LOG530 Distribution Planning (Spring 2026)
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for logistikk
- Campus:
- Molde
- Course Leaders:
-
- Mohamed Ben Ahmed
- Arild Hoff
- Teaching language:
- English
- Study level:
- {code=LN, name=Foundation courses, level I}
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
Contents
The course presents a wide range of distribution problems.
It emphasizes both exact formulation of the problems and how to solve them using standard computer software packages.
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Individual Study Courses/Part- time studies
- Exchange programme - Bachelor's level
The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam
Knowledge:
The student should have knowledge of
· Transportation and transshipment situations
· Discrete localization and network problems
· Allocation problems
· Classical network problems, such as the Postman Problem, the Travelling Salesman Problem and the Minimal Span Problem.
Skills:
The student should be able to recognize different types of distribution problems described in the literature, to formulate such problems mathematically and to solve them using computer software.
General competence:
The student should be able to comprehend and apply simple models for distribution planning problems.
Forms of teaching and learning
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Mandatory coursework: Exercises
- Courseworks given: 2
- Courseworks required: 2
- Presence: Not required
- Comment:
Exam
- Form of assessment: School assessment
- Proportion: 60%
- Duration: 5 hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material + calculator that may contain data
- Form of assessment: Home assessment
- Proportion: 20%
- Duration: 1 weeks
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material
- Form of assessment: Home assessment
- Proportion: 10%
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Grouping: Group
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material + calculator that may contain data
- Form of assessment: Home assessment
- Proportion: 10%
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Grouping: Group
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material + calculator that may contain data
All exams needs to be approved to pass the course.