Transportation and Distribution Planning

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Transportation and Distribution Planning

Course Description

Effective planning of transportation and distribution networks has become more complex. This change is driven by increasing customer requirements; the expansion of global sourcing, security, and regulatory requirements; volatile fuel costs; and more. In this course, you will gain an understanding of the strategic and tactical principles, practices, and tools required to address the cost, service, capacity, and carbon emissions trade-offs in domestic and international transportation.

LOG 3120P is exclusively available as a private or corporate offering. Visit the Supply Chain and Logistics Corporate Training page to learn more.

Course Content

TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION FUNDAMENTALS

  • Delivery costs and strategies
  • Levels of planning transportation and distribution technology

REDUCING TRANSPORTATION COST

  • Long haul and international transportation
  • Carrier planning and management and impacts on shippers

NETWORK DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

  • Supply chain design strategy and technology

TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION TRENDS AND INNOVATION

MODELING CARBON MISSIONS

Requirements & Materials

Materials

Required - Student Must Provide

  • Laptop computer

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for executives and managers who want to learn about designing and operating best-in-class transportation and distribution for their supply chain; supply-chain engineers and analysts; industrial engineers and systems analysts; supply-chain and logistics consultants; transportation managers and engineers; and operations managers of traffic, transportation, or warehousing.

Supply chain and logistics professionals learning in classroom

What You Will Learn

  • Logistics costs, customer service levels, and carbon emissions
  • Transportation performance measurements and improvements
  • Transportation carriers operations and their impacts
Supply chain professionals collaborating in warehouse

How You Will Benefit

  • Develop transportation and distribution strategies to support business strategies.
  • Understand basic transportation physics throughout the supply chain.
  • Optimize last-mile and long-haul transportation planning.
  • Design supply-chain networks to optimize transportation costs and service.
  • Determine how to optimize routes and schedules.
  • Better manage total transportation spending.
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I am really impressed with the scope of subjects covered and the practical case studies in diverse sectors from health, education, and other public sector projects.

- Kenny Onasanya
Team Lead

The Georgia Tech Global Learning Center and Georgia Tech-Savannah campus is compliant under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any individual who requires accommodation for participation in any course offered by GTPE should contact us prior to the start of the course.

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