Logistics is the discipline that keeps organizations running � ensuring the right products reach the right place at the right time, every time. This course introduces you to logistics as a core business function, tracing its origins and exploring how it operates in today’s complex commercial environment. You’ll develop a solid understanding of the principles that underpin effective logistics management and how to apply them to improve efficiency and reliability within your own organization.
Skills you will learn:
Business Sense
Learning Objectives
Keep operations running smoothly by understanding why logistics matters for on-time delivery, product quality, cost control, and customer satisfaction.
Manage logistics proactively by building a logistics plan that aligns people, carriers, storage, and schedules to demand and service targets.
Use logistics to protect performance by coordinating receiving, warehousing, inventory flow, shipping, and returns while reducing waste and delays.
Apply generally accepted good practices by standardizing procedures, using accurate documentation and traceability, setting clear carrier and warehouse expectations, tracking KPIs, managing cold chain where required, and reviewing risks and contingencies regularly.
Who Should Take This Course?
Innovators
Team Members & Leaders
Small Business Owners
Course Outline & Major Topics
1. Why logistics is important
2. Why do you need a plan to manage your logistics plan
