TTLN16 - Transportation and Warehousing

Course Code:	TTLN16
Confirmed:	Oct 15, 2024
Valid From:	Aug 31, 2026

Education Cycle:	First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain:	Technology
Subject group:	Industrial Engineering and Management
Specialised in:	G2F First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Main field of study:	Industrial Engineering and Management

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

On completion of the course the student shall:

Knowledge and understanding

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of transport and warehouse logistics and their role in industrial operations, including knowledge of the basic concepts, methods and models and sense of current research issues
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the design, planning and management of material flows, focusing on transport and warehouse logistics

Skills and abilities

demonstrate the ability to design, plan and control material flows by being able to choose and apply different methods for planning and managing inventory and transport
demonstrate the ability to search, collect, value and critically interpret information in relevant transport and warehouse logistics
demonstrate the ability to plan, implement, and report transport and warehouse logistics investigations

Judgement and approach

demonstrate the ability to propose and compare options for the design, planning and control of material flows with a focus on transportation and warehousing, and assess their implications and risks
demonstrate the ability to assess the relevant sustainability aspects of transport and warehousing
demonstrate the ability to apply the acquired knowledge in practical work and show insight into their future profession.

Content

The course provides in-depth knowledge and skills in transport and warehouse logistics. The focus of the course is on methods for planning and controlling warehousing and transport activities. The course includes the following elements:

Packaging
Warehousing and storage
Material handling
Modes of transport
Transportation planning
Routing
Terminal handling
Third-party logistics
Packaging logistics
Sustainability in transport and warehousing

Type of instruction

The teaching consists of lectures, case studies, seminars and project work.

Language of instruction is English.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and taken courses worth 60 credits in first cycle including Logistics Engineering, 7.5 credits (or the equivalent).

Examination and grades

The course is graded 5, 4, 3 or U.

The final grade for the course is based upon a balanced set of assessments. The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.

Registration of examination:

Name of the Test	Value	Grading
Project Work	3 credits	5/4/3/U
Examination	3.5 credits	5/4/3/U
Seminars	1 credit	G/U

Course literature

Please note that changes may be made to the reading list up until eight weeks before the start of the course.

Title: Warehousing and Transportation Logistics, 1st Edition, Author: Martin, Heinrich. (2018), Publisher: KoganPage, ISBN: 978 0 7494 8220 6

COURSE SYLLABUS