The word "logistics" has a longer history than most people assume — it traces back to the ancient Greek "logos" and the Latin "logisticus", reportedly used even by Plato, and was first recorded in 1614 in connection with reasoning, then in 1656 for early mathematical calculation methods. By 1727 those ideas had developed further, and the military eventually adopted the term to describe combining two things every flow of goods depends on: time and place.

That combination — getting the right thing to the right place at the right time — is still what logistics management is about today, whether inside a government body or a private company. This course builds a full working knowledge of supply and transport operations, so participants can run logistics functions with real command of both the concepts and the day-to-day mechanics behind them.

What You Will Learn

• Identify the real importance of transport and supply operations, and the areas where institutions can cut transport costs.
• Understand green supply and its role in improving the overall supply process.
• Improve the transport services delivered through specialized logistics providers.
• Build a full grasp of the concepts connected to supply and transport, and the different logistics strategies used across the market.
• Understand the logistics role that supply chains play in the 21st century.

Who Should Attend

• Managers of institutions and companies.
• Staff working in procurement and logistics services.
• Warehouse and store managers and custodians.
• Business owners looking to build their skills in logistics operations management.
• Staff in procurement committees, and business administration students and graduates.

Module 1: Logistics Concepts and Reverse Logistics

• The concept of logistics, its importance, and its objectives.
• Defining reverse logistics policies and where they are applied.

Module 2: How Logistics Connects to the Rest of the Business

• The relationship between logistics and other functions across the organization, and with marketing.
• The relationship between supply and production, and between logistics and financial management.
• The relationship between logistics and organizational, administrative, and human-resources aspects.

Module 3: Materials and Supply Management

• An overview of materials and inventory management and why it matters.
• Planning and monitoring materials, and exercising effective control over them.
• Managing supply and linking it to the logistics function.

Module 4: Why the Logistics Function Exists

• Risk and its importance within a company's business system.
• The importance of the logistics function, why it emerged, and its role in institutions and companies.
• Logistics service management and its relationship to company growth.

Module 5: Risk in Supply Operations

• Risk assessment methods and the precautions needed to avoid them.
• The relationship between risk and an institution's policies and procedures, and why assessment matters.
• Issuing risk-assessment certifications, handling corruption-related risks, and identifying the right time to take precautions.