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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Fundamentals of Route and Schedule Planning

LSC305 · Transport Planning and Operations Management — Week 4 of 16

CourseLSC305
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Fundamentals of Route and Schedule Planning

  1. Infrastructure and geographical constraints
  2. Delivery windows and access restrictions
  3. Vehicle capacity and load fill efficiency
  4. Balancing cost against service level agreements
  5. Mod-09 Lec-40 Vehicle Routeing Problems
  6. 29 Service level agreements

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Explain the factors that influence route and schedule planning.
  • 2.2 Describe how customer requirements, service levels and costs affect transport planning.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the factors that influence route and schedule planning.

Study materials

Videos

  • 29 Service level agreements · YouTube · Neil Brown · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Transportation I: fundamentals and strategic networks · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics (Conestoga College, 2022) – whole book · Reading · Other, textbook; 159 pages · for registered students
  • The main influencing factors of customer satisfaction and loyalty in city express delivery · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to Freight Transport Modes
  • Week 2: Modal Comparison and Intermodal Transport
  • Week 3: Documentation and Information Flows in Transport
  • Week 4: Fundamentals of Route and Schedule Planning
  • Week 5: Transport Legislation and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Health, Safety, and Security in Fleet Operations
  • Week 7: Sustainable Transport Operations
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Evaluating and Selecting Transport Solutions
  • Week 10: Developing Transport Schedules and Operational Plans
  • Week 11: Contingency Planning and Disruption Management
  • Week 12: Applying Transport Planning and Operations Management in pr…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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