Transport in Logistics
- Credits: 3
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 2
- Faculty of Commerce
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
By completing the course, students gain knowledge about the importance of transport as a key element of logistics. At the same time, they will gain knowledge about the basic concepts used in transport. They will be able to identify opportunities for innovation in transport in the context of sustainable marketing, corporate social responsibility, green logistics and environmental logistics. At the same time, they will gain awareness of the basic elements and aspects of electromobility.
After completing the course, students should be able to apply elements of decision-making in the practical tasks of lower and middle management in the field of transport. Present their own opinions on the subject matter with justification of their decisions. Work effectively as individuals but also as team members. At the same time, after completing the course, students should be able to work individually with competencies in the field of basic decisions in transport. They should be involved in solving tasks and also delegate certain powers in the management of transport in the company.
Indicative content
Characteristics of transport and transport system, road transport, railway transport, air transport, water transport and water corridors, other forms of transport - pipeline, space transport, combined transport, intermodal and multimodal transport, in-house transport, transport business, legislative framework of transport operation, collective and shared forms of transport (urban, national and interstate modes of transport, uber and other forms, taxi services, urban bicycle rentals), electromobility and ecological solutions in passenger transport, electromobility and ecological solutions in freight transport, state and European efforts and support for reducing the environmental impact of transport, the future of the transport system, new technologies and challenges.
Support literature
Rehák, R.: Transport in logistics, script - in processing, release schedule until September 2022
Syllabus
1. Characteristics of transport and transport system, its importance in logistics, economics and society, typology of transport. 2. Road transport, forms and technologies, its advantages and disadvantages, perspectives and impacts on the environment, importance in the economy. 3. Railway transport, forms and technologies, its advantages and disadvantages, perspectives and impacts on the environment, importance in the economy, possibilities for further development. 4. Air transport, forms and technologies, its advantages and disadvantages, perspectives and impacts on the environment, importance in the economy, trends. 5. Water transport and water corridors, forms and technologies, its advantages and disadvantages, perspectives and impacts on the environment, importance in the economy, development opportunities. 6. Other forms of transport - pipeline, space transport, perspectives and impacts on the environment, importance in the economy, development opportunities. 7. Combined transport, intermodal and multimodal transport, their possibilities, advantages and disadvantages, perspectives, possible solutions, and impacts on the environment. 8. Intra-company transport, its development and perspectives (automated warehouses, high and low lifting technology, etc.) 9. Business in transport, legislative framework of transport operation. 10. Mass and shared forms of transport (urban, national forms and interstate forms of transport, uber and other forms, taxi services, city bicycle rentals). 11. Electromobility and ecological solutions in passenger - individual transport and in public transport, its barriers, possibilities, opportunities, perspectives. Electromobility and ecological solutions in freight transport, its barriers, possibilities, opportunities, perspectives. 12. State and European efforts and support for reducing the impact of transport on the environment, barriers, recommendations, opportunities. 13. The future of the transport system, new technologies and challenges.
Requirements to complete the course
40% semester work
60% written exam
Language whose command is required to complete the course
Slovak, English
Date of approval: 06.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 17.10.2021