ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Transportation Management System Professional Certificate (PC) is a sequence of lessons that focus on Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) systems in the Supply Chain Management industry. Graduate of the Professional Certificate in Transportation Management System
becomes specialist in planning, execution, and monitoring process in the transportation industry.
The Transportation Management System PC enables graduates to identify the transportation network structures and explain their logistics benefits and cost, service quality and management concerns. The hands-on exercise has been designed to enable graduates of IITS Professional Certificate in TMS to configure a series of scenarios in respect to transportation planning and optimization, freight tendering, order management, transportation planning, selection of carriers, charge management, regulation, and compliance adherence, reviewing international operations, packaging, documenting, and familiarizing with economic issues in international operations.
THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU, IF YOU:
• Aspire to build a career in Transportation and Logistics Industry in US, Europe, UAE, Africa, or any part of the world.
• Undergraduate or Post-graduate student in Transportation and Logistics program.
• Fresh Graduate or Undergraduate interested in working in Transportation and Logistics Industry
OVERALL, THE PROGRAM WILL HELP YOU:
• Transition to a Career in Transportation and Logistics Industry.
• Get 1st hand operation knowledge of the TMS System you will be using as a professional.
CERTIFICATE
• Showcase your competence GLOBALLY with certificate of completion from IITS.
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Build your expertise in planning, execution, and monitoring processes in the transportation industry.
• Master the skills to identify the transportation network structures and explain their Logistics benefits and costs, service quality, and management concern.
• Acquire the ability to independently configure a series of scenarios in respect to transportation planning and optimization, freight tendering, order management, transportation planning, selections of carriers, charge management, regulation, and compliance adherences.
• Master the skills in reviewing international operations, packaging, documenting and familiarization with economic issues in international operations.
• Develop know-how of the TMS Software.
COURSE
CURRICULUM
LESSON 1: THE ROLES & IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• How efficient transportation systems advance regional and national growth, support social and political systems and national defense
• The importance of transportation to globalization and the flow of commerce
• How global supply chains enable countries to compete
• How a dynamic global economy affects regional and national competitive position
• The economic basis for mutually beneficial international trade
• The impact of population growth and urbanization on a country
• Why technology is essential for corporate and national economic progress in a global economy
LESSON 2: TRANSPORTATION & THE ECONOMY
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The importance of transportation to the economic vitality of countries and regions and why it is probably the most important industry.
• The role and contributions of transportation systems to economic development of countries and regions.
• How transportation of goods and people impact the social and political dimensions of an economy or region.
• How transportation affects the price of goods, services, and market areas.
• The functions and scope of transportation in advanced and developed economies
LESSON 3: TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMS
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The critical role of information in transportation management.
• Transportation information requirements
• The capabilities of transportation software.
• The descriptions and differentiate between planning, execution, and performance management tools.
• The benefits of transportation management systems.
• The critical issues in technology selection and implementation.
• The important role of equipment technology in transportation sustainability, safety, and cargo security.
LESSON 4: COSTING & PRICING FOR TRANSPORTATION
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The relationship between a rate and a price.
• The various types of market structures found in the transportation industry.
• The impact of transportation prices on the relevant market area for a product.
• The difference between cost-of-service and value-of-service pricing.
• The strategic role of pricing for transportation firms.
• How to calculate the cost of both truckload and less-than-truckload freight moves.
LESSON 5: MOTOR CARRIERS
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The development of motor carriers and their contributions to the U.S economy.
• The market forces shaping the motor carrier industry.
• The service characteristics of motor carrier.
• The impact of fuel and labor on motor carrier cost structure.
• The current issues facing the motor carrier industry.
LESSON 6: RAILROADS
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The contributions of the railroad industry to the development of the U.S economy.
• The size and types of firms in the railroad industry.
• The relevance of intermodal and intramodal competition in the railroad industry.
• The nature of costs in the railroad industry and how they impact pricing decisions.
• The importance of intermodal carloadings on the growth of the railroad industry.
• The current issues facing the railroad industry today.
LESSON 7: AIRLINES
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The importance of air transportation in the U.S economy.
• The level of competition in the U.S airline industry.
• The operating and service characteristics of airline transportation.
• The impacts of fuel and labor costs on airline cost structure.
• The economies of scale and density in the airline industry.
• The current issues facing airlines today.
LESSON 8: WATER CARRIERS & PIPELINES
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The importance of domestic and global waterways to the development of the global economy.
• The role and significance of water carrier industry to the global economy and how the water carrier industry complements the other basic modes of transportation.
• The competitive environment of water carriers on an intramodal as well as an intermodal basis.
• The service and operating characteristics of water carriers as well as their cost structure and equipment challenges.
• The challenges and issues faced by water carrier industry in the 21 century.
• The development and current position of the pipeline industry globally.
• The nature of the operating and service characteristics of pipeline carriers and what makes them unique in the transportation system.
• The cost structure and rates of pipelines and how it impacts their rates and services.
LESSON 9: TRANSPORTATION RISK & MANAGEMENT
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The nature of transportation risk and disruptions.
• The concept of risk management.
• The primary categories and types of transportation risk.
• The general process for managing transportation risk.
• The key factor in risk assessment.
• The four techniques for managing transportation risks.
• The importance of an ongoing risk monitoring process.
LESSON 10: GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The relationship between international trade and global transportation.
• The three critical transportation process in global supply chains.
• The roles of incoterms, insurance, and terms of payment in managing global transportation risks and cost.
• The key issues in effective international transportation mode selection.
• The unique capability of ocean, air, and intermodal transportation in moving freight globally.
• The critical factors in carrier selection and route design for international shipments.
• The need for proper packaging, ancillary service providers, and effective ports in delivery execution.
• The value of timely, accurate global freight documentation and visibility tools.
• The custom clearance process for imports goods.
LESSON 11: GOVERNMENT ROLES IN TRANSPORTATION
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will understand:
• The links among national transportation policy, transportation regulation, and public promotion of transportation.
• The role and importance of national transportation policy.
• The basis for the regulation of transportation in the United States.
• The different types of transportation regulation.
• The role of public promotion in transportation.
• The role of user charges in funding transportation initiatives.
HANDS-ON TRAINING BY ORACLE TMS/ MERCURY GATE TMS
Learning Objectives
After completing this training, you will understand:
• How to execute in the TMS software based on the assigned roles.
• How a typical workflow of execution load (EL) in a TMS is rated, tendered to carriers, booked, schedule pickup and tracked to delivery.
A STRUCTURED
LEARNING JOURNEY
❖ View and Learn Recorded Content
• Using IITS LMS on your Laptop or Mobile Phone
❖ Complete a Hands-on-Training
• Using Oracle TMS platform/ Mercury Gate TMS platform
ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILTY
• Require no prior knowledge of Transportation and Logistics Courses.
• Undergraduate or Post-graduate student in Transportation and Logistics program.
• Fresh Graduate or Undergraduate interested in working in Transportation and Logistics Industry
PROCESS
1. REGISTER FOR THE COURSE
• Click Enroll Now icon
• Complete Registration
• Submit Payment
• Access the Course 2. ACCESS THE COURSE
• Upon registration, you will get Login ID & Password
• Login into IITS LMS on your Laptop or Mobile Phone.
• Access the course content 3. EARN PC-TMS
• Complete the courses and pass the final examination
• Earn Professional Certificate in Transportation Management System
• Proceed to Hands-on-Training by Oracle / Mercury Gate 4. EARN TMS SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION
• Enroll for Hands-on-Training with either Oracle or Mercury Gate
• Complete the training and pass the final examination
• Earn TMS Specialist Certification
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