Introduction to Trade, Logistics and Movement of Goods (TOL100)
The course highlights key challenges regarding purchasing and sales in global markets. In addition, questions related to logistics and supply chains, as well as trends in consumer transport and trade are addressed.
Course description for study year 2024-2025. Please note that changes may occur.
Course code
TOL100
Version
1
Credits (ECTS)
10
Semester tution start
Autumn
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Autumn
Language of instruction
English, Norwegian
Content
Trade agreements and policies: The customs framework.
- Free trade and trade barriers: The purposes of customs and free trade in current trade policy
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) and World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- Introduction to the Norwegian Customs Tariff: Classification and tariff rates
- Norway’s trade relations with Europe and the world
- The differences between a customs union and a free trade area
- The EEA Agreement and Norway’s ties to the EU
- Introduction to customs regulations and customs procedures
- Modes of transport
- Historical trends regarding the transport of goods: Just-in-time, increasing volumes on the road, intermodal transport chains and containers, 4PL and 5PL, importance of RFID[1] - the link from this to Industry 4.0.
- International shipping: Global Operations Challenges
Logistics and supply chain
- Putting the end customer first
- Value and logistics costs
- Management of international logistics
- Management focus on delivery time
- Supply chain planning and control
- Lean thinking and agile supply chains
- Supply chain integration
- Suppliers and purchasing
- Future challenges and opportunities in logistics
- Trends: Trade, Consumer behaviour and E-Commerce
Learning outcome
After successfully completing the course, students will have the following learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills and general competence in:
After successfully completing the course, students will have knowledge about:
- Basic understanding of logistics and supply chains
- The importance of different modes of transport
- General insight into customs and free trade
- Overview of trends in trade, consumer behaviour and E-commerce
After successfully completing the course, students are expected to be able to:
- Perform a reasoned assessment of logistics and supply chains
- Discuss issues within the fields of trade and politics
- Explain trends in the transport of goods
- Analyse trends in trade, consumer behaviour and e-commerce
After successfully completing the course, students will have general competence in:
- independently applying knowledge and skills in different situations
- being able to reflect and think critically in educational and professional contexts
- conveying key subject matter such as theories, issues and solutions in writing, orally and through other relevant forms of expression
Required prerequisite knowledge
Exam
Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
---|---|---|---|---|
Project assignment | 1/1 | 10 Weeks | Letter grades | All |
The project assignment is a group project.There are no continuation opportunities in this course. Students who fail or wish to improve the grade, must retake the entire course the next time the course has ordinary teaching.