While the course will focus heavily on the movement of goods and products, it will also examine the passenger aspects of airlines and briefly touch on key issues in deep-water shipping. The course includes an introduction to the management of business logistics. Management and Strategy D31. This course is offered in direct response to student requests for a course that provides material imparting insights, appreciation, and analyses related to transportation issues that, while important, do not warrant a full course. The course will cover transportation labor, privatization, and the case against re-regulation.
Topics can vary from year to year.
This course combines an emphasis on the management of technology development and innovation with the economic utilization of such technology. Consequently, the course addresses the interests of both engineers and enterprise managers and is cross-listed as a McCormick course. For the most part, this is a survey course, even though some specific analytical and management techniques will also be considered. As appropriate, innovation case studies, most of which deal with the transport industry, are discussed. Also, in classroom discussions the views of both managers and engineers will be compared and contrasted with respect to many issues.