Environmental and Sustainability Management

Brief description

Introduction, definition of sustainability and the basic concepts, environmental influences and protective goals and their interactions, derived requirements on transport systems and carriers of traffic, loading and logistics devices, valuation methods, environmental and sustainability management systems, methods and tools for emissions reduction in road, rail, sea and air traffic, emissions reduction in transport chains and quantification thereof

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) Österreich (2011): Grünbuch Nachhaltige Logistik, Wien
Ziegenbein, Arne (2007): Supply Chain Risiken - Identifikation, Bewertung und Steuerung, Vdf Hochschulverlag, Zürich
Chopra, Sunil; Sodhi, ManMohan (2004): Managing Risk to Avoid Sup-ply-Chain Breakdown, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2004, 53 - 61
Sheffi, Yossi; Rice, James (2005): A Supply Chain View of the Resilient Enterprise, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fall 2005, 41 - 48
Bretzke, Wolf -Rüdiger u. Barkawi, Karem (2010): Nachhaltige Logistik: Antworten auf eine globale Herausforderung, Springer Verlag Berlin-Heidelberg
Bretzke, Wolf -Rüdiger u. Barkawi, Karem (2010): Nachhaltige Logistik: Antworten auf eine globale Herausforderung, Springer Verlag Berlin-Heidelberg
Sadowski, Peer (2010): Grüne Logistik: Grundlagen, Ansätze und Hin-tergründe zur Optimierung der Energieeffizienz in der Logistik, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Presentation, practical exercises, discussions

Assessment methods and criteria

continuous assessment

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Modules about Transport and Traffic

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After the completion of the course, the students will be able to explain the current concepts of environmental and sustainability management with the different economic, ecological and social dimensions and demonstrate their interactions with each other. They should be able to deduce the significant environmental impacts / pollution and safety objectives of future requirements for sustainable transport and logistics and apply the methods and instruments of emission reduction in road, rail, sea and air transport.

Course code

0391-11-02-VZ-DE-54