Advanced Cargo Traffic Management
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Advanced Cargo Traffic Management Course
Introduction:
Gain a Competitive Edge with Global Distribution and Logistics Techniques. The landscape of traffic and transportation management has undergone significant changes in the 21st century. In the Advanced Cargo Traffic Management course, you will not only explore the latest trends in e-Commerce and e-Logistics, but also acquire the skills to leverage these tools for your advantage. Get ready to delve beyond the fundamentals and develop a comprehensive understanding of how global and domestic techniques operate through interactive training.
This training program will elucidate the packaging and transportation options tailored to specific industry types or product categories. A key focal point will be the discussion on third-party logistics providers (3PL), encompassing warehouse and international freight forwarders, brokers, and NVOCC operators. You will explore their roles, costs, benefits, and selection criteria. Furthermore, you will gain insights into the considerations of international carriage and documentation from both import and export perspectives. In an extensive section dedicated to e-Logistics, you will uncover the transformative aspects brought about by the internet in the supply chain environment.
Course Objectives:
Attend this course and find out just how efficiently your organization moves goods globally?
- Are you doing a good job - how to measure the productivity and efficiency of your operation?
- Strategies for implementing a measurement system using Key Performance Indicators.
- Current trends in the use of computerized Traffic Management and Load Planning Systems.
- How to read and understand carrier tariffs for air and ocean?
- How do you really calculate Landed Cost?
- Customs House Brokers, International Freight Forwarders, OTI/NVOCCs, and freight brokers—what the differences are and why you need them?
- The latest issues surrounding regulation and trade agreements.
- How to use the power of the new INCOTERMS 2000?
- e-Logistics - what it is, why & how to use it now?
- e-Commerce - where B2B and B2C fit in the Traffic Manager's world?
- Internet-based solutions: 4PL, Tracking and Tracing, and Logistics Portals - are they useful to you?
- The "disintermediation" of service providers—how it affect you?
- Understanding your Supply Chain processes and how to manage them?
- EDI: principles and uses in Traffic Management.
Who Should Attend?
This Advanced Cargo Traffic Management program is designed for personnel with global traffic and transportation experience and who wish to broaden their knowledge. It is also recommended for Import/Export Traffic Management personnel who wish to update their skills to include the latest technology and expand their abilities to include a global transportation perspective. Specifically the General Managers, VP’s, Directors, Managers, Supervisor of:
- Purchasing,
- Customer Service,
- Distribution,
- Logistics,
- Supply Chain
Course Outlines:
GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION: THE BIG PICTURE
- The Global Thought Process
- The Global Team
- Global Package Considerations
- Global Logistics Considerations
- Putting It All Together
- International Issues & Opportunities
- Use of CHB, IFF, Freight Brokers, NVOCC (OTI) in the United States
- Where the Regulations & Trade Agreements Fit
- GATT & WTO
INCOTERMS
- The International Chamber of Commerce
- Common Areas of Importance to Sellers & Buyers
- Most Common INCOTERMS
- Four Basic Categories
- Applied to Transportation Modes
- Major Changes
- When Does Ownership of the Goods Transfer?
- Key Points
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
- Carrier Freight Costs
- Some Global Tariff Specifics
- Typical Ocean & Air Tariffs
- Air versus Water Comparisons
- Dock Receipts, OBL, AWB
- Measurement Conversions
- Carrier Dependability Considerations
- Total Landed Cost
- Import Requirements
- Commercial Invoices
- Financial Instruments
- Draft Requirements
- Letters of Credit—Why?
- Reliability & Flexibility of Letters of Credit
USE OF COMPUTERS IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
- Role of Computerization in Traffic
- Freight Audit & Payment
- Use of Routing Software for Drop Shipments
- Use of Transportation Management Systems for Truck & Load Planning
- Order/Logistics Management Systems
- Working with Other Systems & Hosts
- Other Applications
- On-Demand or Timeshare Software
- Using Today’s Technology to Save Time & Money
- How Your Success Is Linked to Technology
E-LOGISTICS: TODAY'S COMPETITIVE TOOL
- e-Logistics—What It Is & Why You Need It Now
- Transporters Move to Deliver, Utilizing e-Commerce
- e-Commerce—Where B2B & B2C Fit in Our World
- e-Procurement—What It Means to You
- Benefits of Web-Based Procurement Systems
- Tracking & Tracing in the Supply Chain
- e-Commerce Initiatives & Internet-Based Solutions
- The 4PL Concept
- Supply Chain Processes in the Connected World
- The “Disintermediation” of Service Providers
- Future e-Commerce Growth
THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS PROVIDERS
- The Logistics Process: Overview
- Third-Party Logistics—What Is It?