Education

ASW-University of Cooperative Education

ASW-Berufsakademie Saarland offers a course of studies in business administration with a specialization in logistics (grade: Bachelor of Arts) as well as a 9-month intensive course in further education which leads to a certificate as „ASW Certified Specialist in Purchasing and Logistics”.

BA in Business Administration (specialization in logistics)
Course Content

1st year of studies

Fundamentals (logistics objectives, logistics planning)
Logistics organization
Logistics systems (transport, handling, warehousing and picking systems)
Information logistics (handling of master data, identification technologies)
Logistics in a functional, divisional and matrix organization
Relevant fundamentals of law adressing logistic matters
Value-added tax and customs in international trade
Fundamentals of operations research for the handling of logistic processes (linear
programming, network techniques)

2nd year of studies

Procurement logistics I – material management
Procurement logistics II – Supplier Relationship Management
Production logistics I – Fundamentals
Production logistics II – Production planning and control systems
Warheouse logistics

3rd year of studies

Outbound logistics
Fundamentals of operations research for the handling of logistic processes II – route planning and transportation models
Supply Chain-Management
Waste management logistics
Fundamentals of quality management
Logistics with SAP
Managerial Accounting in logistics
International logistics
Logistics 4.0

ASW Certified Specialist in Purchasing and Logistics

Course Content

This course addresses employees from the following areas: distribution and sales, logistics, warehouse management, transport, dispatch, customs, handling of goods and similar fields.