CVL850
| CVL850 | |
|---|---|
| Transportation Logistics | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | M.Tech: CVL742 else Instructor's permission |
| Overlaps | |
CVL850 : Transportation Logistics
[edit](including B.Tech) Evolution of freight and logistics; Interrelationships between society, environment and freight transport; Survey methodologies to understand freight movement; Cost measurement: Production, Holding, Transportation, Handling; Effect of internal and external variables on cost; Demand forecasting; Inventory planning and management; Transportation and distribution network: Design, Reverse Logistics. Development, Management; Ware house operations; Pricing: Perishable, seasonal demand, uncertainty issues; Vehicle routing: One-to-one distribution, One-to-many distribution, Shortest path algorithm, Quickest time algorithm; Logistics information system; Designing and planning transportation networks; City logistics.