Transport Systems Management

Scholar Year: 2023/2024 - 2S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability José Augusto Sequeira Martins Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC E OT OT/PL TPL O S Type of classes 3 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical-practical Totals 1 3,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

It is intended that students at the end of the discipline:
Contribute to the evaluation of the Transport Management environment;
Determine the performance objectives of Transport Management;
Identify and select modes of transport,
Plan primary and secondary transport operations in accordance with specific objectives
Manage loading and unloading operations on means of transportation;
Use technologies and information systems to support Transport Management;
Control performance by using appropriate measures

Syllabus

PROGRAMMING CONTENTS
1.Evolution and Importance
1.1. The Relationship between Transport, Supply Chain and Economy
1.2. The Portuguese Case
2.The Modes of Transport and their Characteristics
2.1. Modes of Transport
2.2. Choice of Transport Mode
3. Transportation Management
3.1. Regulation and Transport Legislation and Contract Management
3.2. The Cost of Transportation and the Determination of Prices for Primary and Secondary Transport: different forms of tariffs.
3.3. Management of Cargo and Discharges for Transport Operations and forms of verification that the merchandise is properly conditioned to be transported
3.4. Options on the Fleet: own or outsourcing; and maintenance management of the vehicles differentiated for the two options
3.5. Traffic Management and Delivery Planning
3.6. Permanent search for New Transport Resources
3.7. Transport performance evaluation - adequate indicators (KPIs)
3.8. Development of processes and procedures for delivery operations and reverse logistics.
4.Strategy and Transport Information Systems
4.1. Management of Information and Technology applied to transport activities: costs and invoicing of transport operations by computer.
4.2. Strategic Management in Transport: a future perspective

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

Theoretical / practical classes:
. Use of expository and participative method, to introduce the theoretical concepts;
. Analysis and resolution in the lessons of exercises taken from real and recent examples, as the main method for learning the concepts, using specific software.

Teaching methodologies

Continuous evaluation with final exam

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The assessment of knowledge consists of:

• Performing a Work Group (WG) - Written Report =50% and Presentation = 50%
• Performing 1 Written Test (T), written and individual with a duration of not more than 2 hours.

Final Score = 0.60 (T) + 0.40 (WG)
• If the grade in the Written Test (T) and in the Work Group (WG) is lower than 8, the student will have to make the final evaluation.
Final socre must be >= 10

Assessment methodologies and evidences

Final evaluation:
The final evaluation consists of:
* Final Exam (E)
Final Grade = Final Exam

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