Multimodal Transportation and Procurement
Explore different transportation modes, their characteristics and sourcing.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Multimodal Transportation and Procurement
Identify multimodal transportation and procurement logistics
In this short course, we’ll discuss transportation modes and their characteristics, together with mode selection criteria. We’ll also explore container shipping and its elements, as well as sourcing and procurement, with a focus on procurement logistics.
Finally, we’ll discuss the benefits and drawbacks of ICT applications in procurement and order management.
What topics will you cover?
• Various modes of transport
• Intermodal operations and its characteristics
• Container shipping
• Different types of ISO containers
• Bill of lading
• Incoterms
• L/C in payment
• Procurement logistics
• Kraljic’s matrix in procurement
• Practical approaches to handle the material effectively
• Stages of the order cycle
• The effective practices/tools to manage orders
• The benefits and drawbacks of ICT applications in procurement and order management
Learning on this course
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Analyse the characteristics of different transportation modes and criteria to select
- Recognise container shipping and its elements
- Analyse sourcing and procurement in logistics
- Discuss ICT applications in procurement and order management
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for practitioners looking to develop their understanding of international logistics and its concepts.
Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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