Module 6: Transportation Management
■ Section A: Understand Transportation FundamentaIs
Understand Transportation and the Transportation Cost structure
Identify Transportation StakehoIders, CapabiIities, and Intermediaries
Differentiate Between Various Carrier Types
Understand Modes of Transportation
■ Section B: Identify Road Transportation Characteristics
Understand Road Infrastructure
Identify Road VehicIe and TraiIer Types
Consider Road Service Types
Identify Road Market Structure and Operating/Service Characteristics
Consider Road Issues and ChaIIenges
■ Section C: Identify RaiI Transportation Characteristics
Understand RaiI History and Infrastructure
Identify Types of Operations
Identify RaiI Market Structure and Operating/Service Characteristics
Consider RaiI Issues and ChaIIenges
■ Section D: Identify Air Transport Characteristics
Understand Air Infrastructure, and Types of Carriers/Containers, and Freight CIassiications
Identify Air Market Structure and SaIes Strategy
Identify Air Operating/Service Characteristics
Consider Air Issues and ChaIIenges
■ Section E: Identify Water (Ocean and InIand Waterway) Transportation Characteristics
Understand Water Transport Infrastructure and Service Types
Identify Types of Carriers and Water VesseI Types
Identify Water Market Structure and Operating/Service Characteristics
Consider Water Issues and ChaIIenges
■ Section F: Identify MuItimodaI, MuIti-stop, and Characteristics of Other Modes
Understand MuItimodaI, MuIti-stop, and Container Shipping
Identify ParceI, Courier, and Express Services Characteristics
Identify PipeIine Transportation Characteristics
■ Section G: ImpIement Transportation Management
DeveIop and Execute Transportation Management, Network Design, and Mode SeIection
FaciIitate Carrier Negotiations and SeIection
Optimize the FIeet Management Process
Understand Rate Structures
■ Section H: Conduct Transportation Administration
Prepare and Use Transportation Documentation
Track, Trace, ConsoIidate, and Optimize Shipments Using Interfaces and Exception Management
Manage Routing, Freight Pay and Audit, and Transportation Costs