Managing Integrated Freight Systems

Subject MGMT90044 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 16.66
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Semester 1, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Intensive Mode

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 40 hours face-to-face delivery
Total Time Commitment:

Estimated total time commitment of 160 hours.
Prerequisites: Course prerequisiste
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Contact

Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs
Level 3, 442 Auburn Rd
Hawthorn
Phone: 9810 3300
Email: mccp.enquiries@mccp.unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

Please note: this subject is currently closed and MCCP is not accepting enrolments. The last intake into this subject was Sem 2, 2010.

This subject provides a body of knowledge for the management of integrated freight systems. This includes an understanding of
• Effective integration of modal systems and supply chains
• Efficiency in integrated freight systems
• The economics of integrated systems
• Principles associated with the modeling of freight networks
• Policy processes and their impact on the integration of systems
• Operational effectiveness in network systems
• Queuing analysis
• The principles of managing for integrated freight systems
Objectives: The subject objectives are to provide students with
• Skills and techniques for identifying and measuring delays and costs in freight systems
• Advanced knowledge of ways and means of integrating chain and supply chain operations
• Ability to determine capacity requirements
• An understanding of the principles involved in modeling the impacts of bottlenecks in freight systems
• Ability to operate within a complex policy environment
Assessment:

Seminar presentation – written report (600 words) - 10 percent
Group syndicate work and presentation of findings (1000 words) - 40 percent (group mark)
A research report (4000 words) – 50 percent
Prescribed Texts: None
Recommended Texts: Students are provided a full reading pack and subject guide.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

See www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au for details
Links to further information: www.mccp.unimleb.edu.au
Related Course(s): Graduate Certificate in Integrated Freight Systems Management

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