12217 (v.3) Global Distribution and Transportation 501
| 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. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| 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. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt | Trimester 2A | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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