Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
RAK.LI.420
Sustainable Logistics and Global Distribution, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)
Course code
RAK.LI.420Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Erika KallionpääResponsible teacher:
Heikki LiimatainenResponsible organisation
Faculty of Built Environment 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Civil Engineering Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
Sustainable development
Sustainable development goals
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Goal 13: Climate Action
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
19.01.2025 – 28.04.2025
Active in period 3 (1.1.2025–2.3.2025)
Active in period 4 (3.3.2025–31.5.2025)