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Intermediate Transport Planning for Routing and Scheduling

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STUDY GUIDE<br />

TRANSPORT PLANNING FOR<br />

ROUTING AND SCHEDULING<br />

DELIVERED BY:<br />

Web: www.logisticslearningalliance.com<br />

Email: enquiry@logisticslearningalliance.com<br />

Phone: 0800 1588231<br />

TRANSPORT PLANNING FOR ROUTING AND SCHEDULING


The objective of routing <strong>and</strong> scheduling<br />

deliveries is to cut fuel costs, reduce<br />

excess mileage, maximise drops <strong>and</strong><br />

reduce overall vehicle usage. Identify with<br />

calculating routes, streamlining deliveries,<br />

while at the same time meeting legislative<br />

requirements <strong>for</strong> speed <strong>and</strong> driver time..<br />

Who is the course <strong>for</strong>?<br />

<strong>Transport</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Routing</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Scheduling</strong> is designed <strong>for</strong>:<br />

<strong>Transport</strong> managers of small to<br />

medium sized businesses,<br />

looking to improve the efficiency<br />

<strong>and</strong> effectiveness of their delivery<br />

route.<br />

The use of different outsource<br />

partners<br />

Selection criteria <strong>for</strong> transport<br />

providers<br />

Underst<strong>and</strong> transport supplier<br />

agreements<br />

<strong>Transport</strong> monitoring <strong>and</strong> Key<br />

Per<strong>for</strong>mance Indicators<br />

Calculating dem<strong>and</strong> volume <strong>and</strong><br />

pallet unitisation<br />

Route planning<br />

Drop timings <strong>and</strong> scheduling<br />

Calculate running costs<br />

<strong>Transport</strong> Regulations<br />

Drivers Hours legislation<br />

<strong>Transport</strong> Manager Software <strong>for</strong><br />

routing <strong>and</strong> scheduling<br />

How long does it take?<br />

The guided learning hours <strong>for</strong> this course<br />

are 50 hours<br />

Assessment<br />

By the Centre Assessment Route – no<br />

examination!<br />

COURSE CONTENT<br />

Own account <strong>and</strong> third party<br />

transport decisions<br />

How Will I Study<br />

All learning materials will be<br />

supplied through Logistics<br />

Learning Alliance’s online Campus<br />

to get you started. Responses to<br />

set tasks, based against the<br />

SCILworld interactive case study,<br />

will be emailed to LLA <strong>for</strong> review<br />

by your assigned Mentor, who will<br />

provide support <strong>and</strong> guidance<br />

throughout. The registration period,<br />

during which a learner should<br />

complete this course, is one year.

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