Manage Strategic Resources for Logistics – TRANSPORTATION (Stand-alone)
With the growing importance of effectively scaling the business and contending with higher rates of order fulfilment to deliver at the right cost using the right resources, and despite those disruptive events and fluctuating demand and supply, resource constraints, the logistic function today must be aligned with its coherent organizational business priorities to maintain its logistics resiliency. This course is to facilitate the business to:
• Formulate the logistic strategies for becoming a collaborative enterprise that driven by the needs of future warehouse digitization and automation. This futureproof transformation necessitates different sets of practices as well as a greater need for interdisciplinary talent to drive facilitation with various stakeholders in order to make aligned logistics solution implementation and optimization with those ever-changing situations.
• Devise a monitoring plan on various logistic activities, such as warehouse distribution and fulfilment, inventory planning and control, and transportation, based on time and resource indicators. These indicators must be consistent with operational policies, optimization activities, business resources, and logistics strategies. They should elicit optimization of distribution bottlenecks, changing customer expectations, and cost trends in the market that may impact business profitability.
• Leverage on best practices to preach the benefits of end-to-end, well-integrated business processes in transportation, warehouse distribution, and inventory in order to improve information sharing and their activities connectivity. This could avoid the need for coordination of fragmented and silo-based logistics activities, which is becoming increasingly inefficient in the face of these constant disruptions, changing regulatory requirements, and inflationary cost trends.
Written Exam, Short Answer Questions, Case Study
This course is ideal for professionals involved in supply chain, procurement, production, and operations, including:
- Logistics Solutions Professional
- Transportation Operations Professional
- Warehouse Operations Manager
- Inventory Management Manager
- Logistics Innovation and Process Improvement Manager
- Logistic Capacity Management Manager
- Shipping Specialist
LO1: Examine the effectiveness of transportation plans using the established supply chain management benchmarks and parameters.
LO2: Plan transportation operations using the multi-modal and intermodal movement management approaches.
LO3: Implement transportation operations while leveraging on the established Transportation Logistics Data
LO4: Examine key performance indicators such as transportation cost and efficiency for transportation optimization
Learning Duration excl Assessment (8.5 Hours)
WSQ Assessment (1.5 Hours)
- SME = Small Medium – Enterprise
- WSS = Workfare Skills Support
*Course fees before GST
**Funding is subjected to approval
Note that purchases of goods and services from GST-registered businesses will be subject to GST at 9% GST. The GST amount calculated will be based on full course fees.
Applicants must be 25 years old or above, and meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Logistician with at least 2 years of experience interested in learning about aligning logistic resources with business priorities or
• Early and mid-career professionals with at least 3 years of experience in any discipline who supervise the work of others, or
• Logistics Solutions Professional, Warehouse Operations Manager, Transportation Operations Professional with more than 2 years of supervisory experience in any logistics discipline and who are in charge of reporting logistic performance to align with company strategies or
• Professionals with at least 3 years of working experience and a Diploma who want to work in logistics, warehouse operations, or transportation operations.
And, the applicants must
• Have Level 7 and above in Workplace Literacy of Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualification(able to speak, write and read English )
• Have an understanding of the organization’s structure, standard operating procedures and guidelines
• Able to communicate effective verbal and written communication
1. All notice of transfer/withdrawal / deferment must be given in writing and submitted at least 2 weeks prior to course commencement.
2. An administrative fee of $60 (GST inclusive) will be imposed if notice is received less than 2 weeks.
3. If notice of withdrawal is received:
– At least 1 week before commencement of the course, a 20% of the full course fee will be charged. For government-funded course, a 20% of full course fee before funding will be charged.
– Less than 1 week before commencement of the course, a 30% of the full course fee will be charged. For government-funded course, a 30% of full course fee before funding will be charged.
– No show on the scheduled date, a full course fee will be levied. For government-funded course, a full course fee before funding will be charged.
4. For all government-funded programmes (WSQ & Non-WSQ), funding is only applicable to:
– Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents.
– Participants who have achieved at least 75% attendance and passed all required assessments.
– Full course fee will be charged to participants who fail to meet the above-mentioned criteria.
5. Certificates or Statement of Attainment or Certificate of Attendance will only be issued to participants who have achieved 75% attendance and undergo assessment (if applicable).
6.When a course is cancelled, fails to commence or fails to complete under unforeseen circumstances, participant is allowed to defer the intake at no cost or withdraw from the course; under such situation, a full refund of the advance payment will be given.
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1. The candidate has the right to disagree with the assessment decision made by the assessor.
2. When giving feedback to the candidate, the assessor must check with the candidate if he agrees with the assessment outcome.
3. If the candidate agrees with the assessment outcome, the assessor & the candidate must sign the Assessment Summary Record.
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7. The assessor will notify the assessor manager about the candidate’s intention to lodge an appeal.
8. The candidate must lodge the appeal within 7 days, giving reasons for appeal together with the appeal fee of $109.00 (inclusive of 9% GST).
9. The assessor can help the candidate with writing and lodging the appeal.
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11. A record of the appeal and any subsequent actions and findings will be made.
12. An Assessment Appeal Panel will be formed to review and give a decision.
13. The outcome of the appeal will be made known to the candidate within 2 weeks from the date the appeal was lodged.
14. The decision of the Assessment Appeal Panel is final and no further appeal will be entertained.
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