SA_N_DOL Transport Logistics

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ján Ližbetin, 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
SA_N_DOL/S01: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with problems of transport logistics and its relationship to global market, to apprise them with the different modes of transport, a combination of different modes of transport and other transport options. The student can describe the basic concepts and approaches used in logistics, describe the problems associated with transport costs, performance measure in the transportation, international aspects of transport, the main activities in the field of transportation for shippers and carriers, classify traffic management and identify key technologies and the importance of information.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to transport logistics 2. Legislation in transport, European Transport policy, Transport policy in Czech Republic 3. Characteristics of carriers and transport services 4. Transport infrastructure in the Czech Republic 5. Transport infrastructure in Europe 6. The provider of transportation services 7. Intermodal transport systems 8. Management of Transport, decision-making of the mode of transport 9. Road transsport technologies 10. Railway transport technologies 11. Air transport and water transport technologies 12. Logistics centers and their connection to transport systems 13. Transport Logistics and Environment
Literature
    required literature
  • Southern, R. Neil,: Transportation and logistics basics, Memphis : Continental Traffic Publishing Company, 1997, ISBN 0-9655014-0-X
    recommended literature
  • Martin, Heinrich - Transport- und Lagerlogistik, Wiesbaden : Springer Vieweg, 2014. -- xv, 546 s. ISBN 978-3-658-03142-8
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Excursion - language
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Individual Project20 
Power-point presentation6 
Preparation for the Mid-term Test1326
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1366
Preparation for the Final Test2626
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2612
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 70 %
Test – mid-term 10 %
Project – individual 20 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course: First Test/Seminar Work/ … : 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
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2017, summer 2020, winter 2022, summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (summer 2019, recent)
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