There are manufacturers, distribution companies, and anyone who ships freight that realized there are many benefits of transportation management system (TMS). They often go way beyond the cost of shipping freight. If you can look at your freight and transportation department as more than just a cost, then you are thinking in the right direction on how to holistically help your business leverage a TMS for the maximum ROI.

A TMS helps companies to move freight from origin to destination efficiently and reliably, plus the cost is effective. TMS encompasses solutions for moving freight in all modes and also includes intermodal movements. The TMS processes include freight transported inbound or outbound, domestically or internationally; using transportation assets owned either by the company or an outside service provider. The freight managed by a TMS ranges in size from parcels to bulk commodities.

TARGET AUDIENCE

It is helpful to participants who wish to enhance their career in the transportation and logistics industry. Our participants will have the opportunity to work in the transportation industry in shipping, airlines, railways, trucking, airports, pipelines, third-party logistics providers, freight forwarders, customs brokers and public warehousing.

LEARNING OUTCOME

1. Develope specialized knowledge of transport management across a variety of transport modes.
2. Understand the importance of effective transport management from several perspectives including strategic planning, sectoral characteristics, demand concerns, technology issues, cost and finance issues.
3. Customs import and export policies and procedures.

COVERAGE

1. Fundamentals of Transport Management and Best Practices
2. Air and Maritime Transport Management
3. Road and Rail Transport Management
4. The principle of Integrated Logistics and Supply Chain Management
5. Custom’s Imports and Exports Documentation, Policies and Procedures