Introduction
Transportation is a strategic capability that impacts cost, service, and agility. This course provides advanced skills in fleet optimization, multimodal strategy, risk management, and route engineering. Participants learn how to optimize transportation networks under real-world constraints. The training emphasizes model-based decision making.
Course Objectives
- Optimize transportation networks
- Design multimodal strategies
- Apply route engineering techniques
- Control transportation risks
- Reduce freight costs strategically
Target Audience
- Senior logistics planners
- Transport managers
- Freight strategists
- Network engineers
- Supply chain analysts
Course Outline
- 5 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 5 Days
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- Day 1: Strategic Transportation Management• Role of transport strategy
• Carrier portfolio design
• Multimodal trade-offs
• Transport KPIs
• Cost modeling0 - Day 2: Route Engineering• Network topology
• Dynamic routing
• Load building optimization
• Delivery window constraints
• Route simulation0 - Day 3: Fleet Optimization• Fleet utilization modeling
• Vehicle routing problem (VRP)
• Maintenance economics
• Fuel management
• Fleet investment strategy0 - Day 4: Freight Risk Management• Capacity volatility
• Transportation disruptions
• Contracting models
• Compliance requirements
• Mitigation strategies0 - Day 5: Transport Optimization Case• Define transport scenario
• Build optimization model
• Validate routing outputs
• Evaluate cost implications
• Present recommendations0
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