Bulk Freight Markets

Subject MGMT90080 (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: Entry to this Course
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.

The subject provides a body of knowledge about the dynamics and structure of the coal mining and related industries. This includes:
• Understanding the dynamics of the export coal market,
• Understanding production levels and related pricing,
• Understanding problems associated with variability of demand,
• Understand the spot charter markets in relation to bulk shipping,
• Understanding shipping queues and reasons for congestion at the port,
• The global drivers of the coal mining industry,
• Understanding the importance of modal coordination and interface smoothing, and
• The importance of efficient port operations and shipping services and bottlenecks inefficiencies can create up the chain
• The cost of inefficient freight networks
Objectives: Subject objectives
The subject objectives are to provide students with:
• Management skills for effective operations in bulk export systems
• Skills for managing complex coal mining and export systems
• Understanding the global nature and global drivers on the local industry
• Understanding the trade-offs between efficiency, costs and customer value
• The skills to operate effectively within difficult policy scenarios
• An understanding of variability of demand and robustness in coal export chains
• An understanding of process mapping and dynamic modeling solutions for efficient bulk systems
Assessment:

Assessment, for each of the three subjects in the Certificate, is by way of a seminar presentation (10 percent), a group syndicate project and presentation (40 percent) and a Research Report (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: None.
Links to further information: www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au
Related Course(s): Graduate Certificate in Bulk Freight Systems Management

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