NSYS 6171 Logistics Systems Engineering (SY 570) 

Note: The following provides a suggested course description, objectives, and an outline. These may be modified pending discussion with the Faculty Chairs, proposing faculty, and other curriculum reviewers.

Representative Course Description:

Concepts, methods and techniques for design and engineering of logistics systems associated with product production/manufacturing and customer usage. The course focuses on using system engineering practices and analyses and its bases. Specific topics include: logistics systems requirements; logistics systems design and engineering concurrently with product development; transportation and distribution, warehousing, supply/material support, inventory analysis, fundamentals of supply chain design and management and product/customer support.

Representative Course Objectives:

To provide students with concepts, methods and techniques for treating the logistics function associated with products and services as a system - during product and service design and development, production and operational usage.

Representative Course Topical Areas:

  • Introduction to Logistics
  • Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
  • Logistics Concepts and Principles
  • Systems in Logistics
  • Warehouse Analysis and Design
  • Storage and Material Handling
  • Package and Distribution
  • Reliability: The Hidden Ingredient in Logistics
  • Spare Part Analysis
  • Inventory Analysis
  • Transportation Systems
  • Distribution Systems
  • Maintenance Analysis
  • Manpower and Personnel

Prerequisite Knowledge:

SY 720 NT, Systems Engineering and Analysis or experience industry experience with Systems Engineering concepts and processes

 

 



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