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Maritime Logistics Informatics
Postgraduate | TAS-JNB701 | 2023
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Learn how technology links into the maritime logistics chain. You’ll explore how data improves the efficiency and safety of the movement of goods across the seas. Stay relevant during the shipping industry’s digital transformation.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Maritime Logistics Informatics
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Discuss the implication of the current development of digitalisation in maritime logistics chains.
- Apply appropriate informatics techniques for data acquisition, management, analysis, and visualisation to meet the needs of stakeholders in maritime logistics chains.
- Examine how informatics can improve the quality of decision-making to increase efficiency, safety, and sustainability of maritime logistics chains.
- Refer to Mylo for study topics
The subject introduces students to the digital revolution in maritime logistics chains and the importance of informatics to ensure that the relevant stakeholders obtain benefits of the vast digital data sources for decision-making. The subject will develop students’ knowledge and skills in applying informatics to enhance data sharing and decision support for stakeholders to increase the efficiency, safety, environmental sustainability, and resilience of maritime logistics chains.
The subject will covers topics related to the ecosystem of maritime logistics chains; the concept of informatics; digitalisation in maritime logistics chains; application of informatics in shipping, ports/terminals, landside transport, and warehousing and distribution; maritime and logistics informatics and decision-making; data management.
This subject links to maritime and logistics subjects such as TAS-JNB534 Commercial Ship Management, TAS-JNB616 Port Management and Strategy, and TAS-JNB522 Business Logistics as shipping, ports and logistics are important elements of maritime logistics chains within which digitalisation currently occurs. Knowledge from these subjects can be brought into play as you go through this subject study.
- Examination (40%)
- Test or Quiz (10%)
- Assignment (20%)
- Assignment (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-BAM-MAS-2023 - Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
- TAS-GSM-MAS-2023 - Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- TAS-MMG-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Maritime Management
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateTAS-BAM-MAS
PostgraduateTAS-GSM-MAS
PostgraduateTAS-MMG-GDI