SA_N_TCL Technology of City Logistics

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 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
SA_N_TCL/S01: No timetable has been entered into IS. O. Stopka
Prerequisites
FORMA ( P )
Basic knowledge of 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 1 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/1, only registered: 0/1
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the nature and solution of logistic 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. The issues of City Logistics.
  • 2. Basic City Logistics concept.
  • 3. Basic problems in big cities.
  • 4. Measures within transport system of the cities.
  • 5. Transport serviceability in the context of City Logistics.
  • 6. Logistics technologies in the context of City Logistics.
  • 7. Specific City Logistics concepts.
  • 8. Examples of City Logistics solutions abroad.
  • 9. System approach to urban transportation.
  • 10. Integrated Transport System.
  • 11. Technology of supplying the city by freight transport.
  • 12. Traffic surveys in urban areas.
  • 13. Geographic Information Systems.
Literature
  • ANIGUCHI, E. a R.G. THOMPSON. City Logistics: Mapping The Future. : CRC Press, 2014. 231 s. ISBN 978-1-4822-0889-4.
  • 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.
  • LAMBERT, Douglas M., James R. STOCK a Lisa M. ELLRAM. Fundamentals of Logistics. International edition editio. : McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1998. 626 s. ISBN 978-0-07-115752-0.
  • HUGOS, Michael H. Essentials of Supply Chain Management. Third Edition. : Wiley, 2011. 348 s. ISBN 978-0-470-94218-5.
  • SOUTHERN, R. Neil. Transportation and Logistics Basics. ilustrované vydání. Northwestern University: Continental Traffic Publishing Company, 1997. 375 s. A Handbook for Transportation and Logistics Professionals and Students. ISBN 978-0-9655014-0-8.
  • TANIGUCHI, E. et al. Urban Transportation and Logistics: Health, Safety, and Security Concerns. 1st. : CRC Press, 2013. 280 s. ISBN 978-1-4822-0909-9.
Forms of Teaching
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
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 Lectures10 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial15 
Preparation for the Final Test25 
Semestral Project28 
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion26 
Total:1300
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 70 %
Presentation 10 %
Project – semestral 20 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course: Delivery and presentation of the semester work + Comprehensive assessment of the students 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
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Předmět je určen pouze pro samoplátce!.
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2016, winter 2018, SUMMER 2023, summer 2024.
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