Transportation
As part of managing the supply change and delivering the product to the end destination, planning will be required to ensure safe and timely delivery. Transportation, routing and scheduling is an important skillset for an organisations staff to understand and manage.
Understand how to decide on the optimal transportation modes (land, sea, air), transportation companies and logistics service providers for delivery of products. Learn how to use Auto-ID and electronic data technologies for reliable and error-proof logistics. Get familiar with Incoterms 2010 and national- as well as international transportation documents. Understand the concept of sustainable logistics. Understand how to measure and track supply chain performance and why it is important.
Following are the eLearning courses for Transportation –
Transportation Carriers | Transportation modes, types of transportation carriers, multimodal and intermodal transportation, freight containers and packaging. |
Transportation Service Providers | The PL’s explained: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th party logistics providers (1PL, 2PL, 3PL, 4PL). Types of 3PL providers. |
Logistics Technologies | Radio frequency ID (RFID) scanning and barcodes, electronic data interfaces (EDI), transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS). |
Network Design Principles I – Distribution Excellence | Modelling multi-echelon supply chains, trade-offs in network design, building an optimal distribution network pt. I. |
Network Design Principles II – Network Optimization | Modelling multi-echelon supply chains, trade-offs in network design, building an optimal distribution network pt. II.
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Reverse Logistics | Planning and executing transportation in the food- and pharma industry. |
Warranties & Customer Care | This course is designed for the supply chain practitioner involved in transportation, customer service, or warranty management. Learners will see how to determine which types of warranties (e.g. financial compensation vs. repair) are appropriate in which situations. It explains how warranties can be used to gain competitive advantage, details the warranty management process and provides warranty management metrics. |
Cold Chain Management | Planning and executing transportation in the food- and pharma industry.
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Logistics Metrics – Course | Learn logistics metrics, SCOR metrics framework, and how to measure supply chain reliability, responsiveness, and cost. Apply the learning through a real scenario in which the company is performing well on current metrics, but profits are still falling due in part to logistical issues. |
Incoterms 2010 | Understand and apply the 2010 Incoterms. |
Documents for Domestic Transportation | The function of a bill of lading, different types of bills of lading, other domestic transportation documents.
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EU ImpEx Documents
| European international bills of lading and waybills, invoices, certifications, declarations, letters of credit. |
North America ImpEx Documents | North American international bills of lading and waybills, invoices, certifications, declarations, letters of credit. |
