2. Institutional and legal framework of operation

3. Analysis of the structure of the system and identification of required infrastructure

4. Modes of transportation and their characteristics

5. Distribution operations in transport

6. Terminals and combined transport

7. Use of new technologies

8. Factors and characteristics of demand

9. Demand forecasting methods and techniques in distribution and transport systems

10. Risk management in transport and distribution systems

11. Optimization methods and techniques

12. Future trends

13. Special topics

A combination of teaching and learning methods will be used, aiming at the active participation of the students and the practical application of the thematic units under examination; there will also be lectures using audiovisual media, discussions, and analyses of case studies on real business issues, experiential (group) activities, as well as projections of relevant videos. Furthermore, articles, audiovisual lecture materials, web links/addresses, useful information, case studies and exercises for further practice are posted in digital form on the AUA Open e-Class platform.

● Cristopher Martin, Logistics και διαχείριση εφοδιαστικής αλυσίδας (2017), Αθήνα: Κριτική

● Προφυλλίδης Β., Οικονομική των μεταφορών, 2025, Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου

Related academic Journals:

● European Transport Research Review

● International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

● Logistics & Sustainable Transport

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