Advanced Cargo Traffic Management

Introduction

Global Distribution and Logistics Techniques for Competitive Advantage. Traffic and transportation management has changed with the 21st century. In Advanced Cargo Traffic Management, you will not only learn about the latest trends in e-Commerce and e-Logistics, but you will learn how to use these tools to your best advantage. Be prepared for the differences in global and domestic techniques; go beyond the basics into a broader, more advanced understanding of how they work in interactive training.

This training will explain packaging and transportation options based on industry type or category of product. A major topic of discussion will concern third party logistics providers (3PL), including warehouse and international freight forwarders, brokers, and NVOCC operators, plus their role, cost, benefit, and selection criteria. You will learn about international carriage and documentation considerations from both import and export points of view. In a greatly expanded section on e-Logistics, you will discover aspects of how the internet has changed the environment across the supply chain.

Objectives

Attend this course and find out just how efficiently your organization moves goods globally?

• Are you doing a good job - how to measure the productivity and efficiency of your operation?
• Strategies for implementing a measurement system using Key Performance Indicators.
• Current trends in the use of computerized Traffic Management and Load Planning Systems.
• How to read and understand carrier tariffs for air and ocean?
• How do you really calculate Landed Cost?
• Customs House Brokers, International Freight Forwarders, OTI/NVOCCs, and freight brokers—what the differences are and why you need them?
• The latest issues surrounding regulation and trade agreements.
• How to use the power of the new INCOTERMS 2000?
• e-Logistics - what it is, why & how to use it now?
• e-Commerce - where B2B and B2C fit in the Traffic Manager's world?
• Internet-based solutions: 4PL, Tracking and Tracing, and Logistics Portals - are they useful to you?
• The "disintermediation" of service providers—how it affect you?
• Understanding your Supply Chain processes and how to manage them?
• EDI: principles and uses in Traffic Management.
• Why you should consider self invoicing?
• Information is power: how, why, and what to collect?
• Third-party logistics providers—are they cost-effective?
• Ten steps to choosing an outsourcing partner?
• The 9 things to consider when choosing a carrier?
• When and why to use Letters of Credit and bills of exchange?
• The 16 problems most frequently encountered when trying to collect against Letters of Credit?

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This Advanced Cargo Traffic Management program is designed for personnel with global traffic and transportation experience and who wish to broaden their knowledge. It is also recommended for Import/Export Traffic Management personnel who wish to update their skills to include the latest technology and expand their abilities to include a global transportation perspective. Specifically the General Managers, VP’s, Directors, Managers, Supervisor of:

• Purchasing,
• Customer Service,
• Distribution,
• Logistics,
• Supply Chain

As well as other executives with oversight responsibility for these areas, would also greatly benefit from attending this program.

Course Outline

1. GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION: THE BIG PICTURE

• The Global Thought Process
• The Global Team
• Global Package Considerations
• Global Logistics Considerations
• Putting It All Together
• International Issues & Opportunities
• Use of CHB, IFF, Freight Brokers, NVOCC (OTI) in the United States
• Where the Regulations & Trade Agreements Fit
• GATT & WTO

2. INCOTERMS

• The International Chamber of Commerce
• Common Areas of Importance to Sellers & Buyers
• Most Common INCOTERMS
• Four Basic Categories
• Applied to Transportation Modes
• Major Changes
• When Does Ownership of the Goods Transfer?
• Key Points

3. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

• Carrier Freight Costs
• Some Global Tariff Specifics
• Typical Ocean & Air Tariffs
• Air versus Water Comparisons
• Dock Receipts, OBL, AWB
• Measurement Conversions
• Carrier Dependability Considerations
• Total Landed Cost
• Import Requirements
• Commercial Invoices
• Financial Instruments
• Draft Requirements
• Letters of Credit—Why?
• Reliability & Flexibility of Letters of Credit

4. USE OF COMPUTERS IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

• Role of Computerization in Traffic
• Freight Audit & Payment
• Use of Routing Software for Drop Shipments
• Use of Transportation Management Systems for Truck & Load Planning
• Order/Logistics Management Systems
• Working with Other Systems & Hosts
• Other Applications
• On-Demand or Timeshare Software
• Using Today’s Technology to Save Time & Money
• How Your Success Is Linked to Technology

5. E-LOGISTICS: TODAY'S COMPETITIVE TOOL

• e-Logistics—What It Is & Why You Need It Now
• Transporters Move to Deliver, Utilizing e-Commerce
• e-Commerce—Where B2B & B2C Fit in Our World
• e-Procurement—What It Means to You
• Benefits of Web-Based Procurement Systems
• Tracking & Tracing in the Supply Chain
• e-Commerce Initiatives & Internet-Based Solutions
• The 4PL Concept
• Supply Chain Processes in the Connected World
• The “Disintermediation” of Service Providers
• Future e-Commerce Growth

6. THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS PROVIDERS

• The Logistics Process: Overview
• Third-Party Logistics—What Is It?
• 3PL Capabilities
• Third-Party Warehousing Services
• Third-Party Traffic/Transportation Services
• Types of Third-Party Logistics Providers
• Common Reasons for Choosing Outsourcing
• Choosing a Contract Logistics Firm
• Third-Party Pricing Strategies
• The Common Denominator
• Choosing a Third Party Provider
• Single-Sourcing & Its Downside Considerations

7.MEASURING PRODUCTIVITY & IMPROVEMENT

• Defining a Standard
• Using the SCOR Model Standard
• Supply Chain Performance Indicators—Metrics
• What Some Other Companies Are Doing
• Some Measurement Elements to Consider
• Standard Metrics to Consider
• Other Delivery Performance Metrics to Consider
• Enabling Processes
• Delivery Processes
• Summary of Implementing KPIs

8. INTERMODALISM

• What Is It? Why Now?
• Saving Money via Intermodal
• Short Haul Intermodal
• The Land Bridge Concept (Shipping to & from the United States)
• Third-Party Originator
• Marketplace Needs—Carrier Responses
• When to Specify a Particular Mode
• EDI—a Strong Link
• Advanced Shipment Notification (EDI 856)
• Defined EDI Message Types
• Bar Code Scanning for Data Collection
• Drayage—Weak Link in Intermodal
• Equipment Innovations