UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BMLS307

Multimodal Logistics

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

MBA Logistics & Supply Chain Management · Sem 3 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Rail, Road and Cargo Logistics

8 hrs

Modes of Transportations. Importance of Road and Rail Logistics, Characteristics of Different Modes of Logistics, Airline Marketing and Customer Service Standardization in Logistics, Air Freights for Exports and Imports. E-Way Bills. Economic Impacts of Rail and Road Networks. Case Studies with Latest Updates.

Unit2

Unit 2: Introduction to Air Cargo

8 hrs

Air Transport System and its Functions, Airside, Terminal Area, Landside Operations, Civil Aviation Structure, Safety and Security, Security v/s Facilitation, ICAO security manual, Training and Awareness, Rescue and Firefighting, Issues, Challenges and Future of the Air Cargo Industry. Case Studies with Latest Updates.

Unit3

Unit 3: Air Cargo Management System

8 hrs

Introduction to Air Cargo: Aviation and airline terminology, IATA, Aircraft layout, Different Types of Aircraft, Aircraft Manufacturers, International Air Routes, National and International Airports, Various Codes at Airports & Consortium, Process Flow in Air Cargo. Latest Updates

Unit4

Unit 4: Shipment Planning in Air Cargo

8 hrs

Strategies and Planning, Audits, Segmentation, SWOT, Management Control, Consignee Controlled Cargo, Sales leads, Routing Instructions, Customer service, Future trends, Advices, Booking, SLI, Labeling ,Volume/ Weight Ratio , Shipment Planning , TACT , Air Cargo Rates and Charges, Cargo operations, Customs clearance. Latest Updates.

Unit5

Unit 5: Air Freight and Shipment Handling

8 hrs

Air Freight Forwarding: Air freight Exports and Imports, Special Cargoes, Consolidation, Documentation, Air Way Bill (AWB), Communication in Air Cargo, Handling COD shipments, POD, Conditions of contract, Provisions for Dangerous or Hazardous Goods. Latest Updates

Course Objectives6 points
  • This course aims to:
  • Understand the foundational concepts of multimodal logistics by integrating rail, road, air, and sea transport modes.
  • Develop analytical insights into the impact of transport modes on supply chain efficiency and economics.
  • Prepare students with detailed knowledge of air cargo systems, operations, and regulatory frameworks.
  • Illustrate learners with the economics and practicalities of multimodal transport planning and management.
  • Enable students to understand shipment handling procedures, documentation, and freight management in air logistics.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Recall the fundamental characteristics of different modes of transportation in logistics.K1 (Remembering)
  2. CO2Explain the key components and structure of air cargo management systems.K2 (Understanding)
  3. CO3Apply knowledge of air cargo operations to manage standard processes and documentation.K3 (Applying)
  4. CO4Analyse shipment planning strategies in air cargo logistics for operational efficiency.K4 (Analysing)
  5. CO5Evaluate handling methods for air freight and special cargo under international standards.K5 (Evaluating)

Suggested Readings

  1. John J Liu, Supply Chain Management and Transport Logistics (Routledge)
  2. Simon Taylor, Air transport logistics (Hampton)
  3. Paul Jackson and William Brackenridge , Air cargo distributions: a management analysis of its economic and marketing benefits (Gower Press)
  4. Peter S. Smith , Air freight: operations, marketing and economics ( Faber)
  5. Sung Chi-Chu , 4th Party Cyber Logistics for Air Cargo by (Kluwer)
  6. Mark Wang , Accelerated Logistics (Santa Monica CA)

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 17, 18 of the original AKTU PDF.

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