Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Business en Recht
Transport economics35327/3368/2425/1/60
Study guide

Transport economics

35327/3368/2425/1/60
Academic year 2024-25
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Business Management, programme stage 2
    Specialisation:
    • Supply Chain Management
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Co-ordinator: Hintjens Joost
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 2
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2025 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation/tolerance: This course unit is eligible for deliberation/tolerance according to the criteria as determined by the degree programme you are enrolled in.
Total study time: 78,00 hours
Total cost price activities: € 35,00

Prerequisites

previously registered for Communication in English AND previously registered for Supply Chain Management.

Short description

The market for transport is not very transparent and often slow in reacting. This makes it imperfect and hard to analyse. First appearances can be deceiving, this course helps you to look beyond the obvious and to analyse and predict behaviour of customers, competitors and government. The objective is to help you prepare strategic deciosn for transport companies upper management. We will be using the Harvard School case method so you active participation is crucial.

Learning outcomes (list)

OLR SCM 1.0 - The bachelor BM/SCM has insights in transport, in the streams and processes of goods and information, in the regulations of the logistics sector and in the general corporate organisational processes as well as in their interconnection, and can consequently apply these insights in a broad, globalised and changing (inter)national context.
You will apply general micro and macroeconomic concepts to the transportation and logistics industry.
You point out the importance of the difference between traffic and transportation.
You describe the operation of supply and demand in the transportation market.
You motivate investment decision in the transportation sector.
You apply Value-of-Time to transportation decisions.
You point out the external costs of transport movements.
You explain the effects of external costs of transportation on the supply and demand market.
You calculate the external costs.
You will manage transportation management according to transportation policies for operational, tactical and strategic decisions.
OLR SCM 7.2 - The bachelor BM/LM can communicate fluently and spontaneously, both in spoken and written English, using professionally appropriate vocabulary in a professional context.
You express yourself correctly in most formal situations and use appropriate business terminology.
You understand job-specific longer texts.

Course content

  • Derived demand nature of transport
  • Consumer surplus
  • Demand analysis
  • Transport supply
  • Equilibrium and market structure
  • Charging external costs
  • Transport policy
  • Pricing policy
  • Infrastructure policy

Study material (list)

Mandatory
Mandatory
  • Author: Blauwens G., De Baere P., Van de Voorde E.

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Lectures and / or tutorials12,00 hours
Work time outside of contact hours66,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeKnowledge and comprehension test during the examination series80,00Open en/of gesloten vragenGesloten boek
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodKnowledge and comprehension test during the examination series80,00Open en/of gesloten vragenGesloten boek
Evaluation(s) for both exam chances, not reproducible in re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
Eerste examenperiodeProject assignment20,00Werkstuk en/of presentatie Open boek