This supply chain management teaches you how to design, measure and implement effective logistics and transportation strategies. As a key component within the distribution sector, logistics and transportation ensure that elements in the supply chain are linked seamlessly. We explore the logistical principles and best strategies for keeping goods moving along supply chains. Sign up to learn how to craft robust logistic and transport strategies.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192109 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Distinguish between various logistics terms • List the components of an organisation's logistics strategy • State the factors affecting the growth of logistics • Identify the types of strategic decisions regarding the implementation of logistics • Describe the relationship between transport and logistics • Outline the various modes of transportation and their cons and pros • Distinguish between the various types of airline operations • Identify the various types of value chain activities in transportation • Define ‘vertical integration’ as it applies in logistics • Summarise the fundamental principles and benefits of logistics • Explain the purpose of a logistic strategy • Recall the source of competitive advantage in an organisation |
| Course Code | 929 |
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