Course Objective

The course aims to equip participants with key skills and knowledge required to perform effectively in a logistics management environment.

Who Should Attend

Logistics Officer/Executive, Logistics Supervisor, Logistics Co-ordinator, Logistics Specialist

Entry Requirements

Academic level : 3 GCE N level passes in any subjects and a pass in ‘O’ Level English or at least IELTS 5.5.
Work experience: 1 year

Admission is solely within the discretion of TLA.

Course Duration

Certificate : 9 months (135 training hours exciusive of examinations)
Diploma : 14 months (228 training hours exclusive of examinations)

What the Course Covers

Select the module that meets your training needs or enrol for the diploma (all modules) or certificate (ILM 201 to ILM 204)

ILM 201 Managing Local Distribution & Transportation (13 sessions)

• The Role Importance of Distribution/Transportation
• Planning for Local Distribution Operations
• Planning Tools & Considerations
• Private Transportation
• Containerised & Conventional Trucking
• Processes & Equipment
• Receiving & Shipping Dock Operations
• IT Applications in Transportation - Vehicle Scheduling System
• Shipping /Carrier Network Strategies
• Managing Transport-Costing & Pricing Management
• Managing Transport-Relationship Management
• Transport Regulations in Singapore
• Dangerous Goods

ILM 202 Distribution Centre Operations (13 sessions)

• Warehousing Principles & Planning
• Warehousing & Distribution Centres
• Warehousing Decisions
• Warehouse Management
• Storage & Handling Systems
• Material Handling Management
• Logistical Packaging
• Warehouse Equipment Management

ILM 203 Basic Principles of Multimodal Transportation (14 sessions)

• Role of Freight Forwarder in Transport Chain
• Consolidation & NVOCC
• Multimodal Concepts & Operation
• Multimodal Transport-The MTO
• Project Transportation
• Incoterms & Freight Terminology
• Introduction to Road & Rail Transport
• Introduction to Aircargo
• MT Documents
• Alternative Transport Solutions
• ASEAN Framework for MT
• Safety & Security

ILM 204 Purchasing Management (11 sessions)

• Purchasing Role, Objective & Policies, Purchasing Process
• Contrasting Approaches to Purchasing Supply
• Selection of Supplier & Supplier Audit
• Price-Cost Analysis
• Purchasing Organisation & Structure
• Purchasing Capital Equipment & Life Cycle Monitoring
• Purchasing & Supply Chain Strategy
• Negotiation for Purchasing
• Impact of e-commerce on Purchasing
• Business Ethics in Purchasing

ILM 205 IT Applications in Logistics (10 sessions)

• Computer Fundamentals
• The Internet, the World Wide Web & Ecommerce
• Technologies in Warehousing
• Industrial Automation
• IT Applications in Freight
• Technologies in Transportation
• Management of Technology
• eSupply Chain Management Systems

ILM 206 Legal Issues in Logistics Management (12 sessions)

• Legal Framework of MTO
• The Bill of Lading & Other Sea Transport Documents
• The Hague-Visby Rules
• Application—Carriage of Goods by Sea
• Introduction to Insurance & its Practices
• Cargo Policy Coverage
• Cargo Claims
• Carriage of Goods by Air
• Remedies & Enforcement
• Forwarders’ Liability Claims
• Handling Liability Claims

ILM 601 Basic Management (10 sessions)

• Managing & Manager
• Basic Management Functions
• Coaching, Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Communication
• Leadership
• Organisation Structure & Recruitment
• Performance Appraisal
• Managing Conflict
• Managing Creativity & Innovation
• Managing Group, Managing Effective Meeting

Course Lecturers :

Lecturers: Industry practitioners

Average Teacher-Student Ratio - 1:30

Venue / Intake

Venue : No 2 Bukit Merah Central or AEC College Pte Ltd
 
Time : 1900 - 2200 hrs

Course Intakes : March, May, August, October 

Training Road Map

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