Transport Engineering Economics and Logistics
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DepartmentFaculty of Transport Engineering
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Program code6121LX040
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Field of studyBusiness and Public Management
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QualificationBachelor of Business Management
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Duration1
Fun fact
Transport and logistics are the backbone of the global economy, supporting more than 90% of international trade and accounting for up to 13% of GDP in developed countries.
“Only transport and logistics keep the world moving – ensuring economic efficiency, safety, sustainability, and innovative solutions for communities.”
About
Programme Objective
The Logistics and Transport Management programme equips students with a solid foundation in logistics, transport management, business, finance, and economics. The curriculum develops the ability to:
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Organise and manage local and international freight and passenger transport
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Optimise goods distribution and supply chain efficiency
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Apply market research in planning and decision-making
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Oversee service-oriented activities that require high quality at optimal cost.
Main Study Modules
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Basics of Transport Policy
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Transport Infrastructure
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Strategic Decisions in Transport and Logistics
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Fundamentals of Logistics
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Freight Transport Technologies (with coursework)
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Passenger Transport Technologies
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What will I be able to do?
• Understand the principles and functions of logistics and transport management, including policy, finance, economics, and strategic decision-making.
• Apply knowledge of transport infrastructure, legal regulations, and total quality management to improve logistics and transport systems.
• Demonstrate skills in freight and passenger transportation technologies, specific cargo handling, and green logistics practices.
• Manage and optimize transport and logistics companies, including investment, service marketing, and business expedition services.
• Design, analyze, and implement supply chain and warehouse logistics systems, using intelligent transport systems and information technologies.
• Conduct mathematical and economic analysis of transport operations and apply models to support effective decision-making.
• Engage in international transport and economic relations, ensuring competitiveness in global logistics markets.
• Plan and execute complex logistics projects and apply service logistics concepts to meet customer needs.
• Gain practical experience through cognitive and professional internships, culminating in a Bachelor’s thesis that demonstrates professional competence. -
What are my career opportunities?
• Public Sector: Ministries, directorates, inspections, traffic supervision and management organisations, as well as insurance, freight, and passenger transport companies
• Private Sector: Logistics and transport managers in trade, manufacturing, and international logistics companies; leadership roles as department or division heads
• Entrepreneurship: Starting and managing their own businesses in the logistics and transport sector.
Study subjects
1 Semester
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TILTB16810 6 credits
Service Logistics
Module aim
Provide theoretical knowledge about concept of Service Logistics, its functioning peculiarities, Retail concepts, e – business possibilities in Service Logistics Organization, Kanban System conception.
Module description
Subject module Service Logistics is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge about concept of Service Logistics, its functioning peculiarities, diverse strategies applied in Service Logistics as well as connection with other Logistics activities. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.
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TILTB16602 6 credits
Intelligent transport systems
Module aim
To give theoretical knowleges for students of ITS importance , ITS using scope, ITS planing and financing, tendences of ITS development in Lithuania and foreign countries, working peculiarities of advanced infrastructure and advantages of an intelligent car.
Module description
ITS module is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge about the concept of ITS, ITS general trends in Lithuania and foreign countries, legal documents regulating the ITS activities, the appliance of ITS in road, rail, inland waterways and maritime and air transport, levels of ITS architecture, possible technical solutions for ITS instillation.Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.
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TILTB16812 6 credits
Warehouse logistics
Module aim
To provide theoretical knowledge about warehouse and its activities, to form the understanding about the processes taken place in warehouse and their impact on the other logistics activities, and to give some practical skills related to calculation of warehouse elements and selection of technologies.
Module description
Subject is dedicated to provide theoretical and practical knowledge about the warehouse as one of the core elements in enterprise logistics system. During the course some theoretical knowledge related to importance of the warehouse, its elements, main functions and performance technology will be provided. Also, the practical skills of the students related to selection of the main warehouse components as well as calculation of the technological process will be deepened. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.
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TILTB16806 6 credits
Supply Chain Projection (Complex Project)
Module aim
To formulate clear System creation and operation concept of Product’s path from Material Resources to End – user. Define Logistics Supply Chain Management concept.
Module description
Subject module Supply Chain projection (complex Project) is designed to provide theoretical knowledge about the concept of Logistics Supply Chain, its creation and functioning peculiarities; To provide practical skills necessary for Logistics Supply Chain performance.
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TIMGB17116 3 credits
Basics of Transport Engineering
Module aim
To increase students’ awareness about transport engineering objects: vehicle structural elements such as gears, braking systems, door-opening mechanisms, and so on, giving ‘transparent’ and moving images visually.
Module description
An introduction to transport engineering objects is provided in this study module. The history and the development of transport engineering is presented as well. The structural elements of the vehicles and their theoretical basis is introduced with the least possible mathematical relation, and as far as possible visually. The analysis of friction, belt, chain gearing is presented as well as the hydraulic and pneumatic systems (opening the door in vehicle, braking, etc.) – their working principles, location, characteristics and application areas using a variety of computer models of moving images. In addition, the knowledge of technical elements reciprocating and rotary motion is given. The students will be able to see ‘transparent’ automobile, lifts, escalators, internal combustion engine, cargo cranes, car transmission, conveyor and so on with gaining perception about their working principles. What is more, students will be able to know why the vehicle moves (skateboard, bicycle, car,
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TILTB16433 3 credits
Legal Regulation of Transport Activity
Module aim
Provide students with theoretical knowledge and practicall skills to maintain juridical documents of Transport activity.
Module description
Juridical Regulation of Transport activity subject module is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge about all types of Legal documents in Transport activity – International Conventions and directives, national codes, rules, regulations, provisions, requirements ecomopassing all modes of transport – road, rail, maritime, inland waters and air transport. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.
2 Semester
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TILTB16737 9 credits
Technology of Carriage of Specific Freight
Module aim
Provide theoretical knowledge about carriage of specific freight, its main aspects: carriege safety, control, carriage conditions, fundamental requirements for vehicles and additional equipment as well as practical skills for legal acts applications, regulating specific (perishable, dangerous, heavyweight) cargo transportation; Educate certain abilities for the processes of specific freight transportation.
Module description
Subject module Technology of carriage of specific freight is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge about peculiarities of carriage of specific freight, its legal regulatory basis, conditions, fundamental requirements for vehicles and additional equipment; Provide practical skills, connected with task solutions of particular carriage of specific freight. Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.
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TILTB16638 3 credits
Freight Forwarding of International Trade
Module aim
Provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge about Logistics Services of International Trade, its essence, neccessity benefits and forwarding value in the process of Enterprise activity. Provide neccessary skills to evaluate proccesses of forwarding services, generalize results and form decisions, connected with specifics of forwarding services and its applications in International Businesses.
Module description
The subject module is concerned with the analysis of Forwarding services position in International Business system and the tasks of Transport – Forwarding Services. Detail investigation of Forwarding organization by certain modes of Transport; Legal regulation of activity, Specifics of multimodal transportation, Freight forwarding services of International Trade. The central attention is paid to the analysis of Business contracts risks in Logistics and Transport Systems; Shippers’ and Carriers’ decision – making process’ acquisition of Logistics services from external supliers.Students must attend at least 60 percent of the practical exercises during the scheduled time.
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TIAIB17040 3 credits
Transport Means
Module aim
To introduce students not only with the most prevalent, but the newest modern land, air and water transport.
Module description
This module consists of three parts. The first ones presents the information about land, the second – about water and the third – about air means of transportation. Each of the parts begins with the historic review. Further there are analysed their structure and operation, reviewed their characteristics. The presented material is richly illustrated with figures, diagrams and graphs. Students must attend at least half of the lectures and 60 percent of the exercises during the scheduled time.
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TIAIB17046 3 credits
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
Module aim
To provide knowledge for students about the maintenance and repair of the vehicle – how to manage the technical condition of vehicles, the main factor affecting the vehicle’s technical condition and management of these factors, about maintenance and repair system.
Module description
Vehicle maintenance and repair – the field about the management of automotive technical condition. Vehicle’s reliability. Quality indicators and concepts. Vehicle’s technical condition, parameters and changing reasons. Vehicle’s technical condition diagnosis. Fault causes. Types of maintenance and repair. Vehicles maintenance and repair systems, its basic elements. Students must attend at least half of the lectures and 60 percent of the exercises during the scheduled time.
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