Effective Management of International Freights
Course Info
Code PO1-103
Duration 5 Days
Format Classroom
Course Summary
Running a successful freight operation requires you to understand the trade of products and how to apply best practice to processes. You will need to generate mutually beneficial relationships with warehouses, government agencies, and packing companies and develop a greater knowledge of supply chain risks, how to mitigate them and when to avoid them.
To fully appreciate the importance of the transfer process within a financial business model you will need to gain an understanding of cargo planning and forwarding, the most optimum trade routes for return on investment, and the ins and outs of employing a motivated and manageable freight team to travel, arrange delivery and collection and present an organised and positive operational approach.
- To understand international freight logistics.
- To develop a framework for the most cost-effective freight routes.
- To create an action plan to motivate a team.
- To optimise working processes to maximise productivity.
- To devise an effective training program for prospective employees.
- To identify supply chain risks and mitigate them.
- To analyse key opportunities and be proactive.
- To improve the operational structure to bring in more profit.
- Logistics Managers
- Operations Managers
- Business Owners
- Operational Directors
- Planning Managers
- Freight Managers
- Supply Chain Managers
This course is presented using a variety of adult learning styles including trainer-led seminars to understand where freight management fits in the operational delivery of goods.
You will benefit from real-life financial models and see how budgeting can affect trade and work as a team to create the most cost-effective freight management framework based on case studies.
Course Content & Outline
Section 1: Planning & Logistics Management
- Your role in the supply chain.
- TOC - Theory of Constraints.
- Creating a warehouse framework.
- Developing beneficial relationships with partners.
- Your packing reliability and consequences of damage.
- What good looks like and how to get there.
Section 2: Resourcing & Recruitment
- Your operation size and how to staff it.
- Recruiting and promoting from within to maintain experience levels.
- Setting Key Performance Indicators to work towards your goals.
- Setting goals for your employees.
- Identifying underperformance and how to manage it.
- Mastering effective communication remotely.
Section 3: Cargo & Freight Forwarding
- Understanding freight terminology.
- The right transport for your goods.
- Transport documentation for travel.
- Effective organising of your freight and employees.
- Carrier services and characteristics.
- Create manageable systems to record your journeys.
- Auditing and accurate record keeping.
Section 4: International Trading
- Commercial terms of international transportation.
- Containers - benefits and flaws.
- Planning for lead time.
- Customs rules and regulations.
- Buying the correct tools for overseas travel.
- Selecting the right equipment at the best cost.
Section 5: International Contracts - Importing & Exporting
- Developing effective relationships.
- Negotiation to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome.
- The implications of freight terms.
- Blue sky decision making - what are you trying to achieve?
- Hazards and how to handle them.
- The correct documentation to cover you for all eventualities.
Section 6: Supply Chain Risk & Risk Mitigation
- The supply chain risk spiral and its implications.
- The consequences of accepting risk.
- The key drivers of risk.
- Reviewing practices and making changes to increase profits and productivity.
- Obtaining feedback from suppliers and clients.
Section 7: Laying Foundations for the Future
- Introducing new systems - what works and what doesn’t?
- Improving visibility of the route structure and your employee activities.
- Restoring confidence when things go wrong.
- Growing your freight while maintaining quality.
- Reducing variation in planning, packing, routing, and service.
- Generate your new freight framework to move forward.
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