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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Physical Distribution Channels and Intermodal Freight

LSC602 · Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management — Week 3 of 16

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Week3 of 16
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This week’s topics

Physical Distribution Channels and Intermodal Freight

  1. Maritime shipping and container logistics
  2. International air cargo operations
  3. Dry ports and inland freight corridors
  4. Intermodal routing strategies
  5. Alternative channels of Distribution
  6. Mod-09 Lec-37 Transportation and Distribution Models
  7. Mod-09 Lec-38 Transportation and Distribution Models(continued)

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Explain different physical distribution channels in logistics and supply chain management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain different physical distribution channels in logistics and supply chain management.

Study materials

Videos

  • 21 Managing Distribution Channels: Strategy, Design, and Market Reach · YouTube · Marketing Insights · 8 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2025 · PDF · Un, report; 173 pages · for registered students
  • Transportation Costs and International Trade in the Second Era of Globalization · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 4: Modes of Transportation · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 51–99 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Drivers of Globalisation in Logistics
  • Week 2: Impact of Globalisation on Supply Chains
  • Week 3: Physical Distribution Channels and Intermodal Freight
  • Week 4: Distribution Network Intermediaries and Infrastructure
  • Week 5: Global Customer Segmentation and Service Requirements
  • Week 6: Alignment of Global Supply Chain and Marketing Strategies
  • Week 7: Strategic Scenarios in Global Logistics
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Architecture
  • Week 10: SCOR Metrics and Benchmarking
  • Week 11: Supply Chain Configuration and Performance Assessment
  • Week 12: Applying Global Logistics and Supply Chain 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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