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Logistics of Airline Companies, 6 credits
Flygbolagets logistik, 6 hp
TNFL07
Main field of study
LogisticsCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Valentin PolishchukDirector of studies or equivalent
Erik BergfeldtEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 34 hRecommended self-study hours: 126 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
| Course offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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| 6KFTL | Air Transportation and Logistics | 4 (Spring 2017) | 2 | 4 | English | Norrköping, Norrköping | C |
Main field of study
LogisticsCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G2XCourse offered for
- Air Transportation and Logistics
Specific information
The course is not available for exchange students
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in air traffic, economy, logistics and optimizationIntended learning outcomes
After the course, the participants should be able to:
- account for the factors that affect the passengers choice of travel
- model demand for airline services
- construct models to optimize the resource management for airlines
- account for methods to utlize the aircraft capacity
- calulate the number of seats to reserve for full fare passengers
- calculate the overbooking point
- give examples on how information sharing may lead to increased efficiency
- account for the consequences of perturbations for an airline, and the actions used to mimimize these consequences
- demand modelling and forecasting
- resource management
- revenue management
- perturbation management
- Abdelghany, Ahmed F., Abdelghany, Khaled, (2009) Modeling applications in the airline industry. [Elektronisk resurs]
ISBN: 0754678741, 9780754678748, 0754697258, 9780754697251, 9780754678748
Farnham : Ashgate, 2009
Course content
Teaching and working methods
The course consists of lectures and seminars. The lectures give the theoretical background. During the seminars, assignments and case studies are discussed.
Examination
UPG1 Hand-in assignment 3 credits U, G TEN1 Written examination 3 credits U, 3, 4, 5 Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Department
Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskapDirector of Studies or equivalent
Erik BergfeldtExaminer
Valentin PolishchukEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 34 h
Recommended self-study hours: 126 hCourse literature
Additional literature
Books
| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPG1 | Hand-in assignment | 3 credits | U, G |
| TEN1 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Additional literature
Books
Abdelghany, Ahmed F., Abdelghany, Khaled, (2009) Modeling applications in the airline industry. [Elektronisk resurs]
ISBN: 0754678741, 9780754678748, 0754697258, 9780754697251, 9780754678748
Farnham : Ashgate, 2009
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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| 2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
| 5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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