Common Learning Blocks Learning Block 7 Transportation Operations
Common Learning Blocks Learning Block 7 Transportation Operations
Course Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Supply Chain Management Principles Demand Planning Supply Management and Procurement Warehousing Operations Inventory Management Manufacturing and Service Operations Transportation Operations Customer Service Operations 2
Transportation Operations Learning Block 7
Description Transportation operations provide vital link in the overall supply chain to deliver: Incoming goods to an organization Deliver goods to manufacturing operations Deliver finished products to customers 4
Learning Objectives • Define the various modes of transportation options • Define three transportation operations elements • Understand the cost impact of selecting modal options
Overview Transportation links partners and facilities that are separated geographically in a company’s supply chain, such as customers, suppliers, distributors, plants, warehouses, and retail outlets. Transportation also provides the links between diverse entities spread across the global supply chain and connects the supply chain by moving inventory with trucks, trains, planes, ships, and pipelines. Any combination of two or more of these modes to achieve a delivery requirement is call intermodal transportation.
Overview Three primary components in transportation operations: • Inbound logistics: supports the procurement of materials from suppliers location. • Outbound logistics: supports the distribution of goods to customer. • Reverse logistics: supports product returns, recycling, reuse of materials, and waste disposal.
Overview • Transportation focuses on the timely movement of materials and products within and between organizations. • Timely movement of goods to right place controls the cost. • Transportation operations have grown in complexity due to multiple modes of transportation. • For today’s supply chain professional, it is essential to understand the roles of the different modes of commercial surface and air transportation.
Practice Questions 1. The business of transportation is best defined by which of the following: a. b. c. d. Choice of the least expensive mode Selection of the fastest mode, regardless of cost Partners and facilities separated geographically in a supply chain The use of planes as the preferred mode 2. Intermodal transportation is best defined as: a. b. c. d. Choosing the least expensive carrier Interstate trucking Using two or more modes to fulfill a delivery requirement Container shipping
Practice Questions 3. What does inbound logistics support? a. b. c. d. Items within a regional boundary The procurement of materials and goods from supplier locations Delivery to a customer Courier services 4. Which of the following is not recognized as a common mode of commercial transportation? a. b. c. d. Ocean Air Road Uber
Practice Questions 5. Which of the following is not recognized as one of the three transportation operations components? a. b. c. d. Emergency Inbound Outbound Reverse
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