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Level 3 Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management

Developing Transport Schedules and Operational Plans

LSC305 · Transport Planning and Operations Management — Week 10 of 16

CourseLSC305
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Developing Transport Schedules and Operational Plans

  1. Resource allocation for drivers and vehicles
  2. Route sequencing and time planning
  3. Shift patterns and turnaround times
  4. Aligning plans with customer service targets
  5. Operational Plans
  6. Lec 56- Manufacturing Operations Scheduling-I (Scheduling & Gantt Charts)
  7. Tools for project planning

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Explain the factors that influence route and schedule planning.
  • 4.2 Produce a transport schedule or plan that addresses resources, timings and customer needs.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the factors that influence route and schedule planning.

Study materials

Videos

  • Operational Plans · YouTube · Galton College · 11 min · for registered students
  • Tools for project planning · Oak National Academy, Key Stage 4 (GCSE level) · for registered students

Further resources

  • Drivers' hours and tachographs: goods vehicles (DVSA) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • The main influencing factors of customer satisfaction and loyalty in city express delivery · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Introduction to Freight Transport Modes
  • Week 2: Modal Comparison and Intermodal Transport
  • Week 3: Documentation and Information Flows in Transport
  • Week 4: Fundamentals of Route and Schedule Planning
  • Week 5: Transport Legislation and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Health, Safety, and Security in Fleet Operations
  • Week 7: Sustainable Transport Operations
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Evaluating and Selecting Transport Solutions
  • Week 10: Developing Transport Schedules and Operational Plans
  • Week 11: Contingency Planning and Disruption Management
  • Week 12: Applying Transport Planning and Operations Management in pr…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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