Post on 04-Oct-2021
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f Logistics
Information sessionDepartment of Logistics
Open Day 2018Presented by Ulrike Kussing
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f Logistics
Agenda for today
• Focus areas of our department• How does what we teach fit into everyday life?• Degree options• Potential employers• Questions from the audience
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f Logistics
Focus areas of our department
Logistics Management
LMOperations Research
OR
Quantitative Management
QMTransport Economics
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How does what we teach fit into everyday life?
EXAMPLE: A day in the life of a take‐away burger …• How did they decide where to put the restaurant?• Who planned the roads to get there?• How did they plan the number of tills?• Who plans the delivery routes?• How did they find suppliers for the buns, meat, salad,
sauces, serviettes, etc.?• How do they decide on how much to order?
QMOR
TE
QMOR
QM
LM
LM QM
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f Logistics
How does what we teach fit into everyday life?
EXAMPLE: A day in the life of a take‐away burger …• How do the suppliers deliver to the restaurant?• What technology do the suppliers use to run their
business?• What happens when you phone in an order for
delivery?• How does the restaurant know that you were happy
with the burger and service you received?
TELM
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LM
QM
LM TE
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f Logistics
Degree options that you can choose from
Degree programme Focal area / Stream / MajorBCom (Management Sciences) Logistics Management
Quantitative ManagementBCom (Economic Sciences) Transport EconomicsBCom (Mathematical Sciences) Operations ResearchOther degrees (non‐BCom)‐ BAgricAdmin‐ BSc (Mathematical Sciences)‐ BScAgric
Logistics ManagementOperations ResearchLogistics Management