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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Transport Modes and Freight Infrastructure

LSC701 · Logistics Management — Week 2 of 16

CourseLSC701
Week2 of 16
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This week’s topics

Transport Modes and Freight Infrastructure

  1. Operational capabilities of road, rail, air, sea, and pipeline
  2. Seaport container terminals and intermodal transfer hubs
  3. Airport air-cargo facilities and specialized handling
  4. Railhead infrastructure and network capacity constraints
  5. Sustainable and resilient supply chains: Overcoming vulnerabilities in transport and trade
  6. Topic 5: The law of the international carriage of goods by air, road and sea: an overview
  7. Week 11: Lecture 55: Network Optimization with Capacity Constraints & Control Tower

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the different modes of transportation.
  • 2.4 Explain the infrastructure/facilities associated with each of the transport modes.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the different modes of transportation.

Study materials

Videos

  • Sustainable and resilient supply chains: Overcoming vulnerabilities in transport and trade · YouTube · UN Trade and Development · 87 min · for registered students
  • Topic 5: The law of the international carriage of goods by air, road and sea: an overview · YouTube · UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law · 165 min · for registered students
  • The Latest Technology in Freight Transportation with Samsara · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 37 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Future of freight: a long-term plan (DfT, 2022) · PDF · GOV.UK, report; 134 pages · for registered students
  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Transportation I: fundamentals and strategic networks · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 4: Modes of Transportation · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 51–99 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Logistics Management and Contemporary Challenges
  • Week 2: Transport Modes and Freight Infrastructure
  • Week 3: Transport Economics and Operational Cost Structures
  • Week 4: Modal Selection and Transport Optimization
  • Week 5: International Customs Procedures and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Tariff Structures, Duties, and Landed Cost Analysis
  • Week 7: Strategic Warehouse Network Design and Infrastructure
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Warehouse Mechanisation and Automated Handling Systems
  • Week 10: Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations
  • Week 11: Packaging Architecture and Integrated Logistics Value
  • Week 12: Applying Logistics Management in practice: case studies
  • 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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