The module advances the following competences with specific focus on air cargo: analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning, value creation, concept development, risk management , strategic sales and e-commerce, enabling digitalization, managing sales and performance, future orientation.

• Strategic planning
• Concept and business development within air cargo
• e-Commerce and digitalization enablers within air cargo context
• Sales and business performance management
• Value creation
• Risk management
• Airports and airlines within the air cargo networks
• Key factors and stakeholders in the air cargo industry
• Cargo industry forecasts and trends
• Air cargo safety and security management and industry regulations

All of the competences are implemented in learning activities jointly with other modules. The methods used in the learning activities are e.g.:

Inquiry learning
Peer-to-peer learning
Tutorials
Study tours and company visits
Lectures and workshops
Independent study and teamwork
The assessment of one’s own learning

Books on the content topics

Christopher, Martin ( 2016) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Pearson, Harlow, UK

Mangan, John & Lalwani, Chandra (2016) Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Wiley & Sons, West Sussex , UK

Branch, Alan (2008) Global Supply Chain Management and International Logistics, Routledge, New York

Murphy, Paul R., & Wood Donald F. (2011) Contemporary Logistics, Pearson, Upper Sddle River, NJ

Smeritschnig, Florian (2013), Wow and SkyTeam Cargo, An In-depth Analysis of Strategic Alliances for Air Cargo Carriers and the Impact on Cargo Airlines’ Operations and Success Diplomica Verlag, Hamburg (eBook)

E-books and online articles

Companies’ web-portals

Relevant media, news agencies, quality press, etc.

Instructors’ own materials, materials produced by students.

The module is part of advanced studies in Porvoo Campus competence based curriculum. Prerequisites for the module are that the student has completed basic and professional studies.

The student has limited abilities to conduct analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning and has gained limited knowledge of value creation, concept development, risk management , strategic sales and e-commerce, enabling digitalization, managing sales and performance.The student participates in project teamwork, implementation and evaluation with a minimal input. The student is able to operate only when the task and instructions are given and when s/he is aided by other students and the supervisors.

The student has good abilities to conduct analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning and has gained sufficient knowledge of value creation, concept development, risk management, strategic sales and e-commerce, enabling digitalization, managing sales and performance. The student participates in project teamwork, implementation and evaluation with active input. The student is able to work and proactively and independently.

The student has excellent abilities to conduct analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning and has gained outstanding knowledge of value creation, concept development, risk management, strategic sales and e-commerce, ebnabling digitalization managing sales and performance. The student actively participates and leads when necessary project teamwork, implementation and evaluation. The student actively seeks to work proactively and independently in a highly productive manner.