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Faculty of Technology
The Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Thematic Areas for State Final Examination
Follow-Up Master´s Degree – Study Programme: Logistics
Applicable to the Following Recommended Study Plans: DP_LOG_P_č.1, DP_LOG_K_č.1
State Final Examination in: Transport Logistics
Thematic Areas for State Final Examination
Study Programme: Logistics
State Final Examination in: Transport Logistics
(Specialisation I.)
Prerequisites for State Final Examination: Transport Logistics
City Logistics Technology
Supply Systems Management
Approved by the
Programme Guarantor:
doc. Ing. Rudolf Kampf, Ph.D. Signature:
Publication Date: 20. 09. 2021
Effective from: Academic Year 2021/2022
Valid until: Revocation
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Thematic Areas
1. Basic Legislation in Transport (Transport policy in the EU and the Czech Republic, basic European
directives and regulations, international agreements, national legislation regulating the operation of
individual modes of transport).
2. Transport Infrastructure (specific features of transport infrastructure, financing of transport
infrastructure, TEN-T network, transport infrastructure in the Czech Republic, interoperability in rail
transport).
3. Providers of Transport and Shipping Services (characteristics and division of the transport services
market, characteristics of the basic services provided on the rail and road transport market, the concept
and meaning of freight forwarding, the position of freight forwarders on the transport market,
INCOTERMS clauses).
4. Means of Transport in Transport Logistics (pallets - division, standardization, marking, principles of
creating pallet units, pallet communities, one-way pallets; containers - maritime ISO, Innofreight, ACTS;
swap bodies related to road vehicles).
5. Characteristics of the Basic Transport-Based Logistics Technologies (formation of handling groups, Just
in Time, Just in Sequence, Hub and Spoke, Centralized Warehouse Technology, Kanban).
6. Intermodal Transport Systems - transport in ISO containers, Innofreight, ACTS (characteristics of
systems, technical basis).
7. Intermodal Transport Systems - transport of road trailers, swap bodies, road unit sets (characteristics of
systems, technical basis).
8. City Logistics - definition, objectives and tasks of City logistics, basic terms and system components,
system interconnectedness, basic concept of City logistics, City logistics approaches (examples of City
logistics solutions), European standards related to City logistics.
9. Transport as a System - urban transport system (elements, functions, components), system concept of
urban transport, measures for transport organisation in cities / towns, traffic management in cities /
towns.
10. Definition of Transport Services in Urban Agglomerations - road transport in cities / towns, transport
services and integrated transport systems.
11. Forecasting and Modelling of Traffic and Transport Requirements in Urban Agglomerations - traffic model
and its elements, traffic flow theory (basic concepts and characteristics, division), modelling and
simulation of traffic flow (process, division, traffic engineering tools for traffic modelling).
12. Technology and Management of Urban Freight Transport - logistics of urban freight transport, freight
transport technologies implemented in cities / towns, City logistics approaches in the context of urban
freight transport.
13. City Logistics Approaches - examples of City logistics solutions in the Czech Republic and abroad. Data
collection and throughput analysis - assessment of local road performance, organisation, management
and regulation of traffic, traffic surveys.
14. Analysis and Model of Population Movement - traffic intensity (terms, technical standards, methods of
determining traffic intensity). Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - definition, components,
implementation of GIS. Transport and territorial development in the context of City logistics.
15. Supply Chains in Organizational Structure of Companies, Processes, Functions of Company Departments.
16. Integrated Material and Information Flows of Supply Chains - system structures and elements.
17. Supply Chain Analyses, Model Resources, Simulation Systems.
18. Structures of Procurement, Production and Distribution logistics.
19. Supply Chain Planning, Implementation of Theory Principles in Supply Systems.
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20. Material Handling in Supply Chain, Characteristics, Selection Criteria and Sizing of Handling Equipment
and Systems.
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