Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 172002 | Subject title: GREEN LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Optative | Year: 4 | Period: 2º S | ||
| Department: Estadística, Informática y Matemáticas | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
| LERA LOPEZ, FERNANDO [Mentoring ] | FAULIN FAJARDO, FCO. JAVIER (Resp) [Mentoring ] | ||||
| SERRANO HERNANDEZ, ADRIAN [Mentoring ] | |||||
Contents
This subject has the following basic contents:
- 1) An introduction to Logistics and Transport
- 2) A detailed study of sustainability issues in mobility in a generic sense
- 3) Decision-making for the environmental improvement of the problems of Logistics, Transport and Production
Learning outcomes
RA08: Understand business management and its different areas of operation.
RA09: Identify and recognize relevant sources of economic information and their content.
RA10: Derive relevant information from economic and social data that is difficult for non-professionals to recognize.
RA11: Use professional criteria for economic analysis, preferably those based on the use of technical instruments.
RA12: Manage resource allocation effectively, both in the private and public spheres.
Methodology
| Methodology-Activity | Class hours in the virtual campus | Non class hours in the virtual campus |
| Reading and documents study | 25 | |
| Debates and group tutoring | 10 | |
| Individual study | 30 | |
| Objective assessment tests | 02 | |
| Individual tutoring | 03 | |
| Assignments and study cases | 20 | 60 |
| TOTAL | 60 | 90 |
Evaluation
| Learning outcome |
Assessment activity |
Weight (%) | It allows test resit |
Minimum required grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Course feedback | 20% | NO | NO |
| All | Periodic assignments | 30% | NO | NO |
| All | Cases study analysis | 50% | YES | NO |
The subject evaluation will be made taking into account the following criteria:
1.-Course feedback (20%): The active participation of the students in the subject will be highly considered. The students¿ interventions will be counted in the forums / blogs of the subject, apart from resolution of objective tests.
2.- Development of periodic assignments (30%): This type of tasks seeks to measure the process of knowledge acquisition in the subject, taking into account the point of departure of each student, and their progress.
3.- Case study developments (50%): The application of quantitative techniques to cases of real companies allows to show the real knowledge of the subject by the student. Each student will be asked to solve at least one practical case and will count for their realization of the teaching assistant's help. The resolution of these practical cases are mandatory for passing of the subject.
Agenda
PART I: Introduction to Logistics and Transportation.
Topic 1: Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Strategy and Planning.
Topic 2: Transport Fundamentals and Transport Decisions.
Topic 3: Decision Making in Logistics and Transport. Main computational algorithms to decision makings: routes optimization, supply chain management optimization, and facilities location decisions.
PART II: Green Logistics and Sustainable Transport in Smart Cities
Topic 4: Environmental sustainability in smart cities: An introduction.
Topic 5: Assessing the external impact of freight transport. Evaluating and internalizing the environmental costs of Logistics.
Topic 6: Urban distribution and smart cities
Topic 7: Vehicle routing optimization under environmental objectives. Use of electric vehicles, bikes, and tricycles for the goods delivery.
Topic 8: Increasing fuel efficiency in the road freight sector with the purpose of sustainability. Alternative fuels and freight vehicles: status, costs and benefits, and growth.
Topic 9: Sustainability strategies for city logistics. Reverse logistics for the management of waste.
Topic 10: E-business, e-logistics, and the environment. Advanced themes in green logistics: distributions by drones, 3D printing, and peak freight.
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
a) Bibliografía básica:
1) Faulin, J., Grasman, S., Juan, A., Hirsch, P (2019): Sustainable Transportation and Smart Logistics: Decision Making Methods and Solutions. Elsevier. Cambridge. MA. USA
2) McKinnon, A., Browne, M., Piecyk, M., Whiteing, A. (2015): Green Logistics. Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Logistics. Kogan Page Limited. London. UK.
b) Bibliografía complementaria:
1) Ballou, R.H. (2004): Business Logistics. Supply Chain Management. Prentice Hall. NJ.
2) Coyle, J.J., Novak, R.A., Gibson, B., and Bardi, E.J. (2011): Transportation: A Supply Chain Perspective. South Western. Cencage Learning. Mason, OH
3) Fahimnia, B., Bell, M.G.H., Hensher, D.A., Sarkis, J. (2015): Green Logistics and Transportation. A Sustainable Supply Chain Perspective. Springer. New York. NY.
4) Faulin, J., Juan, A., Grasman, S. and Fry, M.J. (2013): Decision Making in Service Industries: A Practical Approach. CRC Press. Taylor and Francis Group. Boca Raton. FL.
5) Psaraftis, H.N.(ed) (2016): Green Transportation Logistics. The Quest for Win-Win Solutions. Springer.London. UK.
Software
LINDO- LINGO (www.lindo.com ),
MATLAB (http://es.mathworks.com/products/matlab/?requestedDomain=www.mathworks.com/ )
Microsoft Excel (www.microsoft.com )
Languages
English. A C1 level of English is recommended to follow this subject. Students not fulfilling the C1 requirement could have problems to follow this subject.
Location
This subject will be completely taught on line by MiAulario (https://miaulario.unavarra.es/) platform.