis is on increasing a companies’ efficiency, as well as improving transportation and traffic safety.
METHODS FOR CONTROL OF LOGISTICS SYSTEMS: Optimization of transportation and logistics systems, job scheduling in logistic systems, heuristic procedures and meta-heuristics for the optimization of logistic systems, theory of time-series forecasting, modeling and control of distribution networks.
EXAMPLES OF LOGISTICS SYSTEMS CONTROL:
Alocation of distribution centers, scheduling examples in logistic systems, inventory control, demand forecasting, modeling of transportation in distribution networks, optimization of the problems in the queueing theory.

Lecturer: izr. prof. dr. Dragan Dejan

Project (research work)(70%)), Oral examination (30%).

Academic research work encompasses:

• theoretical research,
• academic-research work planning,
• study of professional and academic literature and current literature.

Plan of scientific research work (coursework/work report/presentation/discussion (100%))).

Academic research work encompasses:

• theoretical, development and applicative research,
• implementation of academic-research work plan.

Postgraduate studies: critical analysis, results, study of the literature.
Methods of an academic-research work: logic, methods, methodology.
Structure of academic work.
Individual research work as a research concept that are in line with the methodologies from other courses.
Reports, presentations of reports, discussions, critical analysis.
Evaluation of one’s own research work and research work of others.

Presentation of the results of the first year (80%). Literature review, coursework/work report/presentation/discussion (20%).