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Transportation Logistics

WI000978Elective Modules6 ECTSEnglishwinter semesterLehrstuhl für Logistik und Supply Chain Management (Prof. Minner)
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What it is about

You get an overview of central problems of goods and passenger transport logistics and learn basic modeling and solution approaches. In the end you will be able to formulate traffic, routing and network planning problems as mixed-integer linear programs and solve them practically with heuristics while interpreting the results.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain characteristics of different transport modes
  • Model transport and routing problems (MILP)
  • Apply heuristic solution methods
  • Analyze results and use them as a decision aid
  • Understand methods behind commercial decision support systems

What the module consists of

  • VorlesungConveying basics on transport modeling and optimization techniques
  • ÜbungsstundenApplication of the content through calculations, interpretation of results and presentation
  • GastvorträgePractical relevance through contributions from industry representatives and discussion of professional issues

Teaching method

  • Vorlesungfor conveying theoretical foundations
  • Übungenfor practicing modeling, optimization and result analysis
  • Präsentationen in der Übungto foster discussion and presentation of one's own results
  • Gastvorträgeto complement theory with practical examples and ideas for final papers
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