M&L 5381
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
SPRING 2014
Instructor
Course Details
OFFICE HOURS:
TEXT (REQUIRED):
John Patrick Saldanha
Office: 524 Fisher Hall
Phone: 614-247-8003
Email: saldanha.8@fisher.osu.edu (include 5381 in Subject)
Course Web-Site: https://carmen.osu.edu/
Meeting place: SB 305
Meeting Time: 8:00 – 8:55 a.m. on M, W, & F
Monday & Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Coyle, Novack, Gibson and Bardi, Transportation, 7th edition,
South-West Cengage Learning, 2011.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an introductory 3.0 credit course for students who have little or no prior experience of
transport modes or transportation systems. This course will provide you with an appreciation
of transport systems their impacts on economic activity, their components and role in the
supply chain. To achieve this we will primarily concentrate on the study of the US domestic
transport system and its role and interaction with international transport systems. Subject
matter covered will include:
• The basic principles of transportation.
• Management of transport systems, including government regulation and public policy.
• Role of transport systems in economic activity.
• Environmental and economic impacts of transport.
• A study of the modal components of a transport system:
o Their organizational, economic and technological characteristics.
o Their managerial requirements and challenges.
o Their roles in supply chains.
• Introduction to international transportation and its role in global supply chains.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course you should have the following:
• A broad overview of transportation systems along with a thorough understanding of
the economic, political, and social functions of transportation in the economy.
• An exposure to the economic characteristics, regulatory provisions, and organizational
patterns of each of the modes of transport.
• Be able to describe the various modes of transportation, including their cost and
pricing structures, strengths and weaknesses, and where each fits into a company’s
logistics strategy.
• An introduction to transport pricing structures and procedures.
• An understanding of the challenges logistics managers face in establishing and
maintaining effective shipper-carrier relationships.
• Understand the various strategies used by shippers and carriers to plan and conduct
transportation activities.
• An appreciation of the domestic transport systems’ role in global supply chains.
• Be able to describe all of the processes involved in shipping goods within the supply
chain.
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Course Policies
ATTENDANCE
Fisher College of Business strongly enforces University attendance policies. As per
University rule 3335-8-33, any student may lose their registration in a course for failure to
attend by the first Friday of the term, or by the 3rd instructional day of the term, or by the
second class meeting, whichever occurs first. I expect everyone to regularly attend class. If
you choose to miss a class, you are responsible for keeping up with daily lecture material and
obtaining lecture notes from a classmate. Please note that the slide-decks posted on Carmen
will not be incomplete. In-class lectures will represent the bulk of material appearing in the
quizzes and examinations. I also expect that students will extend fellow classmates and me the
courtesy of arriving on time, staying for the entire class period, and turning off ALL electronic
devices (unless medically required) in class. In-class quizzes, exams and other assignments
cannot be made up if missed without a valid medical excuse or bona fide family emergency.
Acceptable reasons for missing exams or assignments (documentation required):
1. A death in the family
2. A medical emergency
Unacceptable reasons for missing exams or assignments:
1. Other exams or assignments the same day
2. Any university or non-university social event
3. Forgetfulness
Special Note: If a sudden illness causes you to miss a required event or deadline, you need to
provide me with a doctor's note (with his/her contact information) specifying the nature of the
illness. I will investigate all cases where students provide any documentation for absence.
GRADING
Exam 1:
Exam 2:
Exam 3:
In-Class Quizzes:
Videos:
LOC:
Total:
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
D
E
25%
25%
30%
10%
7%
3%
100%
Distribution
>90%
89.9-86%
85.9-83%
82.9-70%
78.9-76%
75.9-69%
68.9-64%
63.9-60%
<60%
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Assignments
QUIZZES
As per the course schedule I will administer 12 in-class quizzes during normal class meeting times in
SB 305. The highest 10 scores will count towards the Quiz grade. A missed quiz will result in an
automatic zero and cannot be made up. Remember that each quiz is worth 1% of your total grade up to
a maximum of 10%. The quizzes will be multiple choice and will be based on lecture materials that
cover a portion of the text, typically a chapter or group of chapters.
Students will take the quiz using the Turning Technologies© radio frequency response cards or
‘clickers’. Clickers will be assigned and checked out to each student registered in M&L 5381 by the
instructor. Clickers are the property of Fisher ITS and must be returned to the instructor at the end of
the course, and students will be liable for lost or damaged clickers. Clickers must be brought to class
for the days of the quiz. To avoid forgetting clickers I suggest never removing them from your bookbag, key-chain, purse, etc.
EXAMS
This course includes three required examinations. The exams will be multiple choice. Questions are
primarily based on chapter readings and in-class lecture notes. Exams may also include information
provided through films and/or videos required as part of the course. Exam 3 will be comprehensive.
Exams typically coincide with the end of each of the three sections of the text and therefore cover all
chapters in the completed section.
LOC†
The Transportation and Logistics Association (TLA) meets at 7:30 pm on Mondays. You will receive
1% each time you attend a meeting featuring a visiting speaker and then submit a one-page write-up on
what you learned from the talk. A maximum of 3% (3 LOCs) must be submitted. Submitting a writeup for a meeting you did not attend will be treated as academic misconduct so make sure you sign the
meeting attendance sheet. NOTE: Attending a social meeting does not qualify, there has to be an
invited speaker at the meeting making a presentation on logistics. Use the LOC document template
from the Carmen course web-site. Type at least a full page (double-space) using 1 inch margins (I give
partial credit for write-ups that are not a full page. Writing more than a page is fine). Don’t tell me
about announcements that were made at meetings, or what kind of pizza you had. LOC should be
turned in to the Carmen Course Dropbox before the end of the due date. Late LOC will not be
accepted. No LOC will be accepted by e-mail.
VIDEOS†
There are 8 transportation videos available in the OSU secure server streaming media library available
at https://drm.osu.edu/media/Media as part of M&L 5381 (see p. 6 of this syllabus). OSU user-ID and
password in required to access videos. Of these you must select seven videos as required viewing. .
For each video type at least a full page description of the video. Use the LOC Template on Carmen
(double-space) using 1 inch margins (I give partial credit for write-ups that are not a full page. Writing
more than a page is fine). Each video write-up will count 1% up to a maximum of 7% of the final
grade. Video write-ups must be turned in to the Carmen Course Dropbox before the end of the due
date. Late submissions will not be accepted. No submissions will be accepted by e-mail.
Important Note: There will be no make-up exams, as listed in the grading policy a fail grade in an
examination could result in failing the class.
† NOTE: TurnItIn will be used to used to check for misrepresentation of other students’
or authors’ works as your own so please submit your original work only.
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I take academic misconduct very seriously – see university policies attached below.
Never represent someone else’s work as your own. If I suspect any violation of the Code
of Student Conduct, I will bring it to the attention of the Committee on Academic
Misconduct who will determine and impose an appropriate sanction. This can range
from a formal reprimand to dismissal. Trust me, I’m good at catching misconduct and
cheating isn’t worth the risk.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY (ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT)
Academic integrity is essential to maintaining an environment that fosters excellence in
teaching, research, and other educational and scholarly activities. Thus, The Ohio State
University and the Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) expect that all students
have read and understand the University’s Code of Student Conduct, and that all students will
complete all academic and scholarly assignments with fairness and honesty. Students must
recognize that failure to follow the rules and guidelines established in the University’s Code
of Student Conduct and this syllabus may constitute “Academic Misconduct.”
The Ohio State University’s Code of Student Conduct (Section 3335-23-04) defines academic
misconduct as: “Any activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the
University, or subvert the educational process.” Examples of academic misconduct include
(but are not limited to) plagiarism, collusion (unauthorized collaboration), copying the work
of another student, and possession of unauthorized materials during an examination.
Ignorance of the University’s Code of Student Conduct is never considered an “excuse” for
academic misconduct, so I recommend that you review the Code of Student Conduct and,
specifically, the sections dealing with academic misconduct.
If I suspect that a student has committed academic misconduct in this course, I am obligated
by University Rules to report my suspicions to the Committee on Academic Misconduct. If
COAM determines that you have violated the University’s Code of Student Conduct (i.e.,
committed academic misconduct), the sanctions for the misconduct could include a failing
grade in this course and suspension or dismissal from the University.
If you have any questions about the above policy or what constitutes academic misconduct in
this course, please contact me.
Other sources of information on academic misconduct (integrity) to which you can refer
include:
•
The Committee on Academic Misconduct web pages (oaa.osu.edu/coam/home.html)
•
Ten Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity (oaa.osu.edu/coam/tensuggestions.html)
•
Eight Cardinal Rules of Academic Integrity (www.northwestern.edu/uacc/8cards.html)
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DATE
Jan-­‐06-­‐2014
Jan-­‐08-­‐2014
Jan-­‐10-­‐2014
Jan-­‐13-­‐2014
Jan-­‐15-­‐2014
Jan-­‐17-­‐2014
Jan-­‐20-­‐2014
Jan-­‐22-­‐2014
Jan-­‐24-­‐2014
Jan-­‐27-­‐2014
Jan-­‐29-­‐2014
Jan-­‐31-­‐2014
Feb-­‐03-­‐2014
Feb-­‐05-­‐2014
Feb-­‐07-­‐2014
Feb-­‐10-­‐2014
Feb-­‐12-­‐2014
Feb-­‐14-­‐2014
Feb-­‐17-­‐2014
Feb-­‐19-­‐2014
Feb-­‐21-­‐2014
Feb-­‐24-­‐2014
Feb-­‐26-­‐2014
Feb-­‐28-­‐2014
Mar-­‐03-­‐2014
Mar-­‐05-­‐2014
Mar-­‐07-­‐2014
Mar-­‐10-­‐2014
Mar-­‐12-­‐2014
Mar-­‐14-­‐2014
Mar-­‐17-­‐2014
Mar-­‐19-­‐2014
Mar-­‐21-­‐2014
Mar-­‐24-­‐2014
Mar-­‐26-­‐2014
Mar-­‐28-­‐2014
Mar-­‐31-­‐2014
Apr-­‐02-­‐2014
Apr-­‐04-­‐2014
Apr-­‐07-­‐2014
Apr-­‐09-­‐2014
Apr-­‐11-­‐2014
Apr-­‐14-­‐2014
Apr-­‐16-­‐2014
Apr-­‐18-­‐2014
Apr-­‐21-­‐2014
Apr-­‐24-­‐2014
Apr-­‐26-­‐2014
TOPIC
Transportation in the s upply chain
Transportation in the s upply chain, continued
Transportation in the economy
Transportation in the economy, continued
Transportation regulation and policy
Transportation regulation and policy, continued
Martin Luther King Day -­‐ No Class
Transportation regulation and policy, continued
Costing and pricing for transportation
Costing and pricing for transportation, continued
Costing and pricing for transportation, continued
Exam Review
Exam 1
Motor carriers
Motor carriers, continued
Railroads
Railroads, Continued
Airlines
Airlines, continued
Water carriers
Water carriers, continued
Pipelines
Exam 2 Review
Exam 2
Transportation risk management
Transportation risk management, continued
Transportation risk management, continued
Readings ASSIGN VIDEOS
Ch 1
Ch 1
Ch 2
Ch 2
Ch 3
Q1
Ch 3
Ch 3
Ch 4
Ch 4
Ch 4
Q2
Q3
Ch 5
Ch 5
Ch 6
Ch 6
Ch 7
Ch 7
Ch 8
Ch 8
Ch 8
LOC1
Q4
Q5
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Q6
Q7
Ch 9
Ch 9
Ch 9
LOC2
SPRING BREAK
Global transportation planning
Global transportation planning, continued
Global transportation execution
Global transportation execution, continued
Global transportation execution, continued
Third party logistics
Third party logistics, continued
Third party logistics, continued
Private transportation and fleet management
Private transportation and fleet management, continued
Private Transportation and fleet management, continued
Issues and challenges of global s upply chains
Issues and challenges of global s upply chains, continued
Wrapup
Exam 3 Review
Exam 3
Note : This s chedule i s tentative a nd i s s ubject to c hange depending upon the progress of the c lass
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Ch 10
Ch 10
Ch 11
Ch 11
Ch 11
Ch 12
Ch 12
Ch 12
Ch 13
Ch 13
Ch 13
Ch 14
Ch 14
Q8
Q9
Q10
Q11
Q12
LOC3
Video 6
Video 7
Video 8
LIST OF VIDEOS
Video #
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 5
Video 6
Video 7
Video 8
Title
Extreme Trains: Coal trains
Extreme trains: Ice Cold Express
Extreme Trains: Transcontinental Railroad
Secret World of Air Freight
Container Ships
Extreme Trains: Freight Trains, Double stack trains
Panama Canal
Port of Rotterdam
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Watch by date
Feb-07-2014
Feb-10-2014
Feb-12-2014
Feb-14-2014
Feb-17-2014
Mar-21-2014
Mar-24-2014
Mar-26-2014