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From the chain to the indicator
The links of the supply chain and the indicators used to measure them. Without a metric, there's no provable improvement.
Diploma in Strategic Logistics and Transportation Management
Transportation stops being a cost when it's managed as strategy
Choosing a carrier, pricing a service, deciding mode and route: every one of those decisions moves the margin. Forty hours to make them with judgment and with indicators.
Fully interactive program: you're expected to bring cases from your own operation.
Diploma from a U.S. university
Highly qualified faculty
Personalized classes
International network
The diploma
Strategic Logistics and Transportation Management
The fundamental elements for designing, implementing and controlling integrated transportation systems. Examines the importance of transportation in the economy and its strategic and operational roles within supply chains.
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Incoterms and international trade
Working knowledge of incoterms and of domestic and international transportation operations.
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Choosing a carrier
A thorough analysis of alternatives and strategies that lower the risk and cost of distribution.
Syllabus
Four weeks, four stages
The fundamental elements for designing, implementing and controlling integrated transportation systems. Examines the importance of transportation in the economy and its strategic and operational roles within supply chains.
01Week 1
Supply chain and inventory
How the supply chain has changed in the 21st century and the role customer service plays within it. An introduction to practical cases.
21st-century supply chainsCustomer serviceInventoryPractical cases
02Week 2
Warehousing and incoterms
The components of logistics and a working knowledge of the incoterms that govern international trade.
WarehousingIncotermsLogistics components
03Week 3
Transportation systems
The three modes and how they operate: ocean, air and land. How they compare on cost, time and risk.
Ocean freightAir freightLand freightTransportation operations
04Week 4
Location strategy and control
Location strategy, logistics and supply-chain control, and final presentations from participants.
Location strategyChain controlFinal presentations
Profile
Who it's for
For professionals and executives looking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of integrated transportation systems within their organizations, from planning through operational control.
- Understand how the supply chain has changed in the 21st century.
- Understand the functions of each link: customer service, inventory, warehousing and transportation.
- Gain a working knowledge of incoterms.
- Recognize the role of strategic transportation management within the chain.
- Develop strategies that reduce the risk and cost of distribution.
- Work with the indicators used across the supply chain.
The Graduate Program in Strategic Marketing is a parallel specialization, not a step on this path. It goes deeper into marketing without counting credits toward the MBA.
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