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ICBM: Transport Economics28553/3488/2526/1/95
Study guide

ICBM: Transport Economics

28553/3488/2526/1/95
Academic year 2025-26
Is found in:
  • International programmes Business and Law, programme stage 2
In other study programme:
  • Bachelor of Business Management as Transport economics
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Co-ordinator: Buyle Sven
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 2
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: This course unit is eligible for deliberation 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_SCM .

Short description

The transport market is characterized by limited transparency and slow responsiveness, making it imperfect and difficult to analyze. This course encourages students to look beyond first impressions and to examine and anticipate the behavior of customers, competitors, and public authorities. Its objective is to support the preparation of strategic decisions at senior management level within transport companies. The course applies the Harvard Business School case method, requiring active participation from all students.

Language of instruction: English

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 for transport
• Consumer surplus
• Demand analysis
• Traffic and transport
• Logistics costs
• Investments in vehicles
• External costs

Study material (list)

Recommended: Transport economicsMandatory
  • Author: Blauwens G., De Baere P., Van de Voorde E.
Teaching material via DigitapMandatory

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
1st examination periodKnowledge 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
1st examination periodProject assignment20,00Werkstuk en/of presentatie Open boek