OPF:LOGBPDOL Logistics of the Transportatio - Course Information

LOGBPDOL Logistics of the Transportation

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Petr Vlček (lecturer)
Ing. Marta Wilczková (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Vlček (seminar tutor)
Ing. Marta Wilczková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Petr Vlček
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

LOGBALOG Logistics || LOGBPLOG Logistics || PEMBALOG Logistics || PEMBPLOG Logistics
Successful completion of course is conditioned by completion course of Logistics (LOG/BPLOG).

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Logistics Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)

Course objectives

The course objective is focused on the problems of transportation in logistics and its relationship to the marketing. Understanding of alternative transportation modes and intermodal transport. Understanding of the basic terms and approaches used in logistics. Explaining the impact of deregulation on shippers and carriers. Explanation of the issues of transportation cost and performance measurement in the transport sector. Understanding of the international dimensions of transportation and major transportation management activities. Identification of key technologies and the importance of information for transportation.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the problems of transport logistics
  2. Transport politics
  3. Transport infrastructure
  4. The structure of the transport market
  5. Modes of transport
  6. Equipments of transport
  7. Intermediaries of transportation services
  8. Regulation of transport
  9. Pricing and delivery terms
  10.Logistic management of transport.
  11.The use of information technology in transport
  12.Globalization of transport
  13.Logistic centers and their connections to transport systems

Literature

required literature
• ZURYNEK, J., ZELENÝ, L., MERVART, M. Dopravní procesy v cestovním ruchu. Praha: ASPI, a.s., 2008. ISBN 978-80-7357-335-5. info
• EISLER, J. Ekonomika dopravních služeb a podnikání v dopravě. Praha: OECONOMICA - nakladatelství VŠE, 2008. ISBN 978-80-245-1416-1. info
• ŠULGAN, M., GNAP, J., MAJERČÁK, .J. Postavenie dopravy v logistike. Žilina: EDIS - vydavaťelstvo ŽU, 2008. ISBN 978-80-8070-784-2. info
• PASTOR,O., TUZAR, A. Teorie dopravních systémů. Praha: ASPI, a.s., 2007. ISBN 978-80-7357-285-3. info
• SVOBODA, V. Doprava jako součást logistických procesů. Praha: Radix, 2006. info
• NOVÁK,r., PERNICA, P., SVOBODA, V., ZELENÝ, L. Nákladní doprava a zasílatelství - 2.vydání. Praha: ASPI, a.s., 2005. ISBN 80-7357-086-6. info
• NĚMEC, F. Logistické procesy. Karviná: OPF SU, 2001. ISBN 80-7248-128-2. info

recommended literature
• HIBBS J. Transport Economics and Policy, A Practical Analysis of Performance Efficiency and Marketing Objectives. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2003. ISBN 9780749437725. info
• Garber N., J. Hoel, L., A. Traffic and Highway Engineering. Thomson learning, 2001. ISBN 0534387438. info
• LAMBERT, D., M., STOCK, J., R., ELLARAM. Fundamentals of Logistics Management. Irwin/McGraaw-Hill, 1998. ISBN 0-256-14117-7. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Attendance in seminars 60 %, discussion, case study, final written exam.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	66
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zkouška	40
Summary	145

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