Course overview
This qualification will teach you the knowledge and skills you’ll need to improve operational efficiency within your role, as well as giving you the best chance of advancing into a senior or management level role. The course covers key areas of knowledge, including the movement of goods, the purpose of inventory management and relevant legislation.
Studying a Level 5 Award in Logistics and Transport course with IoSCM will accelerate your career progression, particularly if you’re currently looking to move into a senior position within the industry.
Job outcomes
- Logistics Manager
- Export Department Manager
- Business Manager
- Operations Manager
- Transport Manager
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Awards
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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 5 Transport and Logistics course is designed for mid-level employees in the supply chain or transport planning environments. This course can help to enhance your expertise in these industries, as well as developing your core management 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 5 Logistics and Transport Award consists of one core unit.
- Warehouse Policies: Benefits of Warehousing; Types of Warehouses; Warehouse Policies and Procedures; Warehouse Exit Strategy (In-House); Warehouse Exit Strategy (Outsourcing)
- Requirements: Warehouse Activity; Storage System Design; Warehouse Layout; Product Layout; Material Flows; Resource Planning; Material Handling; Warehouse Personnel
- Inventory Strategy: Integrated Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain Measurement; Performance Evaluation; Quality Management; Supply Chain Performance Measures; Supply Chain Strategy; Product Life Cycle; Service Levels; Transportation; Inventory and Planning Control
- Legislation: Health and Safety Legislation; Prevention; Risk Assessment; Manual Handling Regulations; Licencing and Permits; Training; Insurance
- Technology Advances: Warehouse Management Systems; Materials Requirement Planning; Manufacturing Resource Planning; Information Communications Technology; Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems; Conveyor Systems; Barcode Technology; Radio Frequency Identification Technology; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI); Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS); Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); Inventory Reduction
- Financial Systems: Budgeting; Performance Measurement; Warehouse Costs; Activity Based Costing (ABC); Payback Periods; Rates of Return; Performance Indicators; Balanced Scorecards
- Nature and Purpose of Transport Planning: Demand for Goods Movement; Demand for Travel; Types of Transport; Journey Planning and Modal Choices; Access and Mobility Requirements
- Land Use: Land Density; Transport Infrastructure; Brownfield Developments
- Sustainability: Planning Strategy and Process; Environmental Issues in Transport Provision; Sustainability; The Role of Central Government; Four Stage Transport Planning
- Transport Demand: Demand for Movement; Demand for Travel; Demand Drivers; Warehousing; Hazardous Goods; Forecasting Demand; Future of Transport Planning
- Movement of Freight: Freight Operations; Environmentally Sustainable Transport; Conventional and Emerging Issues in Transport
- Shipping and International Trade: Ships and the Shipping System; Tramp and Liner Service Markets; International Trade Patterns; International Maritime Passages
- Business Strategy in Shipping: A Corporate Strategy for Shipping; Financial Strategy for Shipping; Costs; Bargaining Power of Buyers and Suppliers; International Shipping law; Regulation and Finance; Maritime Laws
- Port Operations Management: Terminals; Physical Flows in a Port; Product and Information Flow; Terminal Performance Indicators; Productivity; Utilisation and Service Measures
- Agile Ports: Characteristics of an Agile Port; Lean Logistics
- Port Development: Containerisation; Concentration; Collaboration and Competition; Emerging Trends
- Principles and Practices in Relation to the Movement of Goods: Definition of the Movement of Goods; What is Logistics; Modes of Transport Used to Move Goods (Air, Road, Rail, Sea)
- The Characteristics of Goods and the Impact on Their Handling: Types and Characteristics of Goods; Handling of Different Types of Goods; Safety and Security Measures Relating to the Different Types of Goods; Unitisation of Goods
- The Considerations that Influence the Flow of Goods: Supply and Demand; Variations in Demand for Goods; Load Planning; Resource Planning; Modal Planning and Scheduling; The use of Third Party Logistics (3PL)
- 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 the Details; Leveraging 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 Five Steps; Equal Opportunities Act 2010; Confidentiality Agreements; Data Protection Act 1988; Environmental Policy; Workplace Security; Insurance; PESTEL
- Organisational Requirements: Inbound Logistics Capabilities; Continuous Flow; World-Class Suppliers; Tracking of Shipments; Transportation Networks; Inventory Management; Automated Materials Handling (AMH); Outbound Logistic Capabilities; Customer-Driven; 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
- Purpose of Inventory Management: Inventory; Inventory Management; Competitive Advantage
- Fixed Period & Fixed Quantity Models: Plan Inventory Requirements; Forecasting; Qualitative & Quantitative Techniques; Fixed Order or Continuous Review System; Order Quantity Models; Economic Ordering Quantity
- Effect of Inventory Management on Supply Chain: A-B-C Approach; Economic Ordering Quantity model; Fixed Order or Continuous Review System; Quantity Discount Model; Continuous Inventory Systems; Periodic Inventory Systems; Quantitative and Qualitative Forecasting
- Modern Inventory Systems: Inventory Control Systems; Contemporary Logistics Strategies; Performance Indicators; Increase Operational Efficiency; Increase Customer Service Satisfaction
- Minimising Stock Level: Inventory Allocation; Material Requirements Planning; Distribution Requirements Planning; Single Period/Multi-Period Inventory Systems
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.
