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Transportation and Freight Forwarding
Course length
This course is two-weeks long.
Marks overview
- A1 15%
- A2 15%
- A3 15%
- Daily activities 10%
- Mid-course exam 20%
- Final exam 25%
Textbooks
Assignments
1
- Due on day 5
- 15% of the final
- Details of assignment 1
2
- Due on day 5
- 15% of the final
- Details of assignment 2
3
- Due on day 10
- 15% of the final
- Details of assignment 3
Valuable resources
Day 1
Learning Objectives
- Transportation role in supply chain management
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- More on Modes of Transportation, LTL vs. TL, types of vehicles, ships, carriers, and vessels, loads considerations,
Index
- Chapter 11 — Supply Chain Management
- Chapter 13 (pp. 318-321) — Introduction to Materials Management
Day 2
Learning Objectives
- Legal types of Carriage
- Outsource Transportation Logistics
- Modal Selection
- Carrier Selection
- Total Cost Concept
Index
- Chapter 11 — Supply Chain Management
- Chapter 13 (pp. 320-321, 315) — Introduction to Materials Management
Day 3
Learning Objectives
- Shipment Preparation
- Freight Documentation
- freight bill
- freight claims form
- In-transit visibility
- Transportation Metrics
- Service Quality
- TMS
Index
Day 4
Learning Objectives
- Term of Sale
- Rate Negotiation
Index
- Chapter 11 — Supply Chain Management
- Chapter 13 (pp. 325-326) — Introduction to Materials Management
Day 5
- Mid-course exam
- A1 is due
- A2 is due
Day 6
Learning Objectives
- Cost of Service
- Value of Service
- Level of Service
- Distance
- Weight of shipment
- Commodity Characteristics
Index
- Chapter 11 — Supply Chain Management
Day 7
Learning Objectives
- Cost of Carriage
- Total Transportation Cost
- TL Vs. LTL
- LTL Vs. Parcel Carrier
Index
- Chapter 11 — Supply Chain Management
- Chapter 12 — Supply Chain Management
- Chapter 13 (pp. 318, 324-325) — Introduction to Materials Management
Day 8
Learning Objectives
- Line Haul
- Pickup & Delivery
- Terminal handling
- Billing and Collecting
Index
- Chapter 13 (pp. 321-325) — Introduction to Materials Management
Day 9
- Course review
Day 10
- Final exam
- A3 is due
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