Transport logistics – Introduction to transport modes

Transport logistics – Introduction to transport modes, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.5, with 27 lectures, 6 quizzes, based on 1738 reviews, and has 4324 subscribers.

You will learn about Familiarity with the most common cargo transport modes: Air, Ocean, Truckload, Less Than Truckload, Barge and Rail. Ability to select a transport mode appropriate to a specific situation. Ability to exchange in a credible manner with customers, freight forwarders, and other parties in relation to transport modes. This course is ideal for individuals who are Individuals working or aspiring to work in the field of transportation, logistics or supply chain. or Individuals whose role will bring them to interact in some way or other with transportation, logistics or supply chain. or Individuals curious about the different and main cargo transportation modes It is particularly useful for Individuals working or aspiring to work in the field of transportation, logistics or supply chain. or Individuals whose role will bring them to interact in some way or other with transportation, logistics or supply chain. or Individuals curious about the different and main cargo transportation modes.

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Summary

Title: Transport logistics – Introduction to transport modes

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.5

Number of Lectures: 27

Number of Quizzes: 6

Number of Published Lectures: 27

Number of Published Quizzes: 6

Number of Curriculum Items: 33

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 33

Original Price: $24.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

Familiarity with the most common cargo transport modes: Air, Ocean, Truckload, Less Than Truckload, Barge and Rail.
Ability to select a transport mode appropriate to a specific situation.
Ability to exchange in a credible manner with customers, freight forwarders, and other parties in relation to transport modes.

Who Should Attend

Individuals working or aspiring to work in the field of transportation, logistics or supply chain.
Individuals whose role will bring them to interact in some way or other with transportation, logistics or supply chain.
Individuals curious about the different and main cargo transportation modes

Target Audiences

Individuals working or aspiring to work in the field of transportation, logistics or supply chain.
Individuals whose role will bring them to interact in some way or other with transportation, logistics or supply chain.
Individuals curious about the different and main cargo transportation modes

Learn about the main transport modes in this Allyn International Introduction to transport modes logistics training.

Learning objectives:

Following this course, the student should be:

familiar with the most common transport modes.
able to select a transport mode appropriate to a specific situation.
able to exchange in a credible manner with customers, freight forwarders, and other parties in relation to transport modes.

Introduction to transport modes training content:

In this online logistics training, we will look at some essential information related to the main transport modes, the different means used to transport cargo or freight.

We will start by introducing cargo transportation in general, presenting the main involved parties, and listing the main modes.
We will then look separately and in some more details at the Truck, Air, and Oceantransport modes before briefly reviewing the two, somewhat less common, Railand Bargetransport modes.
We will then close this module by looking at a transport example and going over some key points.

In this training, we will be introducing the main transport modes you may work with as a logistics coordinator. The information will be high level, introductory only. For more advanced information please refer to mode-specific training materials and options.

The total run time of this logistics training is approximately 60 minutes.
User experience duration is expected to be around 90+ minutes but may vary due to interactive parts and reflection time.
Course includes 25 quiz questions, including some visual learning ones.
Course also links to fully interactive externally hosted quiz and game.

Detailed list of covered modes

Ground – Full Truckload (FTL)
Ground – Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)
Ground – Out Of Gauge (OOG)
Air – Courier
Air – Air freight
Ocean – Full Container Load (FCL)
Ocean – Less than Container Load (LCL)
Ocean – Roll On Roll Off (RORO)
Ocean – Break-Bulk (BB)
Air and Ocean – Chartering
Rail – general information
Barge – general information

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Foreword

Lecture 2: Read along presentation

Lecture 3: Cargo and transportation

Lecture 4: The main types of cargoes

Lecture 5: Main parties

Lecture 6: Transport modes

Chapter 2: Truck transport

Lecture 1: Truck transport overview

Lecture 2: Truckload (TL)

Lecture 3: Less Than Truckload (LTL)

Lecture 4: A short article on TL and LTL and some selection criteria

Lecture 5: Out Of Gauge (OOG)

Chapter 3: Ocean transport

Lecture 1: Ocean transport overview

Lecture 2: The composition of the world fleet – see and learn about the vessel type

Lecture 3: FCL – Full Container Load – transport

Lecture 4: LCL – Less than Container Load – transport

Lecture 5: Break bulk transport

Lecture 6: Roll On Roll Off transport

Chapter 4: Air transport

Lecture 1: Air transport overview

Lecture 2: Air freight transport

Lecture 3: Air and Ocean chartering

Lecture 4: Air quiz

Chapter 5: Barge and Rail transport

Lecture 1: Barge, inland waterways, transport

Lecture 2: Rail transport

Chapter 6: Practice your knowledge

Lecture 1: Transport mode game

Chapter 7: Example and closing

Lecture 1: A transport example

Lecture 2: Take our mode selection quiz

Lecture 3: Closing

Instructors

Allyn Training
Logistics training and short courses by Allyn International

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4 stars: 610 votes
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