Planning and Resourcing: Need for Planning, Fleet management,
Main types of road freight transport
Transport resource requirements, Vehicle Routing and Scheduling Issues
Data requirement
Manual methods of Vehicle Routing and Scheduling
Computer Routing and Scheduling
Information System Applications –GPS –RFID.
Vehicle Selection: Types of Vehicles, Types of Operations
Load Types and Characteristics, Main Types of Vehicle Body
Implications of Vehicle Selection, Vehicle acquisition
Difference between Domestic and International Logistics Operations
Documentation in Logistics
Documenting and Information Flow: Advices, Planning, FTL, LTL
Documentation, Road Receipts / Truck Receipts / Way Bills (RR / LR)
Consignment Note CMR (EU & Canada)
Booking, Invoicing & Information Flow
Long Haul, Coordination with Terminals
Exceptional Loads (Project Cargo)
Driver licensing, Driver’s Hours regulations, Road Transport Directive
Costing System in Logistics
Vehicle Costing: Reasons for Road freight transport vehicle Costing
Main types of costing systems, Vehicle standing costs, Vehicle running costs
Overhead Costs, Costing the total transport operation
Whole life costing, Vehicle Cost Comparisons, Zero-Based Budget.
- Teacher: Vimya K P Faculty in Commerce & HOD