National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
The Saint-Petersburg branch of
the Federal State Autonomous Institution of Higher Education "National
Research University - Higher School of Economics"
Faculty: Saint-Petersburg School of Management and Economics
Course Title
INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
For the direction 38.04.02 “Management” of master training for the master
program "Strategic Management of Logistics"
Author:
Candidate of Economic Sciences, ass.prof. Vadim Sokolov, vsokolov@hse.ru
Approved by the meeting of the Department of logistics and supply chain management
09.10. 2014
Confirmed by head of the Department of logistics and supply chain management
09.10. 2014
Dr., professor Lukinsky V.
St.- Petersburg, 2014
This document may not be reproduced or redistributed by other Departments of the University
without permission of the Authors.
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
1. ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODICAL SECTION
1.1. Course Summary and methodical novelty of a course
The course " Intermodal transportation management " is the innovative and practical course
applied for investigation of modern logistic business processes, considering globalization of the
world. It indicates interrelation of different types of transport, innovative models of effective
interaction and communication between participants of a logistic chain in the course of delivery
of goods, political and economic solutions of various countries for the organization of the global
market.
The particular emphasis is placed on the increasing role of container transportations in the world
and its importance in the processes of formation of world economic space.
This course is logical practical addition to basic courses for logistics, carried out within the
master program "Strategic Logistics" in department of “Logistics and management of chains of
deliveries” in St. Petersburg branch.
The course includes many innovative methods of training and individual author's methods:
active moderations, facilitations, the solution of author's study cases with presentation, author's
business games on subject of a course
The content of lectures provides studying of innovative approaches to transportation because
intermodal transportations, including container, it is the most modern and innovative method
which develops also actively and modernized.
The course is relevant for both future professional application and further scientific studies.
1.2. Area of Application and Regulatory References
This Course Program established minimum requirements for skills and knowledge of the student and
determines the content and the forms of educational activities and reporting.
The Course Program is designed for lecturers, teaching assistants and students for direction of
training 38.04.02. Management, the Master Program Strategic management of logistics
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The educational standard of NRU-HSE Curriculum in the direction of training 38.04.02.
"Management", the master program "Strategic Management of Logistics", the master
level of training, approved at 27.06.2014, № 5
The educational program of direction of training 38.04.02. "Management" for training of
master
The Course Program has been developed in accordance with NRU-HSE Curriculum in
the direction of training 38.04.02. "Management", the master program "Strategic
Management of Logistics", the master level of training, approved at 24.04.2014
1.3. Course Goals
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To highlight the importance of the effective management of intermodal supply chains as a
part of global process of world economy.
To develop of knowledge of students about modern intermodal transportations in global
logistical system with analyze of the features of different types of transport.
To provide the possibility to discuss influence of intermodal logistical processes on solutions
of international economic policy
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
The main objective is training of masters in the field of logistics to provide the independent
analysis and decision-making in the sphere of transport service of management of logistics. Also
it is very important within the aims of general direction of the National Research University
Higher School of Economics to develop the involvement of students into international activity,
providing researches in the sphere of global logistics business.
1.4. Students' Competencies to be Developed by the Course
The general Course labor-intensiveness makes 3 credits
As a result of studying of discipline students have to know:
− characteristic of global logistic system;
− concept of intermodal transportations of global logistic system;
− characteristics of intermediaries in global logistics;
− system of the international transport corridors;
− modern technologies of the organization of intermodal transportations;
− features of the contractual and contract relations at the organization of intermodal
transportations;
− features of intermodal technologies;
− features of the organization of inter modal transportations with application of
different types of transport.
As a result of studying of discipline students have to be able to
 Analyze and make the conclusions about the logistic business processes connected
with intermodal transportation
 Make a choice and coordination of types of transport for implementation of
intermodal transportation
As a result of studying of discipline students have to manage
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The methods of management of logistics chain with application of intermodal
transportation
The methods and tools for organization of intermodal transportation
The methods of justification of decisions for increase of efficiency of chains of
deliveries functioning
As a result of studying of discipline students have to be able to be guided in concepts of
global logistic business, and also to get practical skills of the organization of intermodal
transportations in global logistics systems.
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
Competition
Ability to make administrative
decisions, to estimate their possible
consequences and to bear the
responsibility
Ability to use methods of methods
quantitative and the qualitative
analysis and modeling, theoretical
and pilot study in the management
sphere
Ability to present the results of
carried out researches in the form
of a report, article or oral report
Competitio
n code
SC-5
PC-13
PC-14
Ability to solve problems of
formation of a network business
processes in the organization
PC-19
Ability to solve tasks of business
enterprises management, connected
with global market operations
PC-20
Ability to reveal data, necessary
for the solution of the set
administrative and enterprise tasks;
to carry out data collection and
their processing
PC-26
Ability to choose and prove tools,
modern information technologies
for information processing
according to an objective in the
management sphere, to analyze
results of calculations and to prove
administrative recommendations
PC-27
Descriptors – the main signs of
development (indicators of
achievement of result)
The forms and
methods of
training
promoting
formation and
development
of competence
The student is capable to make
administrative decisions, to
manage methods of estimation the
consequences
The student is able to use methods
of quantitative and the qualitative
analysis and modeling, theoretical
and pilot study in the management
sphere
The student is able to form the
reports, articles or oral reports
with the results of researches
Seminars
The student manages the methods
of solution of tasks of formation of
a network business processes in
the organization
The student manages the methods
of solution of tasks of business
enterprises management connected
with global market operations
The student manages the methods
of revealing of necessary data for
solution of the set administrative
and enterprise tasks; the student
manages the methods of data
collection and processing
The student is able to choose the
tools for information processing
according to the task, to manage
methods of analyzing of results of
calculations and proving of the
administrative recommendations
Seminars
Seminars
Seminars
Seminars
Seminars
Seminars
2 .COURSE MAINTENANCE
2.1. Novelty of a course
The similar course is provided in Russian at Saint- Petersburg State Economics University,
though the module "Intermodal transportation management" is the part of another course «The
organization of the transportation in global logistics” only.
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
The similar courses are carried out at European universities (for example at University of Apply
Science in Finland) because the topics and materials have the practical value for students.
This course contains very detailed studying of many aspects of management of intermodal
transportation, includes author’s research of the market of intermodal transportations in Russia
and in the world.
As practical materials for a course the author uses interview of top management of the large
transport - logistics companies, market researches of specialists of transport – logistics
companies, presentations at thematic transport and logistics exhibitions.
For this reason this course has a practical focus, favorably differing from the similar theorized
courses at other universities
2.2. How the Course Fits in with the Curriculum
The Course is based on mastering of a cycle of Humanitarian and Economic Studies,
professional cycle, providing managerial education.
For Specialization 38.04.02. “Management ” this Course is Optional.
The Course is to be based on the acquisition of the following Courses: “Basic of logistic and
supply chain management”, “Strategic management of logistics infrastructure”.
The Course requires the following students' competencies and knowledge: ability to
analyze the processes in management sphere; to know the methods of calculating of economic
indicators; to understand the global economics processes; ability to communicate in English,
ability to solve economics and administrative tasks.
7.Course Schedule
Course topics
Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5
Topic 6
Multimodal and intermodal
deliveries: basic models and
concepts, directions of
scientific researches
Global logistics systems and
their participants. A role of
intermodal transportations in
formation of global logistics
systems.
The global container system –
a basis of modern chains of
deliveries
A role of different types of
transport in intermodal
transportations
The infrastructure of
intermodal transportations
The legal bases of intermodal
transportations
Work
load
(hours)
15
In class
Lectures Seminars
Individual
work
2
4
9
14
-
4
10
16
2
4
10
14
-
4
10
16
2
4
10
15
2
4
9
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
Case
tests
Exam
14
-
4
10
4
108
4
12
28
68
3. PROGRAM CONTENTS
3.1.
Program Contents
Class 1. Multimodal and intermodal deliveries: basic models and concepts, directions of
scientific researches.
Content :
 The concept, definition and models of intermodal transportations. (lectures: 0,5.
seminars: 1)
 Types of intermodal transportations. Directions of scientific researches. (lectures: 0,5.
seminars: 1)
 Efficiency of use of intermodal transportations. (lectures: 0,5. seminars: 1)
 Possibility to perform the logistics chains with application of intermodal transportations
in Russian Federation. (lectures: 0,5. seminars: 1)
Total class work: 6 hours.
Individual work: 9 hours.
 Performance of current control tasks : 3
 Preparation to the seminars: 2
 Performance of the home work: 4
Materials required
1. Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, Lisa M. Ellram. Fundamentals of logistics
management. McGrawHill, Singapore, 2005 (section 14)
2. Hans-Dietrich Haasis. Knowledge Management in Intermodal Logistics Networks.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
3. Stock, J.R. and Lambert, D.M. Strategic Logistics Management, 6th ed., Mc. Grow-Hill
Irwin, New York, 2005
Recommended readings
1.
2.
3.
4.
Behrends, S., and Floden, J. (2012) ‘The effect of transshipment costs on the performance
of intermodal line-trains’, Logistics Research. Vol.4-2, No.3-4, pp. 127-136.
Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and operation,
3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
Christopher, M. Logictics and supply chain management. Translated from English,
St.Petersburg, Piter, 2004
Chung-Lun, L. and King-Wan, P. (2011) ‘An integrated model for ship routing and berth
allocation’, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.
245-260.
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
5.
6.
7.
Langevin, A. et al (Eds.), Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization. Springer Science
+ Business Media, New York, 2005
Taha, H.A. Operations Research: an Intodation, 7th ed. translated from English,
Williams, Мoscow, 2005
Waters, D. Logistics an Introduction on Supply Chain Management, translated from
English, UNITY – DANA, Мoscow, 2003
Discussions, the solution of cases and presentation of results of cases are applied to development of
the section Class 1.
Class 2. Global logistics systems and their participants. A role of intermodal
transportations in formation of global logistics systems.
Content :
 The concept, definitions and terms in global logistics, its influence on the global market.
(seminars: 1)
 The role of multinational companies in forming of intermodal logistics chains. (seminars:
2)
 Free economic zones and state regulations of logistics business processes in
transportation sphere. (seminars: 1)
Total class work: 4 hours.
Individual work: 10 hours.
 Performance of current control tasks : 3
 Preparation to the seminars: 3
 Performance of the home work: 4
Materials required
1. Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, Lisa M. Ellram. Fundamentals of logistics
management. McGrawHill, Singapore, 2005 (section 14)
2. Hans-Dietrich Haasis. Knowledge Management in Intermodal Logistics Networks.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
4. Stock, J.R. and Lambert, D.M. Strategic Logistics Management, 6th ed., Mc. Grow-Hill
Irwin, New York, 2005
Recommended readings
1. Alexander N., and Doherty, A.M. International Retailing. Oxford University Press, 2009
2. Behrends, S., and Floden, J. (2012) ‘The effect of transshipment costs on the
performance of intermodal line-trains’, Logistics Research. Vol.4-2, No.3-4, pp. 127-136.
3. Czinkota, M.R. International Marketing. Thomson South-Western, 2007.
4. Christopher, M., and Towill, D.R. Developing Market-Specific Supply Chain Strategies
// The International Journal of Logistics Management. 2002. Vol. 12. № 1
5. Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and operation,
3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
6. Christopher, M. Logictics and supply chain management. Translated from English,
St.Petersburg, Piter, 2004
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
7. Chung-Lun, L. and King-Wan, P. (2011) ‘An integrated model for ship routing and berth
allocation’, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.
245-260.
8. Langevin, A. et al (Eds.), Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization. Springer Science
+ Business Media, New York, 2005
9. Waters, D. Logistics an Introduction on Supply Chain Management, translated from
English, UNITY – DANA, Мoscow, 2003
10. Shirato, T., and Webb, J. Understanding Globalization. London: Sage, 2003.
Class 3. The global container system – a basis of modern chains of deliveries
Content :
 The container transportation as basis of modern transportation of consumer goods
(seminars: 1)
 The biggest container ports of the world and international container network (seminars:
2)
 The sea container lines and world container streams and directions. (seminars: 1)
Total class work: 4 hours.
Individual work: 10 hours.
 Performance of current control tasks : 3
 Preparation to the seminars: 3
 Performance of the home work: 4
Materials required
1. Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, Lisa M. Ellram. Fundamentals of logistics
management. McGrawHill, Singapore, 2005 (section 14)
2. Hans-Dietrich Haasis. Knowledge Management in Intermodal Logistics Networks.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
3. Mark Levinson. . The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and
the World Economy Bigger. Princeton University Press, UK, 2006
Recommended readings
1. Behrends, S., and Floden, J. (2012) ‘The effect of transshipment costs on the
performance of intermodal line-trains’, Logistics Research. Vol.4-2, No.3-4, pp. 127-136.
2. Christopher, M., and Towill, D.R. Developing Market-Specific Supply Chain Strategies
// The International Journal of Logistics Management. 2002. Vol. 12. № 1
3. Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and operation,
3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
4. Christopher, M. Logictics and supply chain management. Translated from English,
St.Petersburg, Piter, 2004
5. Chung-Lun, L. and King-Wan, P. (2011) ‘An integrated model for ship routing and berth
allocation’, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.
245-260.
6. Langevin, A. et al (Eds.), Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization. Springer Science
+ Business Media, New York, 2005
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
7. Waters, D. Logistics an Introduction on Supply Chain Management, translated from
English, UNITY – DANA, Мoscow, 2003
8. Shirato, T., and Webb, J. Understanding Globalization. London: Sage, 2003.
Discussions, the solution of cases and presentation of results of cases are applied to development of
the section Class 3.
Class 4. A role of different types of transport in intermodal transportations
Content :
 Comparison of various types of transport for implementation of effective transportation
of goods (seminars: 1)
 Sea transportation ( Ro-Ro system, Ro-Lo system, container goods) (seminars: 1)
 Railway transportation (railway ferries, railway platforms for containers and
implementation of railway transportation of containers) (seminars: 1)
 Automobile container transportation (seminars: 1)
Total class work: 4 hours.
Individual work: 10 hours.
 Performance of current control tasks : 3
 Preparation to the seminars: 3
 Performance of the home work: 4
Materials required
1. Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, Lisa M. Ellram. Fundamentals of logistics
management. McGrawHill, Singapore, 2005 (section 14)
2. Hans-Dietrich Haasis. Knowledge Management in Intermodal Logistics Networks.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
Recommended readings
1. Behrends, S., and Floden, J. (2012) ‘The effect of transshipment costs on the
performance of intermodal line-trains’, Logistics Research. Vol.4-2, No.3-4, pp. 127-136.
2. Christopher, M., and Towill, D.R. Developing Market-Specific Supply Chain Strategies
// The International Journal of Logistics Management. 2002. Vol. 12. № 1
3. Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and operation,
3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
4. Christopher, M. Logictics and supply chain management. Translated from English,
St.Petersburg, Piter, 2004
5. Chung-Lun, L. and King-Wan, P. (2011) ‘An integrated model for ship routing and berth
allocation’, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.
245-260.
6. Langevin, A. et al (Eds.), Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization. Springer Science
+ Business Media, New York, 2005
7. Mark Levinson. . The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the
World Economy Bigger. Princeton University Press, UK, 2006
8. Waters, D. Logistics an Introduction on Supply Chain Management, translated from
English, UNITY – DANA, Мoscow, 2003
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
9. Shirato, T., and Webb, J. Understanding Globalization. London: Sage, 2003.
Discussions, the solution of cases and presentation of results of cases are applied to development of
the section Class 4.
Class 5. The infrastructure of intermodal transportations
Content :
 The container ports as a biggest transport centers (Lecture 1. seminars: 1)
 Container terminals as a land logistics centers, dry ports system (seminars: 2)
 Railway and motorway infrastructure. International corridors system (Lecture 1.
seminars: 1)
Total class work: 4 hours.
Individual work: 10 hours.
 Performance of current control tasks : 3
 Preparation to the seminars: 3
 Performance of the home work: 4
Materials required
1. Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, Lisa M. Ellram. Fundamentals of logistics
management. McGrawHill, Singapore, 2005 (section 14)
2. Mark Levinson. . The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and
the World Economy Bigger. Princeton University Press, UK, 2006
3. Hans-Dietrich Haasis. Knowledge Management in Intermodal Logistics Networks.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
Recommended readings
1. Behrends, S., and Floden, J. (2012) ‘The effect of transshipment costs on the
performance of intermodal line-trains’, Logistics Research. Vol.4-2, No.3-4, pp. 127-136.
2. Christopher, M., and Towill, D.R. Developing Market-Specific Supply Chain Strategies
// The International Journal of Logistics Management. 2002. Vol. 12. № 1
3. Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and operation,
3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
4. Christopher, M. Logictics and supply chain management. Translated from English,
St.Petersburg, Piter, 2004
5. Chung-Lun, L. and King-Wan, P. (2011) ‘An integrated model for ship routing and berth
allocation’, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.
245-260.
6. Goel, A. (2012) ‘The minimum duration truck driver scheduling problem’, EURO
Journal of Transportation and Logistics, Vol.1, No.4, pp.285 - 306.
7. Langevin, A. et al (Eds.), Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization. Springer Science
+ Business Media, New York, 2005
8. Nils-Goran, O., Roy, J. and Wetter, M. (1999) Performance Drivers: A practical guide to
using the Balanced Scorecard, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
9. Waters, D. Logistics an Introduction on Supply Chain Management, translated from
English, UNITY – DANA, Мoscow, 2003
Discussions, the solution of cases and presentation of results of cases are applied to development of
the section Class 5.
Class 6. The legal bases of intermodal transportations
Content :
 The international conventions and conferences regulating activity of operators at
implementation of intermodal transportation of goods (Lecture 1. seminars: 1)
 Documents for implementation of container transportation (marine, auto, railway)
(seminars: 2)
 Risks and responsibility of operators. Insurance (Lecture 1. seminars: 1)
Total class work: 4 hours.
Individual work: 9 hours.
 Performance of current control tasks : 3
 Preparation to the seminars: 2
 Performance of the home work: 4
Materials required
1.
Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, Lisa M. Ellram. Fundamentals of logistics
management. McGrawHill, Singapore, 2005 (section 14)
2.
Mark Levinson. . The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and
the World Economy Bigger. Princeton University Press, UK, 2006
3.
Hans-Dietrich Haasis. Knowledge Management in Intermodal Logistics Networks.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
4.
Adriaan Perrels, Veli Himanen. Building Blocks for Sustainable Transport: Obstacles,
Trends, Solutions, Government Institute for Economic Research VATT, Finland, 2012
Recommended readings
1. Behrends, S., and Floden, J. (2012) ‘The effect of transshipment costs on the
performance of intermodal line-trains’, Logistics Research. Vol.4-2, No.3-4, pp. 127136.
2. Christopher, M., and Towill, D.R. Developing Market-Specific Supply Chain Strategies
// The International Journal of Logistics Management. 2002. Vol. 12. № 1
3. Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and operation,
3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
4. Christopher, M. Logictics and supply chain management. Translated from English,
St.Petersburg, Piter, 2004
5. Chung-Lun, L. and King-Wan, P. (2011) ‘An integrated model for ship routing and berth
allocation’, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Vol. 3, No. 3, pp.
245-260.
6. Goel, A. (2012) ‘The minimum duration truck driver scheduling problem’, EURO
Journal of Transportation and Logistics, Vol.1, No.4, pp.285 - 306.
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
Intermodal Transportation Management
Master Program 38.04.02 ‘Strategic Management of Logistics’
7. Langevin, A. et al (Eds.), Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization. Springer Science
+ Business Media, New York, 2005
8. Nils-Goran, O., Roy, J. and Wetter, M. (1999) Performance Drivers: A practical guide
to using the Balanced Scorecard, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
9. Waters, D. Logistics an Introduction on Supply Chain Management, translated from
English, UNITY – DANA, Мoscow, 2003
Discussions, the solution of cases and presentation of results of cases are applied to development of
the section Class 6.
3.2.
Methods and Materials for Current Testing and Attestation
Current testing questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Characterize main types of intermodal transportations
The features of use of container transportations
The features of the organization of intermodal transportations in Russia
Describe the intermodal technologies of transportation.
What is the global logistics?
Specify distinctions between implementation of intermodal transportation of goods and
multimodal transportation of goods.
7. Describe the channel logistic intermediaries.
8. Participants of global logistics and their role in the organization of intermodal
transportations
9. Multinational corporations and their characteristic.
10. Free economic zones, their classification and features of functioning
11. Describe and analyze the privileges and benefits existing in the territory of free economic
zones.
12. What kind of transport corridors pass across the territory of the Russian Federation?
13. What are modern technologies of transportation in global logistics systems?
14. Describe the fundamental principles of formation of information stream in logistics.
15. Explain features of the contractual relations of sea transportation.
16. What are the biggest container ports in the world (container turnover)?
17. Why the Asian ports became the world leaders?
18. What features of transportations by sea?
19. Describe the basic container streams in the world
20. What are the biggest container sea lines?
21. What features of transportations by an automobile type of transport?
22. The documents necessary for implementation of rail transportation of goods
23. What the different between shipping line documentation .and tramp shipping line
documentation?
24. The features of container shipping documentation.
25. Describe the types of bill of lading.
26. Describe the types of sea charters.
27. What international organizations are urged to regulate automobile transportations?
28. What international organizations are urged to regulate sea transportations?
29. What international organizations are urged to regulate railway transportations?
30. The responsibilities of producer and consignee of goods. The Incoterms system features
in organization of intermodal transportation.
National Research University - Higher School of Economics
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Subjects of reports (an individual work)
1. Activity of the multinational companies. The global organizers of the transferring of
economics
2. The leaders companies in container shipping business and statistics of indicators of
success
3. The sea port system in Russia. The main players in the container terminals market
4. The features of Ro-Ro ferries business and technology of delivery
5. The indicators of efficiency of intermodal transportation
6. The methods of risks decrease and responsibility of operators of intermodal
transportation
7. The features of free economic zones in Russia and history of initiation
8. Development and perspectives of railway container transportation in Russia
9. Development and perspectives of Vladivostok sea port as the Asian gates to Russia
10. The Trans-Siberian Railway as a important transit corridor between Europe and Asia
11. Development and perspectives of Saint-Petersburg sea port as the biggest port in
Russia
12. Development and perspectives of Saint-Petersburg First Container Terminal as the
biggest container area in Russia
13. Novosibirsk – the important container transport center in Siberia
14. Rotterdam is the biggest port of Europe: development and perspectives
15. Types of container vessel and their application
16. Health and safety on the sea transport
17. Chinese miracle. Why the largest freight traffics of consumer goods proceed from
China
18. The biggest container centers in Europe. Russia as the general partner of international
trade.
19. The largest transport infrastructure projects in Russia
20. The initiation of Euroasian Union and development of intermodal transportations
Final testing questions
1. The features of use of auto track transportations
2. The features of use of container transportations
3. Describe the intermodal technologies of transportation.
4. The functions and responsibility of operator of intermodal transportation
5. Ro-Ro system technology
6. Ro-Ro terminals in Russia
7. The basis features of global logistics
8. Multimodal transportation
9. Types of Multinational corporations and history of evolution
10. The classification and tax allowance of Free economic zones
11. The transport corridors systems
12. The logistics operations with container cargo at the port
13. The functions of stevedore company
14. The sea transport documentation
15. The railway transport documentation
16. The auto transport documentation
17. The features of intermodal transportation documentation
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18. The biggest container ports in the world (container turnover)?
19. The risk reduction of container cargo in the process of transportation
20. The features of sea transportations of intermodal cargo
21. The basic container streams in the world
22. The biggest container sea lines in the world
23. The features of line shipping transportation
24. The features of tramp shipping transportation
25. The features of container shipping documentation.
26. The responsibility of cargo owner
27. The responsibility of container line in transportation
28. The responsibility of railway container operator in transportation
29. The types and application of bill of lading.
30. The types and application of sea charters.
31. The international organizations regulating automobile transportations
32. The international organizations regulating sea transportations
33. The international organizations regulating railway transportations
34. The Incoterms rules system features in organization of intermodal transportation.
35. The features of storage of container cargo
36. The features of sea transportation and storage of refrigerated containers
37. The features of railway transportation and storage of refrigerated containers
38. The features of sea transportation and storage of refrigerated containers
39. The features of auto transportation and storage of refrigerated containers
40. The documentation for implementation of refrigerated containers transportation
4. CONTROL FORMS
4.1. Forms and Types of Testing
Type of testing
Form of testing
1 year
1 2
Current
Class work
Tasks and
theoretical
questions
Group work,
Case studies
3
Parameters
4
*
Test 60 min
*
Solution of
problem cases,
discussions
Case
presentations
(oral) 15 min
Individual work
Final test
Report with
presentation
*
Tasks and
theoretical
questions
*
15-20 pages
Presentation 15
min
Test 90 min
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4.2. Grading Criteria
Group cases are estimated according to activity of each student in the solution of the concrete
situations connected with the organization of intermodal transportations. Also the assessment
assumes answers to questions on a case.
The following forms of control in the course of development of a course are provided:

Current – tasks and theoretical questions (4 module confirmed in Schedule)

Class work - the group work and case studies, discussions

The individual work - the report ( it is confirmed by the lecture) with
presentation

Final – exam (4 module ).
Current testing grading has 10 ranks and all forms of activity is estimated according this scale.
Criterion of an assessment of knowledge of the student at the current control is control test
assumes the student have to demonstrate the knowledge of the organization of intermodal
transportations, to have the comprehension of the global logistic market; to demonstrate ability
to analyze the logistics business processes and to estimate the logistics chain efficiency.
Criterion of an assessment of knowledge of the student at the current control is determined by a
correctness of answers to the questions posed by the passable subjects. The quantity of the
correct answers for a concrete assessment is presented in the table
Assessment
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Criteria
The student has answered all questions correctly, accurately stated the
thoughts, there are no problems with reading of the text
The student answered correctly 90% of questions, or answered correctly
everything, but the formulation of answers is insufficiently clear
The student answered correctly 80% of questions, accurately stated the
thoughts, there are no problems with reading of the text
The student answered correctly 80% of questions, but the formulation of
answers is insufficiently clear
The student answered correctly 70% of questions, accurately stated the
thoughts, there are no problems with reading of the text
The student answered correctly 70% of questions, but the formulation of
answers is insufficiently clear; or correctly I answered 60% of questions, there
are no problems with reading of the text
The student answered correctly 50% of questions
The student answered correctly 40% of questions
The student answered correctly 30% of questions
The student answered correctly 20% of questions
The Criterion of an assessment of knowledge of the student during the individual work is quality
of implementation of the paper report with presentation when the subjects were coordinated with
the lecture
The total assessment for the paper report is determined as an average arithmetic assessment of
blocks 1-6 by a 10-mark scale to an assessment by the criteria given in the table below.
1.
The subject of assessment
Criteria
The registration (including Accuracy,
compliance
Assessment
to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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introduction, the conclusion requirements of the standard,
and appendices)
compliance to requirements of
methodical instructions (for
introduction, the conclusion and
appendices) existence of exiles,
existence of graphic elements
2.
Information sources
Quantity of sources, compliance
to a subject, completeness of
coverage of a subject, year of
the edition, existence of foreign
sources
3.
Completeness of disclosure Completeness of disclosure
of the declared subject
4.
Individual contribution of the Individual contribution of the
student, practical importance, student, practical importance,
originality
originality
5
Presentation
Relevance, focus on the most
important points, ability to keep
within the allowed time,
understanding of audience,
drive/enthusiasm of the speaker
- ability to hold attention of
audience)
6.
Answers to questions
Correctness, completeness of
the
answer,
logicality,
possession of a vernacular and
necessary competences
The result
10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
Average
arithmetic
assessment of blocks 16
Note : The assessment from 0 to 3 points means that works completely doesn't correspond
(generally doesn't correspond) to criteria; the assessment from 4 to 5 points means that work
partially corresponds to criteria; the assessment from 6 to 7 points means that work generally
corresponds to criteria; the assessment from 8 to 10 points means that work completely
corresponds to criteria.
Criterion of an assessment of knowledge of the student at examination at intermediate/final
control is the level of development material of discipline “Intermodal transportation
Management “ including:
Assessment
Criteria of exposure of an assessment
«excellent »
(8-10)
The student demonstrates the comprehensive, systematic and deep
and profound erudition of educational program material;
The student has been studied the recommended basic and
additional literature;
The student is able to connect theoretical fundamentals of
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«good»
(6-7)
«satisfactorily»
(4-5)
«un satisfactorily » (0-2)
methodology of science with research process;
The student shows the creative abilities in understanding,
presentation and applying of educational material, competently
states the thoughts.
The student demonstrates the knowledge of educational program
material and the basic directions of course.
The student has been studied the recommended basic literature;
The student shows the systematic type of knowledge, competently
states the thoughts
The student demonstrates knowledge of the basic educational
program material in volume necessary for subsequent education,
research activity and work in the specialized sphere.
The student understands and is able to define the main categories of
a course
The student learn the recommended basic and literature.
The student finds essential gaps in knowledge of the main
educational and program material, makes basic mistakes in
treatment of the main concepts and categories of a course.
4.3. Grading procedure
The lecture estimates the students work at the seminars and workshops: discussions
student’s activity, group cases activity, presentations. The lecture puts down the grades in the
sheet. The cumulative grade for seminar work is defined before intermediate and total control –
O class _attendance. (10 – point scale).
The lecture estimates the student’s individual work: the correctness of performance of
tasks which are given at seminars and an implementation of report. The lecture puts down the
grades in the sheet. The cumulative grade for individual work is defined before intermediate and
total control – O individual (10 – point scale).
The total cumulative grade for the current control is calculated as follows:
O cumulative = 0,5*O current_ control + 0,2*O class _ attendance + 0,3*O individual,
where O current_ control is calculated as a summary of all forms of the current control:
O current_ control = O current tasks
O current tasks ate_ test – the answers to written questions (10 – point scale);
The method of rounding of cumulative grade of the current control is in favor of a
student.
The total grade is calculated as follows:
O total = 0,6* O cumulative+ 0,4* Оfinal exam
Final test – is the answers to written questions (10-point scale) – Оfinal exam
The method of rounding of cumulative grade of the current control is in favor of a
student.
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10-scale assessment
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
5-scale assessment and
compliance
5 «excellent »
4 «good»
3 «satisfactorily»
2 «unsatisfactorily»
5. Educational Technologies
The different active methods for an efficient organization of educational process at the class work
are used; business plays, analysis of practical problems and case studies, group work and
presentations .
5.1 Teacher's Guidelines
The lecture prepares the cases study, the presentations with the questionnaire for discussion for
every lesson. It is very important to develop both analytical skills of students and capabilities of
decision making, responsibility, ability to take risk and creative thinking and ability to make
efficiency group work.
5.2. Student’s Guidelines
The student has to be well prepared for each lesson, asks questions during the lesson, plays
active role in class discussion and case work and in presentation of the results of work.
It is very encouraged student makes a home work with presentation, including additional work
(reports, little articles).
6.Educational , methodical and information provision of course
Core Textbook
1. Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock, Lisa M. Ellram. Fundamentals of logistics
management. McGrawHill, Singapore, 2005 (section 14)
2. Hans-Dietrich Haasis. Knowledge Management in Intermodal Logistics Networks.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008
3. Stock, J.R. and Lambert, D.M. Strategic Logistics Management, 6th ed., Mc. Grow-Hill
Irwin, New York, 2005
Required Reading
1. Adriaan Perrels, Veli Himanen. Building Blocks for Sustainable Transport:
Obstacles, Trends, Solutions, Government Institute for Economic Research VATT,
Finland, 2012
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2. Behrends, S., and Floden, J. (2012) ‘The effect of transshipment costs on the
performance of intermodal line-trains’, Logistics Research. Vol.4-2, No.3-4, pp. 127136.
3. Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and
operation, 3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2007
4. Bruzzone, A.G., Viazzo, S., Longo, F., Mirabelli, G., Papoff, E., Briano and C.,
Massei, M. (2004) ‘Discrete event simulation applied to modelling and analysis of a
supply chain’.Paper Presented at the MAS 2004. 28-30 October 2004. Bergeggi,
German.
5. Chopra, S. and Meindi, P. (2007) Supply Chain Management: Strategy, planning and
operation, 3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
6. Christopher, M. (2004) Logictics and supply chain management. Translated from
English, St.Petersburg, Piter.
7. Christopher, M., and Towill, D.R. Developing Market-Specific Supply Chain Strategies
// The International Journal of Logistics Management. 2002. Vol. 12. № 1.
8. Chung-Lun, L. and King-Wan, P. (2011) ‘An integrated model for ship routing and
berth allocation’, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. Vol. 3,
No. 3, pp. 245-260.
9. Ivanov, D. and Sokolov, B. (2012) ‘The inter-disciplinary modelling of supply chains
in the context of collaborative multi-structural cyber-physical networks’, Journal of
Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 23, No. 8, pp. 976 - 997.
10. Ivanov, D., Sokolov, B. and Käschel, J (2011) ‘Integrated supply chain planning
based on a combined application of operations research and optimal control’, Central
European Journal of Operations Research,Vol.19(3), pp. 219 - 317.
11. Jonsson, P. (2008) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Mc. Craw-Hill
Companies, New York.
12. Lukinskiy, V.V. and Shulzhenko, T.G. (2011) ‘The assessment of the efficiency of
the logistics activity of the company on the basis of key indicators’, Audit and
financial analysis, No 4, pp. 160-168.
13. Lukinskiy, V.S. et al (Eds), (2007) Models and methods of the logistics, Piter,
St.Petersbur.
14. Stock, J.R. and Lambert, D.M. (2001) Strategic Logistics Management, 4th ed., Mc.
Grow-Hill Irwin, New York.
15. Shirato, T., and Webb, J. Understanding Globalization. London: Sage, 2003.
16. Waters, D. (2003) Logistics an Introduction on Supply Chain Management, translated
from English, UNITY – DANA, Мoscow.
Supplementary Reading
1. Bakanov, M.I. and Sheremet, A.D. (1994) A Theory of economic analysis, Finance and
Statistics, Moscow.
2. Ballou, R.N. (1999) Business logistics Management, Prentice-Hill International.
3. Bowersox, D.J. and Closs, D.J. (1996) Logistical Management. The Integrated Supply
Chain Process, McGrawHill, New York.
4. Curcio, D. and Longo, F. (2009) ‘Inventory and Internal Logistics Management as
Critical Factors Affecting the Supply Chain Performances’, International Journal of
Simulation & Process Modelling, Vol. 5(4), pp. 278-288.
5. Duskin, M.S. (1995) Network and Discrete Location: models, algorithms and
application, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
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6. Hadley, G. and Whiting, T. (1969) Analysis of Inventory Control Systems; translated
from English, Nauka, Moscow.
7. Harris, F.W. (1913) ‘How many parts to make at once’, The Magazine of Management,
Vol.10, No.2, pp. 135-136, 152.
8. Goel, A. (2012) ‘The minimum duration truck driver scheduling problem’, EURO
Journal of Transportation and Logistics, Vol.1, No.4, pp.285 - 306.
9. Kaplan, R.S. and Norton, D.P. (2006) Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to
Create Corporate Synergies, Harvard Business Press, Boston.
10. Langevin, A. et al (Eds.), (2005) Logistics Systems: Design and Optimization. Springer
Science + Business Media, New York.
11. Lukinskiy, V.S., Lukinskiy, V.V. and Zamaletdinova, D.A. (2013) ‘The transportlogistics operations performance evaluation in supply chain’. Paper Presented at the 1st
International Workshop on Innovation for Logistics. 14-15 November 2013. Giovanni,
Italy.
12. Mark Levinson. . The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the
World Economy Bigger. Princeton University Press, UK, 2006
13. Nils-Goran, O., Roy, J. and Wetter, M. (1999) Performance Drivers: A practical guide to
using the Balanced Scorecard, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
14. Sergeev, V.I. et al (Eds.), (2013) Corporate logistics in the answers and the question,
INFRA-M, Moscow.
15. Taha, H.A. (2005) Operations Research: an Intodation, 7th ed. translated from English,
Williams, Мoscow.
7. Software



Adobe Reader
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Word
8. Technical Provision
The technical provision of educational process has to conform to requirements to conditions of
realization of the general educational program of training of masters and be modified in connection
with emergence of new models of technical means of training.
The audience equipped with the computer, a multimedia projector and the screen is necessary for
providing of lectures and seminars. The student’s homework is performed on the personal computer
by students independently.
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