Logistics And Transportation Techniques

Air transportation provides critical capabilities for a modern economy. Whether it involves passengers or cargo, the ability to quickly and reliably move valuable resources over great distances improves the quality of life and standard of living of people across the globe. While you may be more familiar with the term “aviation” than “logistics,” you observe logistics in action any time you travel or purchase a product.

Course Objectives:

• follow an integrated approach towards transport & distribution management.
• Manage the transport activity in Logistics by considering critical transports issues & strategies that provide opportunities for improved efficiency.
• Make sound should decisions regarding the choice of transport options.
• Select suitable mode of transports for various kinds of products under different market conditions within the framework of lowest total logistics costs.
• Select particular carrier within the chosen mode taking various quality factors into consideration.
• Decide whether to use own transports or professional carriers.
• Prepare effectively for negotiation with carriers.
• Perform fleet planning, considering the economic aspects of fleet composition vehicle selection, vehicle maintenance & vehicle replacement.
• Properly utilize with due consideration of sound principles.
• Control transport operations.
• Calculate the cost of vehicles and trips.
• Describe how professional carriers establish rates (Tariffs) for different classes of vehicle under various circumstances.

Course Outlines:

• logistics trends and practices

• • Logistics overview
  • Logistics, supply chain and the organization
  • Strategic, tactical and operational elements of logistics
  • Sustainable logistics
  • Concepts in logistics

• • • 3rd Party Logistics (3PL)
    • 4th Party Logistics (4PL)

• Negotiation Skills Development

• • Communication and foundations of successful negotiations
  • Overcoming difficulties in negotiations
  • The impact of ethics
  • Establishing negotiating goals
  • Effective negotiating strategies
  • Effective negotiating techniques
  • Negotiation tactics

• Transport management

• • Objectives of transport management
  • Costs associated with transport management
  • Transportation modes and types
  • Efficient and effective transportation
  • Matching the strategic service level
  • Drawing transportation routes
  • Managing cubing of cargo
  • Considerations for international transportation

• Logistics and performance management

• • The SCOR framework
  • Identifying high level SCOR metrics
  • Customizing low level SCOR metrics
  • Managing targets
  • Initiative for performance improvement
  • Understanding global government controls to reduce your business exposure
  • Use the current IATA Perishable Cargo Regulations ( PCR ) in line with other applicable Publications

Target Audiences:

Logistics professionals at all levels of the organization.