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 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)
Facts

Course code

TOL100

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Autumn

Language of instruction

English, Norwegian

Offered by
Time table

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Content

  1. Trade agreements and policies: The customs framework.

    1. Free trade and trade barriers: The purposes of customs and free trade in current trade policy

    2. World Trade Organisation (WTO) and World Customs Organisation (WCO)

    3. Introduction to the Norwegian Customs Tariff: Classification and tariff rates

    4. Norway’s trade relations with Europe and the world

    5. The differences between a customs union and a free trade area

    6. The EEA Agreement and Norway’s ties to the EU

    7. Introduction to customs regulations and customs procedures

  2. 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

  1. Logistics and supply chain

    1. Putting the end customer first

    2. Value and logistics costs

    3. Management of international logistics

    4. Management focus on delivery time

    5. Supply chain planning and control

    6. Lean thinking and agile supply chains

    7. Supply chain integration

    8. Suppliers and purchasing

    9. Future challenges and opportunities in logistics

  2. 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

None

Recommended prerequisites

No specific requirements. It is desirable that students have an interest in trade and economics with an emphasis on commodity flows, supply chains and logistics.

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.Choose a Norwegian manufacturing company with which you are familiar. Based on secondary data sources such as journal articles, company websites, databases, business publications etc., write 4000 words report on how various operations and logistics support the company to achieve its business goals and objectives. Further information about the report will be announced on Canvas.

Course teacher(s)

Course teacher:

Farheen Naz

Course coordinator:

Thomas Laudal

Head of Department:

Tore Markeset

Method of work

Participation in lectures with group presentations, self-study, various administrative work. Guest lecturers will be used on some courses. Distribution of the various topics throughout the semester will be stated in a teaching plan available at the start of the semester. It is assumed that students prepare for each lecture.

Open for

Customs and Border Management - Bachelor's Degree Programme

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue should be conducted in all or selected groups of courses offered by the faculty. The purpose is to gather feedback from students for making changes and adjustments to the course during the current semester. In addition, a digital evaluation, students’ course evaluation, must be conducted at least once every three years. Its purpose is to collect students` experiences with the course.

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