Transportation Operations and Sourcing

Has the increasing speed of Supply Chain pressures been making your work more difficult?

This Transportation Operations and Sourcing training course links the transport aspect of operations with the wider strategic imperatives of supply chain management. Modern supply chains move material along the chain adding value and minimising waste. There needs to be as smooth a flow as possible. Reverse logistics moving back up the supply chain further complicates the situation.

Technological change as well as a dynamic global political situation mean that those involved in transportation need to understand these trends and how they may integrate into business operations especially the end to end supply chain. 

This Transportation Operations and Sourcing training course is developed with the latest trends at the forefront so that those involved in transport can make decisions based on up to date practices. This Transportation Operations and Sourcing training course uses a variety of learning environments to engage learners with the material and also, so they can link course material with situations from the work environment.

By the end of This Transportation Operations and Sourcing training course, you will be able to:

• To understand the role of transportation in the end to end supply chain
• To understand how to maximise transportation decisions in line with corporate and operational strategies
• To evaluate current environmental and business drivers and their effect of transportation decisions
• To assess how to apply lean thinking into transport operations

This Transportation Operations and Sourcing training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Supervisors, Unit Heads, Team Leaders, Line Leaders
• Supply Chain Managers, Transportation Managers
• Warehouse Managers, Distribution Managers
• Supply Chain Planners, Demand Planning Managers
• Managers of all Levels