Transport and Traffic Concepts

Brief description

  • Elements of concepts in transport and traffic, especially:
    • Trucks as a production factor (vehicle and trailer types and their deployment concepts).
    • Calculation systems of transport services in freight traffic
    • Service provision in the CEP segment, groupage, LTL and FTL
  • Structure and composition of concepts in transport and traffic
  • Content-related and formal methods of critical analysis
  • Methods and hints for the creation of concepts in transport and traffic
  • Overview of forecasting methods and models in transport and traffic
  • Key performance indicators (KPIs) for the assessment of concepts in transport and traffic
  • Economic evaluation methods in the context of ESG

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Cerwenka, P./ Hauger, G./ Hörl, B./ Klamer, M. (2007): Handbuch der Verkehrssystemplanung, Österreichischer Kunst- und Kulturverlag, Wien.
Kummer, S. (2010): Einführung in die Verkehrswirtschaft, facultas, 2nd edition, Wien.
Wittenbrink, P. (2021): Transportkostenmanagement im Straßengüterverkehr, Springer, 2nd edition, Wiesbaden.
Krogerus M./ Tschäppeler, R. (2017): The Decision Book: Fifty models for strategic thinking, Profile Books.
Döring, N./ Bortz, J. (2016): Forschungsmethoden und Evaluation in den Sozial- und Humanwissenschaften, Springer, 5th edition.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Input, discussions, blended learning, supervised self-study units

Assessment methods and criteria

Written final exam (100 %, closed book, no aids).
Content criteria: Degree of problem identification and problem characterisation, complexity of solutions in terms of technical and methodological competence.
Formal criteria: Comprehensiveness of answers, correct use of technical terms, and independent presentation of results.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Strategic Management (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can

  • give a profound overview of essential concepts of passenger and freight transport and name (1) as well as classify and describe them in terms of business and macroeconomics (1) and explain them contextually (2),
  • connect economic concepts with planning, technical, ecological and social strategies as well as with transport policy strategies in general (2),
  • explain the aims and procedures of applying analytical methods to transport and traffic issues (2),
  • describe (1) and explain (2) transport concepts and service provision systems in road freight transport,
  • identify content-related aspects and formal, i. e. logical, structures (1) and apply these to case studies in a meaningful way (3),
  • identify (1) and transfer (3) special features and logical structures of transport concepts to case studies.

Course code

1392-21-01-BB-DE-04