TRA610 Green Logistics (Spring 2026)

ECTS Credits:
7.5
Responsible faculty:
Avdeling for logistikk
Campuses:
  • Kristiansund
  • Molde
Course Leaders:
  • Harald Martin Hjelle
  • Morten Svindland
Teaching language:
English
Study level:
{code=LN, name=Foundation courses, level I}
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

Contents

The course will cover core subjects dealing with analyses of the environmental performance of transport systems and supply chains. A general introduction to the sustainability aims of the UN regarding environmental issues will form the backdrop of the course. The policy toolbox of the UN and EU and their relevance to green logistics will be described and discussed. The environmental footprint and role of transport alternative systems and supply chains in this picture will be analysed in a comparative setting. The footprint will be defined in economic terms as an external effect. The rationale and efficiency of technical and market-based incentives and regulations will be discussed. Strategic and operational tools available for green logistics on the company level will be introduced. Green supply chain solutions as business opportunities and as part of CSR-policies are discussed. Contemporary issues like the environmental impact of e-business and sustainable city logistics will also be addressed, as well as green transport technology perspectives.

The course is connected to the following study programs

Recommended knowledge

Background knowledge equal to the content of SØK200, TRA310 and SCM110 is recommended, but not required.

The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam

Knowledge:

Students will know the environment-related sustainability aims of the UN, and be able to discuss how transport systems and supply chains play an important role related to these aims.

Students will know the main elements of UN and EU regulations relevant to green logistics, an be able to analyze the impact of these regulations.

Students will be able to identify and analyze tools and strategies available to companies that want to make their supply chains greener.

Students will be able to discuss how greening supply chains and transport operations could enhance business opportunities.

Skills:

Students will be able to establish a comparative analysis of emissions from supply chains and transportation cases.

General competences:

Students have improved their critical thinking abilities, in particular related to global sustainability challenges within logistics and transportation.

Forms of teaching and learning

Lectures including some classroom activities.

Exam

  • Form of assessment: School assessment
  • Proportion: 100%
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Grouping: Individual
  • Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
  • Support material: Only general dictionary Mother tongue/Norwegian/English i paper format + calculator with empty memory and no communication capability
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