Logistics and Transportation

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Sabine Limbourg

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Today, a firm can't be competitive without a good transportation and logistics network. Our goal is to understand the role and importance of transportation in the supply chain and in the economy. An overview of the different transportation modes: Road, Rail, Sea, Air, Pipeline and Intermodal transportation, allows supply chain manager to be aware of the performance of these different transportation modes in terms of costs, responsiveness, land use and environment. This course also treats the fundamental topics of transportation such as transport contracts, transport insurances, the incoterms, the cold chain, constraints related to the transport of dangerous goods and customs.
This course also covers urban freight transport since it is a significant issue in the economic, commercial, social and environmental management of our cities. Indeed, changes in intensity of freight movements are occurring as a result of the growth in e-business, just-in-time manufacturing and quick response systems for retailers. The environmental consequences of urban freight traffic, especially in terms of greenhouse gas and other air pollution are of increasing concern to the community.
After these considerations, freight transport will be modelized using traditional four-step transportation planning model, consisting of trip generation, trip distribution, modal split, and assignment stages. This last step involves fundamental network flow problems such as the shortest path problem. The traffic congestion problem, the transport mode choice decisions and the impacts of transport infrastructure will be especially highlighted. Several case studies are analyzed.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Understand the importance of transport in the overall Supply Chain performance
Introduce the different modes of transportation and the differences in managing each.
Knowledge of steps necessary and data required to complete a long-range transportation plan.
Give students the opportunity to describe, analyze, and recommend improvements in selecting and managing appropriate transportation modes.
Resolve problems inherent in transportation management.
Ability to make tradeoffs with multiple factors in project planning and design
Understand the impact of the global economy, politics and the environment on transport management.
Exchange ideas with industry guest speakers when available.
Understand and be capable of using modelization methods when seeking a solution for a concrete transportation problem
Provide concrete solutions to a transportation problem.
Acquire some skills of an international executive: work within a team, demonstrate a sense of synthesis and communicate in writing

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic notions of mathematics and statistics
Ability to follow algorithmic instructions

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Methodology used:
Lectures Readings Discussions Exercise sessions Group projects
General planning of the course:
Second semester
 
For all color codes, possible questions: multiple choice with a penalty for incorrect answer(s), short answer or calculated answers, open questions,...

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Hybrid

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Orange color code: hybrid or online teaching
Red color code: online teaching

Recommended or required readings

Available documents on the virtual campus Lol@:
1. Slides 2. Exercises and solutions
Recommended references:
[1] Coyle, Bardi, and Novack: Transportation, 6th edition, Thompson south Wetern publishing, 2006
[2] Hazen and Lynch: The role of transportation in the Supply Chain, CFL Publishing 2008
[3] Ortúzar and Willumsen: Modelling Transport, Wiley; 3d edition 2001
[4] Chambre de commerce internationale, Incoterms 2010: ICC rules for the use of domestic and international trade terms

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

First session
Group projects (40%)
Open book written exam (60%)
Second session
Open book written exam (100%)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Sabine LIMBOURG Building N1, Room 337 sabine.limbourg@uliege.be
Assistant: Elodie Bebronne elodie.bebronne@uliege.be

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