Transportation Management (6cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Transportation costs and inventory considerations are significant drivers of total logistics and supply chain management costs. This course expands on the earlier Principles of Supply Chain Management course, providing detailed concepts and applications for freight transportation considerations in supply chains. This will include modal comparisons and contrasts of operational, financial, marketing, and information technology tools/software available in the freight and supply chain industries. Collaboration and competition between and among the modes will be explored to understand specific tactics to improve modal and supply chain efficiencies and competitive alternatives in both the global and domestic markets. Additionally, current trends in freight transportation and supply chain management across the globe will be studied and discussed to consider strategies and tactics to shape, manage, and respond to those trends.



After completing the course, students will be able to:

Understand the European Transportation Policies
Able to calculate all the costs related to the transportation operations
Manage the domestic and global transportation processes based on cases studies
Understand and work with the transportation documents
Calculate the CO2 emissions and define the risks in transport.

Content (course unit)

The EU Transportation white and green papers
The Transportaion systems: Roal, Sea, rail, air and intermodal
Freight forwarders operations
Risks and safety in transportation operations
Sustainability in transport.

Prerequisites (course unit)

--The Basics of logistics is a prerequisite to this course.
This course may require a visits to ports in Finland and overseas to complete the best learning outcomes

Location and time

accoording to study schedule see Peppi/Pakki for details (Lukkari)

Exam schedules

See TAMK exam dates

Assessment methods and criteria

According to TAMK evaluation criterias (0,1-5)
- Knowing
- Doing
- Being
see also the learning objcts from course description

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Classroom learning,
Case learning,
Processive learning, interactive discussions
Independent stydy
Group studies

Learning materials

Course material in Tabula and relevant / articles / magazines / literature / media / interviews / web , more to be described in Tabula
Course Book: Bloomberg, LeMay and Hanna, 2002. Logistics

Student workload

According to TAMK schedule, ECT credits and Tabula timing instructions
Contact lessons, independent study and group assignments

Content scheduling

details to be reviewed in 1st lesson (tbd in Tabula)

Completion alternatives

No alternative implementations

Practical training and working life cooperation

Project work / project case study

International connections

Cases and discussion, global business environment

Further information

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Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

0 - Student has not participated adequately, the minimum required amount on face-to-face classes / written report fails to comply with present requirements / written report is quantitatively and qualitatively insufficient, nor does it meet the course learning objectives , failed lecture eam minimum pass rate, (Obs! any of these issues alone will lead to failed note = 0)

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

1-2
Student participation has been on adequate level based on course schedule
Student has the basic understanding on transportation management in general
Student has demonstrated basic skills by submitting required tasks and asignments during the course

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

3-4 In addition:
Student's participation has been active during contact lessons and online between lessons.
Student understand in good level transportation roles, tasks and challenges
Student can apply the knowledge in verbal conversations and written deliverables
Student is capable of applying all the acquired knowledge in to relevant, working life situations

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

5
Student has actively partipated and contributed to course implementation
Student has professional level of knowledge and wide understanding of transportation management
Student has demonstrated high skill level in transportation management and created value and shared information to other partipants
Student is exceptionally capable of applying all the acquired knowledge in to relevant, working life situations