Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Postal logistics centres (17.S1I592)

Native organizations units: Department of Traffic Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Postal Traffic and Telecommunications (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Logistics and Intermodal Transport
ECTS	4

Acquiring knowledge on postal centers like specific ones, collective-distributive logistics centers.

By completing the course student will be able to: define structure of logistics processes according to the requirements of postal deliveries and goods; define the structure of logistics systems in postal logistics center; defines key logistics performances; to properly define technology and technical characteristics of the equipment in the postal - logistics flows; to approach properly on dimensioning and tehnological-physical shaping of postal logistics center.

Basic types and functions of logistics centers. Functions of postal logistics centers in postal network. Criteria and procedure for election of macro, meso and micro location of postal logistics centers. Analysis of postal deliveries flows and goods through postal logistic center. Structure and performances of logistical processes. Structure of functions and subsystems of postal logistics center. Requirement analysis for dimensioning logistics subsystems. Technological-physical features of postal logistics centres. Analysis on implementation of new postal services from the logistics aspect. The examples of existing logistics centers.

Lectures, exercises, consultations, debates, public presentation of term papers. Knowledge check: written exam.