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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Modal Selection and Transport Optimization

LSC701 · Logistics Management — Week 4 of 16

CourseLSC701
Week4 of 16
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This week’s topics

Modal Selection and Transport Optimization

  1. Total cost of logistics analysis
  2. Transit time vs inventory holding trade-offs
  3. Cargo criticality, perishability, and security requirements
  4. Multimodal and synchromodal freight strategies
  5. MITx MicroMasters SC1x - Live Event 1A - Total Cost Equation
  6. Supply chain network design and inventory management for cost-efficient, in-time, perfect deliveries

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the different modes of transportation.
  • 2.3 Discuss factors affecting the selection of specified modes/s of transport in an organisation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the different modes of transportation.

Study materials

Videos

  • MITx MicroMasters SC1x - Live Event 1A - Total Cost Equation · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 20 min · for registered students
  • Supply chain network design and inventory management for cost-efficient, in-time, perfect deliveries · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 50 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Transportation I: fundamentals and strategic networks · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 4: Modes of Transportation · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 51–99 · for registered students
  • Future of freight: a long-term plan (DfT, 2022) · PDF · GOV.UK, report; 134 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Logistics Management and Contemporary Challenges
  • Week 2: Transport Modes and Freight Infrastructure
  • Week 3: Transport Economics and Operational Cost Structures
  • Week 4: Modal Selection and Transport Optimization
  • Week 5: International Customs Procedures and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Tariff Structures, Duties, and Landed Cost Analysis
  • Week 7: Strategic Warehouse Network Design and Infrastructure
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Warehouse Mechanisation and Automated Handling Systems
  • Week 10: Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations
  • Week 11: Packaging Architecture and Integrated Logistics Value
  • Week 12: Applying Logistics Management in practice: case studies
  • 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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