Logistics and Transportation
Moving goods by truck, rail, sea, air and pipeline: modes, carriers, rates, routing, documents, third-party logistics and the last mile.
SCM-220 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Supply Chain Management
Course content
- 1The role of logisticsComing
- 2Transportation modes comparedComing
- 3TruckingComing
- 4Rail and intermodalComing
- 5Ocean shipping and portsComing
- 6Air cargo and parcelComing
- 7Freight rates and contractsComing
- 8Routing and load planningComing
- 9Shipping documents and liabilityComing
- 10Third-party logistics providersComing
- 11Last-mile deliveryComing
- 12Case study: designing a distribution planComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Moving goods by truck, rail, sea, air and pipeline: modes, carriers, rates, routing, documents, third-party logistics and the last mile.
Part of the Business stream, typically taken in year 2.