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TSL SERVICE MARKET - course description

General information
Course name TSL SERVICE MARKET
Course ID 04.9-WZ-LogD-TSL
Faculty Faculty of Economics and Management
Field of study Logistics
Education profile practical
Level of studies Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Beginning semester summer term 2023/2024
Course information
Semester 3
ECTS credits to win 3
Available in specialities International Logistics
Course type obligatory
Teaching language polish
Author of syllabus
  • mgr Łukasz Augustowski
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 15 1 9 0,6 Credit with grade
Class 15 1 9 0,6 Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with the TSL analysis for the needs of companies operating in the logistics industry. Moreover, to familiarize the student with the elementary processes included in TSL and the possibilities of their practical application.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the basics of logistics is recommended.

Scope

Lecture: The role and place of logistics in a business. Principles of shaping logistics in an business. Functions and responsibilities of employees in the TSL industry. Loading unit - forming various types of loads (homogeneous and heterogeneous). Manipulation activities in transport processes. Transport and forwarding documents, Transport planning - procedure and application. Types of documentation occurring in logistic processes. Elements of sustainable logistics development.

Exercises:

Determining the number of reloading stations and their parameters. The time of an example of one average truck work cycle. The working time of drivers for one-person and two-person staff. Documents accompanying transport and forwarding. Invoices in TSL. Transport planning.

Teaching methods

Lecture: conventional lecture.

Exercises: group work, brainstorming, problem solving, case studies.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Practice: The condition for passing Practice is the active participation of the student in the classes, attendance at the tutorials and receiving a positive grade from the final test.

Lecture: Completion of the lecture by obtaining a positive grade from the exam checking the knowledge acquired during the lectures, supplemented with the recommended literature. The condition for proceeding to pass the lecture is to obtain a positive grade from the exercises.

Recommended reading

1. Alan Rushton, Phil Croucher, Peter Baker, The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management: Understanding the Supply Chain.

2. Alan Harrison, Logistics Management and Strategy: Competing through the Supply Chain.

3. Philip Price, Natalie Harrison, Looking at Logistics: A Practical Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

4. Jason Monios, Intermodal Freight Transport and Logistics, Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2019.

 

 

 

 

Further reading

  1. David Lowe, Glen Davies, Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2021.

Notes


Modified by mgr Łukasz Augustowski (last modification: 22-05-2023 23:58)