Bachelor
2021/2022
Intermodal Transportation Management
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course
Area of studies:
Management
Delivered by:
Department of Operations Management and Logistics
Where:
Graduate School of Business
When:
4 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Alexander Kolik
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is aimed at learning of the role of intermodal transportation in modern logistics and supply chains and the principles of intermodal transportation management. The course provides additional knowledge on modern transport systems and encourages the improvement of professional discussion in English skills
Learning Objectives
- Getting the fundamental knowledge on modern intermodal transportation necessary for successful business in logistics and supply chains management
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of factors that had determined the creation and development of the Intermodal concept
- Knowledge of of principal ideas of intermodal transportation and the basic models of intermodal transport services
- Knowledge of global container system components and its role in contemporary economy. Knowledge of main container types and container technologies
- Knowledge of intermodal corridors and terminals' parameters, description of their functions in the transport system and supply chains
- Understanding of transport modes' advantages important for intermodal transportation. Knowledge of modes' interoperation principles. Understanding of ecologic priorities and their influence over intermodal transport development
Course Contents
- Intermodal concept prerequisites
- Multimodal and Intermodal transport: principle models and basic ideas
- Global container system
- Infrastructure of intermodal transportation
- Transport modes' role in intermodal transportation
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.1 * Attendance + 0.1 * Intermediary testing + 0.5 * Exam + 0.3 * Seminar presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Analyzing competition in intermodal freight transport networks : The market implication of business consolidation strategies. (2017). Research in Transportation Business & Management, 23, 12–20. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.library.wur.nl.wurpubs.523227
- Anu H. Bask, Jari Juga, & Jouni Laine. (n.d.). 1 Problems and Prospects for Intermodal Transport: Theoretical Tools for Practical Breakthroughs? Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.53DC2D19
- European intermodal freight transport network : Market structure analysis. (2017). Journal of Transport Geography, 60, 141–154. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.library.wur.nl.wurpubs.517011
- Hammadi, S., & Ksouri, M. (2014). Multimodal Transport Systems. London, U.K.: Wiley-ISTE. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=675731
- Spanjaart, M. (2017). Multimodal Transport Law (Vol. First edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1575720
- Сорокина, Г. Н. Logistics [Электронный ресурс] : Учебное пособие / Г. Н. Сорокина, И. А. Черниченко. - М.: Альтаир-МГАВТ, 2013 - 28 с. - Режим доступа: http://www.znanium.com/
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Kudlac Stefan, Gasparik Jozef, Dedik Milan, & Kurenkov Petr V. (2018). Identification of Restricting Criteria for Comprehensive Assessment of Logistics Chains in Intermodal Transport. LOGI, (2), 18. https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2018-0015