Transport economicsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the basic concepts and calculations for transport economics.
You know how to prepare cost, pricing and profitability calculations for each vehicle type in different types of transport tasks.
You can account for transport economics as part of supply chain management.

Content

What is the economic process for the production of transport services?
Which are the key financial ratios for monitoring the production of transport services?
How is activity based calculation used in the cost calculations of transport tasks?
How are the costs of transport tasks handled and classified?
How do you prepare vehicle specific cost calculations and pricing for transport tasks?
How does transport economics relate to supply chain competence?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.