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Methods to Transfer Logistics Knowledge to People in Industry

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Summary, in English

Transfer of logistics knowledge to people can be carried out in a number of ways, in different directions and it can also take different forms from personal contacts in day-to-day work to longterm contracts between the parties. Cooperation is important in order to develop new knowledge. One of the innovations in the area is a "Virtual University" started by a consortium of universities in the Baltic region. It is called Baltic Sea Virtual Campus (BSVC). The idea is to develop a unified system platform which can be used for different study programs of which one is a Master Program in Industrial Engineering which in this case to a very large extent means logistics and logistics related courses. A typical course consists of 80% e-learning and 20% face-to-face encounters. In northern Germany there are already some experiences regarding e-learning via the government supported VFH (Virtual University of Applied Sciences) in which 15 universities cooperate. It has run online courses in a computer science program during a couple of years. These are much appreciated by people who want to learn in parallel to their business. The online students differ significantly from on-campus students: they are older, they work, but above all they appreciate the flexibility that e-learning provides. The paper also discusses logistics knowledge transfer through close cooperation between universities and private companies and an interesting question in this case: which are the differences between research work and consulting?

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

318-328

Publication/Series

International Conference on Industrial Logistics 2003, Proceedings

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

International Center for Innovation and Industrial Logistics

Topic

  • Transport Systems and Logistics

Keywords

  • logistics
  • industrial engineering
  • internet-based
  • Baltic sea virtual
  • campus
  • e-learning
  • lifelong learning
  • research cooperation
  • academy-industry

Conference name

The International Conference on Industrial Logistics

Conference date

2003-06-16 - 2003-06-19

Conference place

Vaasa, Finland

Status

Published