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General information

Subject type: Optional

Coordinator: Maria Dolors Celma Benaiges

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 3

Teaching staff: 

Alex Sanz Fernandez

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 1

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Spanish

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Basic skills

  • CB6-Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context

  • CB7. That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study. 

  • CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments

Specific skills

  • CE1. Show critical distance autonomy in issues or issues related to the maritime business, logistics and supply chain and in the application of innovative ideas in these areas.

  • CE5. Design and implement logistics systems, assessing the different possible alternatives, technical and resource constraints and taking into account the coordinated direction and management along the supply chain.

  • CE6. Evaluate the performance of the entire logistics system, taking into account the fulfillment / non-fulfillment of the objectives of quality, cost and service planned to detect and prioritize areas for improvement.

  • CE7. Manage (plan, schedule and control) the flow of materials and information (supply chain flow) through the coordinated direction and management of the areas of purchasing, production and physical distribution of the company. 

Transversal competences

  • CT1. Show willingness to learn about new cultures, experiment with new methodologies and encourage international exchange in the context of logistics, supply chain and maritime business.

  • CT2. Demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership and leadership skills that build personal confidence and reduce risk aversion. 

  • CT3. Develop tasks applying the acquired knowledge with flexibility and creativity and adapting them to new contexts and situations. 

Presentation of the subject

The subject's main objective is to train students in specific aspects of Logistics that are not usually seen in other subjects. The subject provides a first approach to these topics. From which, the student will have a broader vision of Logistics.

Contents

Specialized seminars, covering theoretical or practical aspects of topics already covered in other subjects, providing depth and breadth to the student's knowledge. Examples of possible topics:

 

  •  Green logistics.
  • Game theory applied to logistics. 
  • Humanitarian logistics and in Natural Disasters. 
  • Reverse logistics and applied in web business.

Activities and evaluation system

Continuous Assessment (100%)

  1. Group work on specific topics of the course (50%)
  2. Individual completion of a case study on a specific topic of the course, to be chosen by the student (50%).

To pass the subject, it is essential to obtain a minimum grade of 5 points in each point.

Bibliography

Basic

Cozzolino, A., & Cozzolino, A. (2012). Humanitarian logistics and supply chain management (pp. 5-16). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Edgar, E., Blanco & Yossi Sheffi (2017). "Chapter 7: Green Logistics" in Sustainable Supply Chains A Research-Based Textbook on Operations and Strategy. Yann Bouchery Charles J. Corbett Jan C. Fransoo Tarkan Tan. Publisher Name Springer, Cham eBook Packages. Print ISBN; 978-3-319-29789-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29791-0

McKinnon, A., Browne, M., Whiteing, A., & Piecyk, M. (Eds.). (2015). Green logistics: Improving the environmental sustainability of logistics. Kogan Page Publishers.

Morsut, C., Kuran, C., Kruke, BI, Orru, K., & Hansson, S. (2021). Linking resilience, vulnerability, social capital and risk awareness for crisis and disaster research. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 30, 137–147. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12375

Tadelis, S. (2013). Game theory: an introduction. Princeton university press.

Complementary

Birkmann, J. (2007). Risk and vulnerability indicators at different scales: Applicability, usefulness and policy implications. Environmental hazards, 7(1), 20-31.