Transportation Management Overview .....................................................................................

Session Learning Objectives ......................................................................................................

Defining Transportation Management ......................................................................................

Fundamental Principles of Transportation................................................................................

Principles of Transportation Operations....................................................................................

Transportation Participants ........................................................................................................

Transportation Services – Load Transport................................................................................

Transportation Services – Product Storage ..............................................................................

Relationship of Transportation to Other Business Functions ..................................................

Modes of Transportation ............................................................................................................

Types of Transportation Carriers ................................................................................................

Third-Party Logistics (3PL) – Functions and Transportation....................................................

Logistics Outsourcing Models ....................................................................................................

Transportation Challenges .........................................................................................................

Review, Terms, Discussion Questions, Exercises.....................................................................

Terms Check ...............................................................................................................................

Performance Check – Answers and Test Documents ..............................................................

Discussion Questions .................................................................................................................

Case Study ..................................................................................................................................

Suggested Additional Readings .................................................................................................