Logistics Management: International Transport & Shipping
Logistics Management: International Transport & Shipping, available at $69.99, has an average rating of 4.57, with 59 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 2305 reviews, and has 6969 subscribers.
You will learn about How to Import / Export your first shipment (Air , Land & Sea) Logistics and Transportation as part of your Supply Chain Management Overview of all the steps and timeline for a typical international freight transportation Prepare your shipment – key things you need to know to avoid delay, fees, and ensure a smooth transit Should you ship FCL or LCL… How to decide if to ship by Air vs Sea – calculate the value of time saved Incoterms – FOB, EXW, DDP etc. – essential international terminology to understand your quote and responsibilities Selecting and Working with Freight Forwarders and 3PL Clearing Customs – Top Tips Costs – all the expected and possible costs of making an international shipment – calculate your margin Calculating your Volumetric and Chargeable Weight Documentation : Essential Documents you'll Need – What they are and why you need them This course is ideal for individuals who are Ambitious Employees in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Sourcing, Customs, Warehouse Management or Aspiring Supply Chain Managers looking to broaden their knowledge of their practical operations or New Importers / Exporters or Ecommerce Entrepreneurs / Amazon FBA / Dropshippers or Small Business Owners or People moving their life belongings and a hippo in shipping container to Australia It is particularly useful for Ambitious Employees in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Sourcing, Customs, Warehouse Management or Aspiring Supply Chain Managers looking to broaden their knowledge of their practical operations or New Importers / Exporters or Ecommerce Entrepreneurs / Amazon FBA / Dropshippers or Small Business Owners or People moving their life belongings and a hippo in shipping container to Australia.
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Summary
Title: Logistics Management: International Transport & Shipping
Price: $69.99
Average Rating: 4.57
Number of Lectures: 59
Number of Quizzes: 2
Number of Published Lectures: 58
Number of Published Quizzes: 2
Number of Curriculum Items: 64
Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 63
Number of Practice Tests: 2
Number of Published Practice Tests: 2
Original Price: $129.99
Quality Status: approved
Status: Live
What You Will Learn
- How to Import / Export your first shipment (Air , Land & Sea)
- Logistics and Transportation as part of your Supply Chain Management
- Overview of all the steps and timeline for a typical international freight transportation
- Prepare your shipment – key things you need to know to avoid delay, fees, and ensure a smooth transit
- Should you ship FCL or LCL…
- How to decide if to ship by Air vs Sea – calculate the value of time saved
- Incoterms – FOB, EXW, DDP etc. – essential international terminology to understand your quote and responsibilities
- Selecting and Working with Freight Forwarders and 3PL
- Clearing Customs – Top Tips
- Costs – all the expected and possible costs of making an international shipment – calculate your margin
- Calculating your Volumetric and Chargeable Weight
- Documentation : Essential Documents you'll Need – What they are and why you need them
Who Should Attend
- Ambitious Employees in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Sourcing, Customs, Warehouse Management
- Aspiring Supply Chain Managers looking to broaden their knowledge of their practical operations
- New Importers / Exporters
- Ecommerce Entrepreneurs / Amazon FBA / Dropshippers
- Small Business Owners
- People moving their life belongings and a hippo in shipping container to Australia
Target Audiences
- Ambitious Employees in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Sourcing, Customs, Warehouse Management
- Aspiring Supply Chain Managers looking to broaden their knowledge of their practical operations
- New Importers / Exporters
- Ecommerce Entrepreneurs / Amazon FBA / Dropshippers
- Small Business Owners
- People moving their life belongings and a hippo in shipping container to Australia
This practical, beginners course prepares you with the fundamentals of Logistics Management & International Trade: specifically, your first freight / cargo transportation – international or domestic. Air, Sea or Land.
This course is for importers / exporters, freight transporters, and the new or aspiring supply chain, inventory & operations manager. Also ideal for, Amazon FBA entrepreneurs, drop-shippers, small retail owners or private labellers.
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Take control of your logistics to have and “impact” and “improve” your business supply chain operations – be that in manufacturing, services, retail, wholesale, import/ export or arbitrage.
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Equip yourself to take a new leading role in your workplace – improving your industry knowledge and avoid some famous ways to screw up!
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Understand the fundamentals, then details of the essentials of making a freight shipment by sea, land or air, the core business trade-offs, essential terminology, documentation, tax, costs and timelines.
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Become the freight transport authority in your team – get that shipment made, relaxed, knowing that you’ve got things in hand!
Course Sections:
1. Introduction to International Transportation Logistics
2. Overview Timeline of an Import Export Shipment and International Transport
3. Your Cargo / Goods / Inventory – Essential you need to know to prepare for shipping
4. Planning your Shipment –Air, Sea & Land
5. Documentation – Essential Documents you need to know about
6. 3rd Party Logistics & Freight Forwarders
7. Costs – All the costs involved in an international shipment, calculations, templates and examples.
8. Conclusion
9. Bonus Material –A selection of relevant videos from my courses on Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management & Lean Operations
Global logistics is an essential part of millions of businesses – big and small. But making your first shipment can be a very daunting prospect. Just like arriving at your new holiday destination, stepping out of the airport into a busy unfamiliar city; the options are huge, risks aplenty, with pitfalls and cons at every turn trying to stop you from having a great day out.
You need some specific information to give you back your power: – A reliable guide of what you should do, things you should prepare, questions you need to ask, how to select who you do business with, what you should expect from your service, what “normal” looks like.
Put yourself in the driving seat with confidence to start planning your own freight cargo shipment or take a leading role in your business’s new logistic operations – importing, exporting or freight handling.
In this course, you will learn:
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Overview of all the steps in an international freight shipment with typical timelines.
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Critical things to know about your cargo – So that you don’t pay extra tax, get fined or delayed.
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Trade off of time vs moneywith different transport options. What is time spent in transit worth?
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Understanding quotesfrom transportation providers – actual, volumetric and chargeable weight.
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Incoterms – e.g., FOB, EXW, DDP – telling you what your shipping quote price actually includes.
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Containers and Pallets– How to choose if you should use your “own” container “FCL” – full container load or share with others “LCL”. Things to know and prepare if palletizing.
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Documentation –Know your “commercial invoice” from your “packing list”, your “certificate of conformity” from your MSDS… A small mistake here could be a big, costly delay.
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3rd Party Logisticsproviders / freight forwarders – What they are, what they do and how best to work with them.
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Costs – Plan for “all” the costs involved in making a shipment. Don’t get caught out. Worked examples and use my cost template to predict your total cost and margin.
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Bonus Material –8 Selected videos especially relevant to extend your knowledge on logistics from my other courses on Operations & Supply Management, Inventory Management and Lean Operations.
Whether you work in retail, import/export, manufacturing production, distribution and logistics or as a supply chain service provider; nailing a full set of fundamentals in international logistics, transportation and freight shipping will let you play a key role in your business’s success.
Giving you a solid grasp of freight logistics & transportation, essential to be a valued member of your supply chain team or to be considered for a managerial position where greater levels of high-level understanding are required.
Take control of your logistics and transportation and equip yourself with a solid base in Logistics Management; full of practical insights and essential knowledge that you can use right now to ensure your first shipment is a roaring success!
Crack On!
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: Introduction to Logistics Management – International Transport Shipping
Lecture 1: Overview of an Import Export Shipment
Lecture 2: Welcome to the Course: International Transportation and Logistics
Lecture 3: Logistics as part of Supply Chain Management
Lecture 4: Any Questions
Chapter 2: Overview Timeline of an Import Export Shipment and International Transport
Lecture 1: Overview and Timeline of a Private Labelling Import Export Shipment – 1
Lecture 2: Overview and Timeline of a Private Labelling Import Export Shipment – 2
Chapter 3: Your Cargo / Goods
Lecture 1: Things to know about your Cargo / Goods
Lecture 2: HS Codes – Harmonized System Codes
Lecture 3: Air, Sea or Land Transportation? How to choose
Lecture 4: Train Transportation
Lecture 5: The Value of Time – Time vs Money – Air vs Sea Freight
Lecture 6: Calculating “Chargeable Weight” for your Quote
Lecture 7: Calculating "Volumetric Weight" for you Quote
Lecture 8: Calculating your Chargeable Weight – Example
Chapter 4: Summary Quiz 1
Chapter 5: Planning your Shipment – Air, Sea & Land
Lecture 1: Incoterms – Introduction
Lecture 2: Incoterms – Full List
Lecture 3: Sea Freight – Containers
Lecture 4: Containers: FCL vs LCL
Lecture 5: Choosing FCL or LCL Freight
Lecture 6: Full Truck Load or Less than Truck Load
Lecture 7: Pallets and Palletization
Lecture 8: Verified Gross Mass – VGM
Lecture 9: How to Plan a Sea Shipment
Chapter 6: Documentation
Lecture 1: Documentation – Introduction
Lecture 2: Types of Documents
Lecture 3: Commercial Invoice
Lecture 4: Packing List
Lecture 5: Bill of Lading
Lecture 6: Certificate of Origin
Lecture 7: Certificate of Conformity
Lecture 8: Material Safety Data Sheet
Lecture 9: Other Documentation
Chapter 7: 3rd Party Logistics
Lecture 1: 3rd Party Logistics / Freight Forwarders
Lecture 2: Tips for working with 3rd Party Providers
Lecture 3: 1st Party Logistics 2PL 3PL 4PL 5PL
Chapter 8: Costs
Lecture 1: Costs! – Introduction – Levi’s Laptops Case Study
Lecture 2: Costs of Importing / Exporting – Overview
Lecture 3: Levi’s Laptop Covers
Lecture 4: The Sandy Biker
Lecture 5: Customs Duty Tax
Lecture 6: VAT – Value Added Tax
Lecture 7: Clearing Customs – Top Tips
Chapter 9: Summary Quiz 2
Chapter 10: Conclusion
Lecture 1: Conclusion
Lecture 2: Glossary of Terms / Acronyms
Chapter 11: BONUS SECTION
Lecture 1: Bonus Videos – Introduction
Lecture 2: Inventory Dynamics 1 – Inventory Management
Lecture 3: Inventory Dynamics 2 – Inventory Management
Lecture 4: External Demand Management – Operations Management
Lecture 5: Purpose of Metrics – Operations Management
Lecture 6: Essential Metrics – Operations Management
Lecture 7: Finding Customer Value – Kano Model – Lean Operations
Lecture 8: Value Stream Mapping – Lean Operations
Lecture 9: Demand Management through the Supply Chain – Supply Chain Management
Lecture 10: The Bullwhip Effect – Background – Supply Chain Management
Lecture 11: Cash to Cash Cycle Time – Supply Chain Management
Lecture 12: What's Next – Further Reading
Lecture 13: Your Certificate – How to Download, Modify & Share it – Udemy
Lecture 14: Bonus Lecture
Instructors
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Laurence Gartside
Management Consultant and Coach -
Rowtons Training
Level-Up Your Business Operations Fundamentals!
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- 2 stars: 22 votes
- 3 stars: 163 votes
- 4 stars: 717 votes
- 5 stars: 1392 votes
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