S_N_TCL Technology of city logistics

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
SUMMER 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ondrej Stopka, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ondrej Stopka, PhD.
Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
S_N_TCL/S01: each odd Monday 13:05–14:35 E6, each odd Monday 14:50–16:20 E6, O. Stopka
Prerequisites
OBOR ( CAP )
Basic terminological knowledge from the field of transport and logistics is the prerequisite for enrollment of the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the nature and solution of logistics problems of cities in different concepts of partial solutions to complex approach. They become familiar with the classic concept of city logistics solutions as flows of goods and other materials to the centers of large cities, widespread concept involving all relevant components of transport in the whole agglomeration, the issue of freight and public transport, including its integration as an important part of city logistics and related logistics and environmental aspect. Graduates will be able to identify strengths and weaknesses in transport in towns and cities, can solve the task scheduling and optimization of transport and traffic flows in cities. They will be able to define and describe the properties of both passenger and freight transport, environment and transport technology, able to define the basic parameters of a comprehensive solution of this particular issue.
Learning outcomes
After the graduation of the course, the student is able to:
- using modern managerial approaches in the field of logistics, to manage the nature and solution of logistics problems of cities in different concepts of partial solutions to complex approach;
- to become familiar with the classic concept of city logistics solutions as flows of goods and other materials to the centers of large cities, widespread concept involving all relevant components of transport in the whole agglomeration, the issue of freight and public transport, including its integration as an important part of city logistics and related logistics and environmental aspect;
- to identify strengths and weaknesses in transport in towns and cities, can solve the task scheduling and optimization of transport and traffic flows in cities;
- to define and describe the properties of both passenger and freight transport, environment and transport technology, able to define the basic parameters of a comprehensive solution of this particular issue.
Syllabus
  • 1. The issues of City Logistics.
  • 2. Road transport of the world cities.
  • 3. Transport as a system.
  • 4. System approach to urban transport.
  • 5. Definition of transport services.
  • 6. Modeling the operation in the transport sector.
  • 7. Forecasting and modeling the transport needs.
  • 8. Creating the transport process using the PTV VISION.
  • 9. Logistics of supplying the city by freight transport.
  • 10. Technology of operating the city by freight transport.
  • 11. Data collection and analysis of permeability.
  • 12. Analysis and modeling the population movements.
  • 13. Analysis of connectivity and appropriateness of cartography methods.
Literature
    required literature
  • TANIGUCHI, E. et al. Urban Transportation and Logistics: Health, Safety, and Security Concerns. 1st. CRC Press, 2013, 280 pp. ISBN 978-1-4822-0909-9. info
  • TANIGUCHI, E. and R.G. THOMPSON. City Logistics: Mapping The Future. CRC Press, 2014, 231 pp. ISBN 978-1-4822-0889-4. info
  • LAMBERT, Douglas M., James R. STOCK and Lisa M. ELLRAM. Fundamentals of Logistics. International edition editio. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1998, 626 pp. ISBN 978-0-07-115752-0. info
    recommended literature
  • Suzuki, Hiroaki, Cervero, Robert, and Iuchi, Kanako. Transforming Cities with Transit : Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development. Herndon, VA, USA: World Bank Publications, 2013. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 13 May 2015.
  • HUGOS, Michael H. Essentials of Supply Chain Management. Third Edition. Wiley, 2011, 348 pp. ISBN 978-0-470-94218-5. info
  • VOŽENÍLEK, Vít and Vladimír STRAKOŠ. City logistics : dopravní problémy města a logistika. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2009, 192 s. ISBN 978-80-244-2317-3. Obsah info
  • PERNICA, Petr. Logistika (supply chain management) pro 21. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Radix, 2005, 3 sv. (569. ISBN 80-86031-59-4. Obsah - 3. díl Obsah - 1. díl Obsah - 2. díl info
  • SOUTHERN, R. Neil. Transportation and Logistics Basics. ilustrované vydání. Northwestern University: Continental Traffic Publishing Company, 1997, 375 pp. A Handbook for Transportation and Logistics Professionals and Students. ISBN 978-0-9655014-0-8. info
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Exercise
Excursion - language
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Block - tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Competition
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for elaboration of the semester work3232
Preparation for presentation of the semester work1414
Preparation for the Mid-term Test8 
Preparation for Lectures5 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1952
Preparation for the Final Test1420
Project preparation1212
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2626
Total:156156
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 70 %
Presentation 10 %
Seminary Work 10 %
Comprehensive assessment of the student activities 10 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course: Submission and presentation of the semester work + comprehensive assessment of the student activities: maximum 30% (0-30 points), Final Test: maximum 70% (0-70 points). Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.
Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
https://is.vstecb.cz/auth/el/5610/projektclill/L_CLT/index.qwarp
This course will consist of individual elaboration of the semestral logistics project in real conditions of the selected company. Due to this reason, attendance will not be tracked.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2015, winter 2015, Summer 2016, winter 2016, summer 2017, winter 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019, winter 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, summer 2022, winter 2022.
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