Logistics and Transportation

Moving goods by truck, rail, sea, air and pipeline: modes, carriers, rates, routing, documents, third-party logistics and the last mile.

SCM-220 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Supply Chain Management

Course content

  1. 1The role of logisticsComing
  2. 2Transportation modes comparedComing
  3. 3TruckingComing
  4. 4Rail and intermodalComing
  5. 5Ocean shipping and portsComing
  6. 6Air cargo and parcelComing
  7. 7Freight rates and contractsComing
  8. 8Routing and load planningComing
  9. 9Shipping documents and liabilityComing
  10. 10Third-party logistics providersComing
  11. 11Last-mile deliveryComing
  12. 12Case study: designing a distribution planComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Moving goods by truck, rail, sea, air and pipeline: modes, carriers, rates, routing, documents, third-party logistics and the last mile.

Part of the Business stream, typically taken in year 2.