Transportation Policy, Strategy, and Management
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this graduate-level survey of strategic management in transportation organizations, covering both public agencies and private firms. Topics include alternative models of decision-making, strategic planning tools such as SWOT analysis and scenario development, stakeholder valuation, government regulation and cooperation, disaster communications, systems safety, change management, and the effects of globalization on transportation enterprises. Case studies from both sectors ground the concepts in real operating contexts, giving transportation logistics and engineering systems students a working view of the leadership challenges facing today's transportation organizations. The course is delivered through MIT's OpenCourseWare platform, which provides materials such as readings, assignments, and syllabi at no cost, with no certificate offered. It suits students or professionals wanting a management-oriented complement to technical transportation engineering coursework.