MTL501 Introduction to Transportation Systems and Logistics
Instructor: Dr Leong Choon Heng & Dr Ada Ng
Introduction to Transportation Systems and Logistics has two major goals:
- To teach an understanding of the world of traveler and freight transportation:
how it works and how to think about analyzing and designing transportation systems.
- To teach an appreciation of the multi-dimensionality of transportation issues, emphasizing
- Technology
- Systems
- Institutions
and how transportation fits into a broader social/political/economic context involving
- Environmental Issues
- Energy Issues
- Economic Development
- Sustainability
- Urban Structure
- Land Use
- Equity, etc.
The subject focuses on fundamental principles of transportation systems, introduces transportation systems components and networks, and addresses how one invests in and operates them effectively. The tie between transportation and related systems is emphasized.
We discuss operating characteristics of various modes and intermodal combinations (transportation supply) and offer a perspective on "customers" (e.g., freight shippers, travelers) of transportation services and how they make transportation decisions (transportation demand).
We introduce quantitative modeling ideas and various techniques and philosophies of modeling complex transportation enterprises. Also, conceptual "frameworks" for qualitative analysis are introduced (e.g., framework for strategic regional planning, institutional change analysis, new technology development and deployment).
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