Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Logistics and Distribution

• code 09321
• course 99
• term
• type op
• credits 3

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: Spanish

Head instructor

• 04 - To understand and know how to use financial terms within a business framework.
• 09 - To identify emerging economies as well as the underdeveloped world, and to analyse applied growth policies.
• 10 - To identify long-term economic growth factors and understand the impact of globalisation.
• 13 - To be familiar with and understand the terms and processes of company management.
• 22 - To be able to identify the nature and behaviour of producers, consumers and investors.
• 24 - To be able to carry out a financial, social and historical analysis of the environment in which a company operates.
• 25 - To understand the commercial function of a company and its objectives.
• 26 - To comprehend and use the basic concepts of marketing and the main sectorial policies and understand the commercial environment in which these companies operate.
• 27 - To be able to read and understand literature on economic and business issues.
• 28 - To be able to work in another language and use terminology and structures related to the economic-business world.
• 32 - To acquire problem solving skills based on quantitative and qualitative information.
• 33 - To be able to search for, interpret and convey information.
• 34 - To develop the ability to predict situations and anticipate events, as well as be able to recognise and interpret an economic situation within a specific context.
• 36 - To interpret quantitative and qualitative data and apply mathematical and statistical tools to business processes.
• 37 - To be able to apply managerial methods, tools and techniques.
• 38 - To be able to connect the main variables (both formal and informal) which influence human behaviour in an organisation.
• 39 - To acquire the ability to solve problems and make decisions based on relevant information, applying the appropriate methods and situating the problem within the organisation as a whole.
• 41 - To be able to descriptively summarise information.
• 46 - To acquire the ability to understand and participate in conferences and lectures in an academic context.
• 48 - To be able to identify the information needs in order to manage the main departments within organisations.
• 50 - To acquire the ability to relate concepts, analyse and synthesise.
• 51 - To develop decision making skills.
• 52 - To develop interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
• 53 - To acquire the skills necessary to learn autonomously.
• 54 - To be able to express one’s ideas and formulate arguments in a logical and coherent way, both verbally and in writing.
• 55 - To adopt good time management skills.
• 56 - To be able to create arguments which are conducive to critical and self-critical thinking.
• 57 - To acquire skills which favour reading comprehension.
• 58 - To be able to develop self-assessment exercises.
• 59 - To skilfully use software and ICTs.
• 60 - To acquire knowledge that promotes respect for other cultures and habits.
• 61 - To develop skills for adapting to new situations.
• 62 - To acquire mechanisms that facilitate the adoption of ethical commitments.
• 64 - To be able to plan and organise one's work.
• 65 - To acquire the ability to put knowledge into practice.
• 66 - To be able to retrieve and manage information.
• 67 - To be able to express oneself in other languages.
• 68 - To develop mechanisms that encourage sensitivity towards social welfare issues.

The program is based on six axis, related to each other:

1. Introduction to commercial distribution. Integrating distribution in the supply chain.

2. New trends in demand forecasting. The forecasting role in order to anticipate reality.

3. Actors of supply chain: warehousing, transport, logistics operators.

4. Strategic decisions in modern commercial distribution: logistic platforms, cross docking, re-engineering of distribution.

5. Infrastructures: consumer service, cycle orders and service level management.

• Ballou, Ronald. “Logística: administración de la cadena de suministro”. Prentice Hall (2004).
• Ponce, E. & Prida, B. “La logística de los aprovisionamientos para la integración de la cadena de suministros”. Prentice Hall (2004).
• SAINZ DE VICUÑA, J.M.: "La Distribución Comercial: Opciones Estrategicas", Ed. ESIC, 2001
• Díez de Castro, E. "Distribución Comercial". McGraw-Hill/ Interamericana de España (2004).