Maritime Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Shipping & Transport Introduction (2,5 EC's)
This course is the introduction module for the Master Shipping and Transport program. It is crucial for the entire Master program that participants coming from a variety of countries with widely varied background and experience have a common reference framework.
Main subjects of the global transportation system are explained, such as transport chain players, multimodal, intermodal and combined transport, anatomy of shipping, and ship operations.
Supply Chain Management (3 EC's)
The course will introduce you to concepts and techniques related to the design, planning, control and improvement of supply chains and supply chain operations. Attention is paid to important logistics functions, such as the management of inventory, information, terminals and warehousing. The dynamics, development and globalisation of supply chains are explained, as well as the application of various supply chain management concepts in practice. Students are challenged to position themselves in the role of a logistics services provider and develop a supply chain design project for one of their clients. At the end of the course students should have gained an improved understanding of the main concepts, dynamics, trade-offs and interdependencies of supply chain management.
Applied Management Science (2 EC's)
The objective of this module is to provide participants with the understanding on quantitative methods, as well as with skills to apply these methods in the transport sector. Managers at Master’s level should be capable to approach management problems analytically, in order to find effective solutions. This module provides the participants with the understanding on quantitative methods, as well as with skills to apply these methods in the transport business. Basic methods from statistics and management science will be covered. In statistics the field of probability and exploratory data analysis will be discussed. In management science an introduction to decision analysis will be given. As such, a background is established to cope with some quantitative aspects in transport and logistics.