Course Outcomes
Expected learning outcomes
- State the objectives of fleet management and the role of the fleet manager
- Implement a fleet preventive maintenance program
- Determine requirements for efficient workshops
- Create fleet safety and driver selection programs
- Use capital budgeting techniques to perform vehicle replacement analysis
- Optimize distribution vehicle routes
- Write Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and measure performance of the fleet
Target Audience
Who should attend?
Fleet managers and coordinators, maintenance managers and supervisors, transportation planners, fleet safety managers and operations managers.
Curriculum
Course modules and outline
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Introduction to fleet management
- Definition of fleet management
- Objectives of fleet management
- Costs associated with fleet management
- Maximizing customer service
- Fleet manager profile
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Fleet maintenance management
- Roles and responsibilities in maintenance
- Benefits of preventive maintenance inspections
- Scope of preventive maintenance programs
- Unscheduled maintenance
- Road calls
- Tire selection and management
- Parts and supply management
- Vendor versus in-house maintenance
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Workshop management
- Workshop layout
- Workshop tools
- Computing workshop productivity
- Facility requirements
- Bay space layout
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Fleet safety management
- Elements of a safety program
- Reasons for accident prevention
- Driver selection criteria
- Fleet skill tests
- Road accident types
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Vehicle selection and replacement
- Vehicle selection criteria
- Own or contract analysis
- Vehicle replacement analysis
- Capital budgeting techniques
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Transportation and distribution planning
- Transportation fundamentals and optimization
- Factors affecting transportation decisions
- Network design options
- Routing of distribution vehicles
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Measuring and improving fleet performance
- Fleet measurement system
- Transportation costs
- Cost ratios
- Transportation asset productivity
- Financial and quality indicators
- Cycle time indicators
- Measuring and improving fleet utilization
Why Attend
Key course benefits
Practical capacity building approach
Designed for government, NGOs and public institutions
Real-world African case studies
Certificate of completion
Applicable tools and templates
Interactive facilitation and exercises
Course Enquiry
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