Subject 'Logistics of Transport Systems and Value Chain Management'

Year:   2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    

Basic educational aims: The concept of transport's system. Global- and regional systems. The object of system and it's components. Aims of systems. The structure of systems. The concept of the intermodal- and multimodal transport. Technology of intermodal transportation. UNCTAD/ICC Rules. Operator of multimodal transport -MTO, aims and liability. Recommendation of FIATA. FIATA FBL Rules. Aims of forwarding services. The freight forwarder as: agent, operator of carriage of cargo, cargo handler, customs agent etc. The freight forwarder's liability. International organisations.

Subject aims: -to provide the students with the basic knowledge of the system of transport, the intermodal- and multimodal transport and the value chain management.

The student knows:
- components of transportation system
- regional and global transportation systems
- the intermodal transportation technologies
- the multimodal operator tasks and responsibility
- freight forwarder role, tasks and responsibility in transportation chain

Lectures and teamwork.

1. Donald J. Bowersox, David J. Closs, 1996, Logistical Management. Michigan State University.
2. Eesti Ekspedeerijate Assotsiatsioon, 2000, Ekspedeerija Käsiraamat. Tallinn. Transpordi Infokeskuse
3. Cheong Yun Wan, Thomas Sim Multimodal Transport. The Singapore Logistics Association 2006.
4. Rachel Henwood, Tan Tee Hwa Seafreight Forwarding The Singapore Logistics Association 2006.
5. Ho Chee Mun Airfreight Forwarding The Singapore Logistics Association 2005.
6. Peter Jones Legal Handbook on Forwarding Third edition FIATA 2001.

Assessment is based on the following partial results:
• test in interactive e-learning environment – 50%
• solving of tasks – 20%
• teamwork - 30%

2017: RT  

2016: RT  

2015: RT  

2014: RT  

2013: RT