Explore the importance of international logistics and gain a greater understanding of supply chain management at a strategic level with Coventry University.
5 hrs per week
Approx 10 weeks
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Established
1992
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Coventry
Course 1
International Logistics: A Beginner’s Guide to Logistics Management
Understand the stages of international logistics management and the associated advantages and risks.
1 test
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
What is International Logistics?
- Welcome
- Overview of logistics
- Main activities and elements
- International trade and international logistics
- A summary of the week
Week 2
Value, Service, Quality and Time
- Welcome back
- Customer value
- Quality
- Customer service
- Lead time
- Measuring logistics
- Order qualifiers and winners
- A summary of the course
Course 2
Multimodal Transport: Sourcing and Procurement in Logistics
Explore different transportation modes, their characteristics, and sourcing and procurement.
1 test
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Modes of Transportation
- Welcome to Short Course 2
- Modes of transport in logistics operations
- How to select a mode of transport
- Container shipping
- A summary of the week
Week 2
Transactions, Technology and Order Management
- Welcome to Week 2
- Incoterms
- Procurement logistics
- Order management and technology
- A summary of the week and short course
Course 3
Inventory Management and Economic Order Quantity
Explore the key principles of inventory management and discover savings and efficiencies through better inventory management.
1 test
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Inventory management
- Welcome to Short Course 3
- Introduction to inventory
- Principles of inventory management
- A summary of the week
Week 2
Economic Ordering
- Welcome back
- Economic Order Quantity
- Review systems and the Bullwhip Effect
- VMI and ECR
- Test your understanding
- Summary of the week
Course 4
Lean Logistics: Decision Making in Supply Chain Management
Evaluate factors that impact decision-making in distribution networks and develop your knowledge of lean logistics.
1 test
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Lean logistics
- Welcome to Short Course 4
- An introduction to 'lean'
- Practical application of lean
- A summary of the week
Week 2
Facility location and distribution networks
- Welcome to Week 2
- Facility location
- Distribution networks
- A summary of the week and short course
Course 5
Distribution Network: Sustainable and Green Logistics
Enhance your understanding of the concept of sustainability, its drivers and the barriers to sustainable logistics.
1 test
2 weeks
5 hours per week
Week 1
Logistics Providers and Reverse Logistics
- Welcome to Short Course 5
- Logistics providers
- Reverse Logistics
- A summary of the week
Week 2
Sustainable Logistics
- Welcome to Week 2
- Introduction to sustainability
- Sustainability and logistics
- A summary of the week and short course
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