Principles of Transportation Management

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Overview

Principles of Transportation Management

Course Description

This course prepares you for the basics of transportation operations and analysis. Throughout the course, you’ll review the key elements of transportation such as modes of transportation, transportation procurement, cost minimization techniques, the role of ports in global logistics, and international trade terms. There will also be discussion around emerging trends in North American transportation markets, emerging techniques, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

This course is also available as a private or corporate offering. Visit the Supply Chain and Logistics Corporate Training page to learn more.

Course Content

COST MINIMIZATION

MODE ANALYSIS

NORTH AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT MARKET TRENDS

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION COST ANALYSIS

OPERATIONAL BEST PRACTICES

INCOTERM FUNDAMENTALS

PORT LOGISTICS SYSTEMS

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES

EMERGING TECHNIQUES IN LOGISTICS

Requirements & Materials

Materials

Provided

  • Course notebook

Session Details

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    Non-Georgia residents can register and pay for all required courses in a Supply Chain & Logistics certificate and receive a discount of 17% off per course. Enter coupon code SCL-Cert at checkout. Review coupon instructions for more information.

    If you have 3 or more participants from your organization, please contact us for volume discounts at course@scl.gatech.edu.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for supply chain managers, distribution managers, transportation planners, transportation clerks, transportation analysts, and transportation managers. Supply chain professionals and learners seeking to enter these roles from other domains will also benefit through gaining insights into transportation operations.

What You Will Learn

  • Comparison of characteristics of alternative transportation modes
  • Components of port logistics systems
  • Best practices in transportation procurement
  • Application of practical transportation cost analysis techniques
  • Incoterms purpose, types, and use
  • Greenhouse gas emission generation in logistics and mitigation strategies
  • New business models in logistics enabled by emerging technologies

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the characteristics and best use of specific transportation modes.
  • Apply transportation cost analysis techniques.
  • Understand the multimodal role of ports in global trade.
  • Identify and apply best practices in transportation procurement.
  • Understand how to minimize transportation costs through consolidation techniques.
  • Understand the role of Incoterms in global trade.
  • Understand emerging techniques in logistics including techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in logistics.
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