Area: | School of Information Systems |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Transportation as part of the logistics process. Transport economic theory. Carriers - service, selection, pricing, freight and negotiation rates, liabilities, regulation and planning. Modes of transportation and the Government's role. Intermodel transportation and systems - national and international. Transportation and Australia's economy. Trends in transportation technology. The goal of seamless transportation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Understood the role of transportation in the logistics process. Understood the modes of transportation and the government's role. Described the intermodel transportation and systems. Explained the concept of seamless transportation. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Ciccantell P and Bunker S, (1998), Space and Transport in the World System, Greenwood Press. |
Unit Texts: | Rushton, Alan, Oxley John and Croucher Phil, Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, (2001), 2nd ed, Kogan Page Ltd. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Class Presentation 10%, Examination 60%, Written Report 1 30%. This is a Grade/Mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt | Trimester 2A | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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