Engineering and Supply Chain Management

WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER ENGINEERING

General Data

Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 4.00
Status: Mandatory
Type: Course
Academic Year:
Term:
Languages: English, Portuguese
Available for Mobility Students: No
Restricted to alliance: No
Code: Sin codigo

Coordination

Description

Theory/Practice
2

Laboratory
2


 

Instructors

Antonio Galrão Ramos


 

Contents

CP1 - Introduction to Warehouse Design and Operations
CP2 - Warehouse design
CP3 - Warehouse tactical decisions
CP4 - Order preparation
CP5 - Measuring warehouse performance

Learning Outcomes

To provide students with knowledge and skills for engineering and management of warehouses and distribution centres.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
OB1 ? Understand the role of a warehouse or distribution Center in a supply chain and the means by which it operates.
OB2 ? Select and develop mathematical and computational models to optimise space and time requirements in a warehouse or distribution Center.
OB3 ? Develop the ability to plan, implement, and manage different storage systems.