TLMT502  - Comparative Transportation Systems

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This course is designed to provide students with a solid knowledge of multi-modal transportation systems, the characteristics of individual transportation modes, international differences in transportation management, and transportation economics as they apply to multi-modal transportation management. Topics include comparative analysis of the various modes (motor carriers, railroads, water carriers, air carriers and pipelines), international differences in transportation management, economics of transportation systems, and the role of transportation systems in the modern organization.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
09/26/11 - 02/26/12 03/05/12 - 04/29/12 Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
10/31/11 - 03/25/12 04/02/12 - 05/27/12 Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 07/01/12 Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
12/26/11 - 05/27/12 06/04/12 - 07/29/12 Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Logistics and Retail Management, 3rd ed
ISBN: 0749454075
Publication Info: Kogan Page Ltd.
Author: FERNIE
Unit Cost: $75.00

Book Title: My Kind of Transit: Rethinking Public Transportation in America
ISBN: 1930066880
Publication Info: Center for American Places, Inc.
Author: Nordahl, Darrin
Unit Cost: $35.00

 
 
 

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