Logistics Management Training

Why Logistics Management Training?

This logistics management course on Logistics helps in understanding the basics of logistics, how it could be managed in an organization, the design of a logistical system in an organization, measuring the performance of logistics operations within an organization and how to reduce the cost associated with logistics within an organization. Ideal for students, professional executives, business organizations, professionals working in the logistics domain and anyone interested in learning logistics management.

At the completion of this logistics management course, a participant will have a detailed knowledge of various kinds of distribution systems, the costs associated with logistics operations, strategies to reduce these costs, when to make and when to buy, etc.

Goal and Objectives of Logistics Management Training:

The objective of this logistics management course is to understand logistics operations within an organization and how to reduce a cost associated with logistics within an organization

Target Audience for Logistics Management Training

• Logistics Professionals
• Students
• Entrepreneurs
• Professional executives
• Anyone interested in Logistics Management

Why Logistics Management Training?

LOGISTICS FOR BUSINESS:

How logistics can be applied to business, how excellence in business could be achieved through logistics management, the role of outsourcing of logistics in business excellence, and logistics management for business excellence.

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT:

Definition of transportation management, understanding transportation strategy, objectives of transportation, transportation functionality, and principles of transportation, participants in transportation, transportation modes and mix decisions, factors influencing transportation cost, transportation network and route, containerization and its role in logistics.

INVENTORY  MANAGEMENT:

Understanding the role of inventory, understanding inventory functions, understanding the cost of inventory, understanding other types of inventory and cost of inventory, and the basics of inventory management.

WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT:

Introduction and need for warehousing, basics of distribution warehouse and its design, warehouse operating principle and typical warehouse design, warehouse functions and options, strategic decisions in warehousing, warehousing strategies, warehousing performance measures.

LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM:

Introduction and definition of a logistic information system, need for a logistic information system, understanding information functionality, principles of designing or evaluating a logistic information system, application of a logistic information system, and designing a logistic information system.

OUTSOURCING MANAGEMENT:

Benefits of logistics outsourcing, types of logistics service providers, selection criteria for outsourcing partners, outsourcing value proposition, outsourcing contract term, and conditions.

MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM:

Understanding the role of material handling in logistics, types of material handling systems and their features, and understanding the selection criteria for material handling systems and equipment.

MATERIAL STORAGE SYSTEM:

Understanding material storage principles, understanding ‘unit load’ storage, material storage methods, and understanding the design of the storage system.

REVERSE LOGISTICS:

Understanding concepts, scope and objectives of reverse logistics, understanding reverse logistics system design considerations and how reverse logistics is used as a competitive tool.

TECHNOLOGY IN LOGISTICS:

Role of technology in logistics, automatic identification technology, EDI standards, application and benefits, automated material handling system and warehouse simulation, satellite tracking, ERP, DRP and AITS.

E-COMMERCE LOGISTICS:

Understanding concepts, scope, and objectives of e-commerce, classes of e-commerce applications, the understanding role of e-logistics in e-commerce, e-logistics structure, and operations.

LOGISTICS PERFORMS MEASURES AND CONTROLS:

Basic understanding of logistics performance levels, logistics audit, performance controls and logistics performance measurement criteria.

LOGISTICS ORGANISATION:

Understanding characteristics of a successful logistical organization, evolution of logistics and organization, learning approaches to logistical organization and drivers of a logistical organization

GLOBAL LOGISTICS:

Understanding the scope and scale of global logistics, operational factors and challenges in global logistics, understanding strategic issues in cross-border goods movement, documentation involved and the TIR carnet system by IRU.

STRATEGIC LOGISTICS:

Understanding the logistics competitive framework, understanding logistics strategies across the product lifecycle, logistics strategic planning and logistics strategies and implementation.