A "Transport Planning, Maintenance, and Fleet Management" course is typically designed to provide students with an understanding of the principles, practices, and techniques used in the planning, management, and maintenance of transportation systems and fleets.
Transport and Logistics Management improves the efficiency of each department within a business by streamlining its operations and costs and therefore increasing its profitability. The programme in Strategic Logistics Management covers all aspects of strategic logistics management: From theories to strategies and operational guidelines, emphasising the impact of this discipline on customer service, transportation, warehousing, order processing, purchasing, importing and exporting
Transportation Planning: Understanding the principles of transportation planning, including demand forecasting, trip generation, and distribution, and mode choice modeling.
Maintenance Planning: Understanding the principles of maintenance planning, including preventative maintenance, condition-based maintenance, and reliability-centered maintenance.
Fleet Management: Understanding the principles of fleet management, including fleet sizing, fleet procurement, fleet utilization, and fleet disposals.
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair: Understanding the principles of vehicle maintenance and repair, including scheduled maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, and maintenance record keeping.
Fleet Safety and Compliance: Understanding the principles of fleet safety and compliance, including vehicle inspection, accident management, and compliance with federal and state regulations.
Transportation Management Systems: Understanding the principles of transportation management systems, including routing, scheduling, and dispatching.
Transportation Network Optimization: Understanding the principles of transportation network optimization, including fleet routing, fleet scheduling, and fleet dispatching
Fuel Management and Cost control: Understanding the principles of fuel management and cost control, including fuel consumption, fuel costs, and fuel economy.
Green Fleet Management: Understanding the principles of green fleet management, including alternative fuels, emission reduction, and sustainability.
IT Solutions in Transport Planning and Fleet management: Understanding the principles of IT solutions in transport planning and fleet management, including GPS tracking, telematics, and automated dispatching systems.
Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Inventory Management Supply Chains
Outsourcing Trends and Best Practice
Freight Transport Industry - Introduction and Development
Freight Transport Industry - Road, Rail, Air and Sea Transport
Warehouse and Distribution Centre Design
Key Issues for Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Information Communications Technology and Supply Chains
Performance Measurement and Improvement - Optimisation Strategies