Area of Gyan:
1. Overview of Transportation:
a. Need of transportation & SCM
Transportation: Transport is the life and blood of business management and commerce. The purchase officer`s job is incomplete until and unless he ensures that the material is shipped from the vendor`s premises located in different areas to his organization. Purchasing the transportation is a key element in his job. Particularly in the context of transportation cost accounting for 15-20%of the cost of purchased items. This will be higher if supplier is located in remote areas and the industry depends mainly on imports. In a few cases, for ORE, COAL, MINERAL, etc. The freight cost will be more than the cost of the items itself.
b. Involvement of Science and Technology in Transportation
c. Different Mode of Transportation (Rail, Road, Water, Air, Pipeline)
d. Pros and Cons of each mode
2. Existing Business Models in Road Transportation
a. FTL (solid, liquid, gas), LTL, Express, ODC etc.
b. Major players in each model
3. Need of Efficient Supply Chain & Observed changes in Scenario:
a. Trend / Reasons (Pop, Education, SciTech, Demand Supply)
b. Rail Vs Road
c. Containerization (Multi-model)
d. Govt. rules and regulations (brief discussion, full session planned later)
e. Handling Equipments
f. Traditional Go-down Vs. Modern Warehouses (DC)
g. Transshipment Transportation
4. 3 PL Model
5. Sales Pitch!
6. Retail Logistics : Last mile
7. MS Excel Training
8. Air Cargo Business
9. Cold Chain (Storage and Reefer)
10. Road Accidents and Damages
11. Practical Guide to Insurance claim
12. Sales Tax Form
13. Types of vehicles and specifications
14. Institutes offering courses
15. Short forms (abbreviations / jargons)
16. Costing/Pricing of Dedicated Vehicles
1. Ocean Transportation & Business models and Documentation of Shipping Line – (ALOG)
2. Rail Operations –
3. EXIM + FTWZ: