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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Important terms in cargo transportation 2. Dangerous goods transportation and Incoterms 3. European railway - conditions, network, UIC 4. Wagons for cargo transportation - series, marks 5. Railway technology for cargo transportation- Marshalling yards, optimizing methods 6. New trends in railway cargo transportation 7. Water transportation - ports, vessels, port processes 8. Road transportation - comparison of conditions in EU and other countries 9. Optimization of vehicle loading problem 10. New trends in road freight transport 11. Air transport - processes at the airport, trends 12. Pipeline transport - processes, trends 13. Summary of the lessons
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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Learning outcomes
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Aim of the course is to show the possibilities of goods transportation in different transport modes (railway, road, water, air, pipeline transport). Students get information about technical support of transportation and modern trends in cargo transportation (practical European examples). The mathematical approaches and methods connected with the topic of cargo transportation are introduced.
After completing the course, the student is knowledgeable of the possible ways of location of logistics centres, their equipment and technical base.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
Basic knowledge of mathematics and physics.
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Recommended literature
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CASCETTA, E. Transportation Systems Engineering: Theory and Methods. Dordrecht/Boston/London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, 708 s. ISBN 0-7923-6792-8..
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KUTZ, M. Handbook of transportation engineering . New York : McGraw-Hill, 2004. ISBN 0-07-139122-3..
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PACHL, J. Railway Operation and Control. Mountlake Terrace: VTD Rail Publishing, 2009. 267 s. ISBN 978-0-9719915-8-3.
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