Overview of the logistics sector (C7000)

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• Learn about the origin, the evolution and the scope of the logistics core-concept.
• Define the components of this sector, its challenges and its opportunities in Luxembourg.
• Get an overview on the logistics functions: supply, production, distribution and demand management.
• Identify the jobs and the profiles opportunities.
• Understand the organizations and types of logistics companies: logisticsand transport, industrial logistics, health services, events, etc.
• Understand the concept of operations management, warehouse management and transportation management.
• Use the English and French specific vocabulary.

• Introduction with a presentation of the world of the logistic sector, its history and geography in connection with the evolution of logistics at global/European level and at Luxembourg level.
• The logistic chain and its 10 distinct steps.
• Identification of the main internal and external actors of the logistics chain, their roles and their interactions.
• Introduction to vocabulary / technical terms and codification required for logistics.
• Introduction to the various modes of transport and the inherent documentation from A to Z (HAWB / MAWB / FFM / CUSTOMS / etc.) related to transport and logistics.
• Functioning of a common logistic company: structure, organization, departments, etc.
• Identification of different logistic modes: industrial logistics, events, retail, health, etc.
• Presentation of the transport and logistics professions.

Handle a complex operation in a case study with variable factors.

• Information systems / IT in logistics.
• Summary and exercises to prepare the exam.