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Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
RAK.LI.420

Sustainable Logistics and Global Distribution, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Course code
RAK.LI.420
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Erika Kallionpää
Responsible teacher:
Heikki Liimatainen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Built Environment 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Civil Engineering Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
Sustainable development
Core content
  • Logistics and distribution concepts and their relevance to managing the supply chain
  • Key aspects of global distribution and logistics network planning
  • Information management and principles of warehousing
  • Managing logistics and multimodal distribution internationally
  • The factors affecting key freight transport decisions
  • Performance monitoring and outsourcing in logistics
  • Assessing and reducing the environmental impacts of logistics
  • Future challenges and opportunities in sustainable logistics and global distribution
Learning outcomes
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

19.01.2024 28.04.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)