Course overview
For those who are already working in the transport and logistics sector, studying a Level 3 qualification will prove an invaluable step forward in your career.
This qualification will teach you the knowledge and skills you’ll need to advance into a senior or management level role. This includes the importance of logistics, the requirements for monitoring and control within the field, and the factors that influence statistics.
Job outcomes
- Warehouse Shift Manager
- Logistics Specialist
- Logistics Supervisor
- Inventory Planner
- Logistics Team Leader
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- Study at your own time
- 1 Unit Credit Value (UCV) typically equates to 10 hours of learning
Course features
- Gain access to a customised learning platform
- Can take mock tests, utilise a huge library of resources and interact with other students across the globe
- Unlimited first-class materials
- Self-assessments available online that shows the results immediately
- Able to take and retake the practise self-tests as many times as you like
- Assigned a Student Support Liaison, who will handle all enquiries and act as your personal mentor upon enrolment
Who's it for?
The IoSCM Level 3 Transport and Logistics course is designed for students who have limited experience in the logistics and transport industry, who are seeking a formal qualification to back up their skills.
ELCAS Funding
If you’ve had a career in the Armed Forces, you will already have a wealth of valuable skills that employers are looking for in their candidates. However, to progress your career outside of the military, you will need to certify these skills with industry-recognised qualifications, and Enhanced Learning Credits can help you to do this.
To be eligible to receive ELC payments, you must have accrued at least six years of military service. You can earn up to three credits, the value of which will depend on the length of your service. Your credits will cover 80% of your course fees, with the remaining 20% being funded by yourself.
Institute of Supply Chain Management is an approved Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) provider and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.
Our ELC provider number is 9651.
Subjects
A Level 3 Logistics and Transport Award consists of one core unit.
- Warehouse Departments: Receipts; Replenishment or put away; Stores; Picking, packing, housekeeping, despatch
- Bridge Between Supply and Demand: Staging areas; Cross-docking; Keeping goods safe and secure; Gathering; Temporary storage
- Warehouse Management Systems (WMS): ERP systems; Radio frequency identification; Human memory systems
- Types of Warehouses: Ambient warehouses; Climate-controlled warehouses; Automated warehouses; Private warehouses; Public warehouses; Distribution centres; Bonded warehouses
- Warehouse Location Factors: Proximity to customers and suppliers; Buildings, floors, structure, doors; Receipt and dispatch docks; Offices; Lighting; Heating; Extensions; Materials handling; Mezzanine floors
- Health and Safety: Health and safety policy; Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999; Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH); The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981; Reporting of injuries; Manual handling; Fire risk; Loading and unloading vehicles; Pedestrian safety; Site visitors; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Shift work; Lighting; Workplace temperature
- Industrial Equipment: Industrial trucks; Charging batteries; Platforms on lift trucks; Conveyors; Mechanical handling of waste materials; Racking; Using flat pallets; Loading pallets
- Housekeeping: Safety; Loss control rules; Orderliness principles; Maintaining warehouse equipment; Examination of industrial trucks; Scheduled maintenance; Drivers’ maintenance logs
- Receiving Goods: Goods receipt process; Vehicle arrival; Assigning the carrier to a bay; Loading bays; Relative quantities of goods
- Contingency Planning: Stock and risk management; Buffer stock
- ole of Transport: Categories of goods, perishable goods, dangerous/hazardous goods, bulk liquids/powders, livestock
- Transport: Transport modes; Infrastructure; Vehicles; Operations; Modal transport; Intermodal transport; Multimodal transport
- Principles of Transport Planning: Linear; Hub and spoke; Customs; Payment of charges; Packing and warehousing; Insurance; Security
- Legislation and Regulations: UK central government structure; UK civil aviation authority; Overseas legislation; International commercial terms
- Health and Safety Measures: Road transport; HGV driver hours; Air transport; Transport of dangerous goods; UK health and safety legislation
- Transport Equipment: Conveyors; Cranes; Industrial trucks; Importance of standardised transport equipment; Multimodal/TEU/ISO containers
- Transport Planning: Optimum use of fleet; Driver productivity; Route planning optimisation; Benefits of transport planning
- External Influences: SLEPT analysis
- Demand Types: Direct; Indirect; Consumer demand; Seasonal demand; Fashion demand; Supplier demand; Product demand
- Planning with Regard to Modal Choice: Timing; Damage avoidance; Security; Distance; Degree of control
- Types of Ports: Fishing ports; inland ports; dry ports; cruise home ports; cargo ports
- Port Functions: Transport (circulation) function of ports; commercial function of ports; industrial function of ports; distributional function of ports
- Seaport Connection and Transhipment: Maritime access; maritime interface; infrastructures and equipment; land access; port service (full service); tool port (service); landlords
- Maritime Network Considerations: Frequency of service; fleet and vessel size; number of port calls; shipping conferences; shipping alliances; containerisation
- Port Considerations: Location; depth; land availability; labour costs; hinterland access; ownership
- External Factors: Demand forecasts; location; competition; coastal shipping; resilience
- Infrastructural Requirements: Warehousing; Value Added Logistics (VAL); logistics centres; berths; container terminals
- Challenges: Conservancy; dredging; navigation aids; congestion; customs; immigration; port safety; marine safety
- Logistics Services: Military logistics; procurement logistics; distribution logistics; aftersales logistics; disposal logistics; reverse logistics; green logistics; global logistics; RAM logistics; asset control; POS material logistics; emergency logistics
- Aim of Logistics: Inbound logistics; operations; outbound logistics; marketing and sales; service; comprehensive organising; human resource management; strategic alliance; financial performance; target optimisation of service levels; managing details; leverage logistics volumes; measuring and reacting to performance; storage; warehousing and materials; unit load; packaging and handling systems; inventory; forecasting
- Transport: Rail, sea, road, air
- Policies and Influence: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; risk assessments: the 5 steps; Equal Opportunities Act 2010; confidentiality agreements; Data Protection Act 1988; environmental policy; workplace security; insurance; PESTEL
- Organisational Requirements: Inbound logistic capabilities; continuous flow; world-class suppliers; tracking of shipments; transportation networks; inventory management; Automated Materials Handling (AMH); outbound logistic capabilities; customer-driven approaches; regional distribution centres; value-added services; shipment tracking; outbound logistic capabilities
- Tools: SWOT analysis; Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); Pareto charts; scatter diagrams; stratification; the Shewhart Cycle; risk assessment and management; failure mode and effects analysis
- Inventory: Raw materials; work-in-progress; maintenance, repair and operation; anticipation inventory; investment inventory; manufacturing organisations; service industries; military
- Purpose of Inventory: Variation in production demand; unexpected customer demand; seasonal demand; price discounts; avoiding price increase
- Inventory Control Process: Goods receipt; put-away; audit trails; inventory accuracy; training; monitoring for compliance; accuracy tracking; lead time; inventory identification and tracking; inventory location and storage; inventory numbering; safety inventory
- Alternatives to Holding Inventory: just-in-time; Material requirements planning; Master Production Schedules (MPS); bills of materials; inventory status; distribution requirements planning; vendor-managed inventories
- Stock: finished goods; Stock-outs
- Customer Service: Competing on flexibility; competing on responsiveness; fast delivery; reliable delivery; after sales service; supplier appraisal; Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Alternatives to Holding Stock: direct ordering; Drop shipping
- Financial: Balance sheets; assets; profit and loss accounts; inventory trade-offs; holding costs
- Inventory Systems: Stock cover; backward scheduling; forward scheduling; Pareto based ordering; variable order quantity or periodic review system; rolling schedule; economic order quantity; fixed order quantity; safety stock; average deviation; vendor managed inventory; Kanban; reserve stock (or brown bag) systems; perpetual inventory systems; inputs, outputs, adjustments; push and pull systems
- Role of Freight: Freight contextualised; road, rail, sea, air
- Transport: Intermodal transport; combined transport; local transport movement; international movement
- Route Planning: Linear; hub and spoke systems
- Environmental: Air pollution; water pollution; waste and recycling
- External Influences: SWOT analysis; PESTLE analysis; national and international perspectives
- Legislative: Customs; licences and permits; transport documentation; invoices; carnet; certificates of origin; bills of lading; certificates of insurance; dock receipts; airway bills; dangerous goods
- Freight performance: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); SMART; TQM
About Institute of Supply Chain Management
Bringing together a dynamic mix of world-class study materials, expert knowledge and a sound understanding of today’s industry demands, IoSCM is actively creating the most impressive talent throughout the UK, Europe, Middle-East and Asia by training them to our exceptional standards.
As the first institute to represent the wider supply chain, we’re trusted by some of the world’s largest corporations to train and educate their workforce. IoSCM understands the industry and the need for highly-skilled, qualified professionals which is why we developed sector specific qualifications that will help upskill employees, evolve businesses and enhance careers.
Our success is a result of our dedication to education and training. We believe in giving every student much more than just a qualification, we provide the opportunity to grow, learn and progress as a professional with our unrivalled support network.
