TRLG 2013 - Transportation Management

Description
This course is designed to provide the student with an exposure to the managerial aspects of transportation management as a function of the firm’s logistical strategy. It includes an introduction to the management of the various transportation modes: rail, motor, air, water, and pipelines. This course provides the student with a basic understanding of the issues and work performed by traffic managers and the management of modern transportation firms.

Pre-Requisite
Completion of TRLG 1013 with a grade greater than or equal to C and enrollment in TRLG 2033. Note: This course must be taken in the same academic period as TRLG 2033.

Co-Requisite
TRLG 2033

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will:

Describe the modes of transportation and modal interrelationships and competition in the context of the transportation market: commodities, goods, products and customers.
List the flow of goods from the end of the production line to the customer.
Evaluate how the operating and service characteristics of each mode affect cost, performance, and the products moved.
Prepare a cost/benefit analysis of various modes of transportation to determine appropriate mode.
Apply the knowledge of transportation to determine what method best suits various situations.
Relate inbound logistics to just-in-time inventory philosophy.
Identify the economic principles that provide a foundation for transportation costing and pricing;
Identify shipper and carrier strategies employed to reduce costs and improve performance.

General Education Outcomes Supported
N/A

Standard Practices
Topics list

Government role in transportation
Highway carriers
Railroads
Pipelines
Air transportation
Outbound logistics
Inbound logistics
Traffic management
Managing carriers
Emerging carriers
Managing transportation in the public sector
International Transportation

Learning activities

Lectures, discussion boards and videos.
This course requires additional work that may need to be completed out of class or in a virtual or on-campus lab.

Assessments

Discussions
Assignments
Exams
Quizzes

Grading guidelines

A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 59 or below