Course Name : Transportation Systems and Technologies

Degree: Bachelor

Code

Year/Semester

Local Credits

ECTS Credits

Course Implementation, Hours/Week

Course

Tutorial

Laboratory

ULT 213

2/3 (fall)

3

6

3

0

-

Department

Instructors

Assist. Prof. Dr. Emre CAKMAK

Contact Information

e-mail: emre.cakmak@pirireis.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13:30-17:00

Web page

http://www.pirireis.edu.tr/pruonline/www/index.php

Course Type

 Compulsory

Course Language

English

Course Prerequisites

Course Description

Introduction and Basic Concepts / Transportation Concepts in Supply Chain / Transportation Concepts in Economy / Motor Carriers & Its Regulations/ Airway & Railroads: Introduction and Main Terms / Vehicle Selection& Vehicle Costing / Vehicle Routing Problems: Savings Algorithm & Its Extensions & Sweep Algorithm & Fisher and Jaikumar Algorithm / Transportation Problems

Course Objectives

This course provides you with information about fundamentals of transportation, transportation’s impact on economy, different modes of transportation and the functions of transportation modes. This course also gives you opportunities to indentify transport problems and distribution problems and solve these problems by basic solution methods of transportation problems and distribution problems

Course Learning Outcomes

By students who passed from EF114 Mathematics I successfully

Students will

I.Have basic knowledge about the term of transportation and different modes of transport.

II.Able to determine the types of vehicles and the numbers of vehicles

III.Able to determine transportation and vehicle costs.

IV.Able to apply basic solution methods of transportation problems.

V.Have some of basic transporation regulations.

VI.Able to develop transporation&distribution models and solve these problems by using the basic methods.

Instructional Methods and Techniques

The presentation of theoretical and practical techniques

Tutorial Place

-

Co-term Condition

-

Textbook

International Transport Management, Metin Çancı-Murat Erdal, 2003

Other References

Lecture Notes

Homework & Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Criteria

Activities

Quantity

Effects on Grading, %

Attendance

Midterm

1

40

Quiz

Homework

Term Paper/Project

Laboratory Work

Practices

Tutorial

Seminar

Presentation

Field Study

Final Exam

1

60

TOTAL

100

Effects of Midterm on Grading, %

40

Effects of Final on Grading, %

60

TOTAL

100

Week

Topics

Course Outcomes

1

The Scope and Objectives of Transportation Management

I

2

Transportation: Critical Link in the Supply Chain

I

3

Transportation: Critical Link in the Economy

I

4

Motor Carriers-Introduction and Main Terms & Its Regulations

II,III, V

5

Airway-Introduction and Main Terms & Railroads- Introduction and Main Terms

I

6

Maritime-Introduction and Main Terms & Pipelines-Introduction and Main Terms

I

7

Intermodal - Introduction and Main Terms

VI

8

Vehicle Selection& Vehicle Costing

III,IV,V

9

Midterm

10

Vehicle Routing Problems: Savings Algorithm & Its Extensions

VI

11

Vehicle Routing Problems: Sweep Algorithm & Fisher and Jaikumar Algorithm

VI

12

Transportation Problems - I

IV,VI

13

Transportation Problems – II

IV,VI

14

Transportation Problems - III

IV,VI

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

1

2

3

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m