CVL461
| CVL461 | |
|---|---|
| Logistics and Freight Transport | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | CVL261 or Instructor's permission |
| Overlaps | SML843 |
CVL461 : Logistics and Freight Transport
[edit]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, 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; Multi-modal transportation issues.