Responsible: Førsteamanuensis
Øyvind Halskau, Førsteamanuensis
Kjetil Haugen, Professor
Arnt Buvik and Professor II
Kurt Jörnsten.

The course contains: An overview of the development of logistics up till today. In particular, it discusses trends in production philosophies like JIT, OPT/TOC, MRP, lean-production and flexible production. Likewise, the development in globalization and international logistics up until today will be treated. Further, concepts like time-based management, supplier relationships, supply chain management, total quality management, third part and fourth part logistics will be detailed. Finally, the importance of logistical strategies and aims will be discussed together with design of logistical systems, coordination, control and management of such systems, and how to implement them and handle change. The course will be based on articles from international journals.