This course provides a comprehensive understanding of fleet management, transportation logistics, and distribution operations. It covers key principles, strategies, and best practices to optimize fleet efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service delivery.

Transportation activities can account for approximately 75% of an organization’s supply chain costs. Thus, it is crucial that an organization gets the transportation function right, whether its ambition is to meet personnel mobility needs or to execute the delivery of goods and materials.
This training will examine the transportation function in a holistic manner. This training course will start by outlining the requirements of successful fleet maintenance programs and workshops. The training course then describes the components of stringent fleet and driver safety programs and experiment with different capital budgeting and distribution routing techniques together with KPIs.

By the end of this course, participants will gain the knowledge and skills to efficiently manage fleet operations, optimize transportation processes, and enhance distribution networks, ensuring business success in the logistics and supply chain industry.

Duration:           5 Days

Who Should Attend the Training?

• Top company leadership of an organization responsible for making critical decisions related to fleet and transport management
• Contractors and external stakeholders involved in fleet and transport management
• Fleet and transport managers and supervisors responsible for overseeing overall operations
• Maintenance managers responsible for vehicle maintenance for effective transportation
• Safety managers and quality inspectors responsible for ensuring safety and adherence to standards
• Staff performing operations in fleet and transport management
• Any other professional who would like to know more about fleet and transport management

Objectives Of the Course

•    State the objectives of fleet management and the role of the fleet manager
•    Implement a fleet preventive maintenance program
•    Determine requirements for efficient workshops
•    Create fleet safety and driver selection programs
•    Use capital budgeting techniques to perform vehicle replacement analysis
•    Be able to optimize distribution vehicle routes
•    Come up with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and measure the performance of the fleet

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Fleet Management

• Definition of Fleet Management
• Objectives of Fleet Management
• Costs associated with Fleet Management
• Maximizing Customer Service
• Fleet Manager Profile
• Fleet Maintenance Management
• Roles and responsibilities in Maintenance
• Benefits of preventive Maintenance Inspections
• Scope of preventive Maintenance Programs
• Unscheduled Maintenance
• Road Calls
• Tire Selection and Management
• Parts and Supply Management
• Vendor vs. In-house Maintenance

Day 2: Workshop Management

• Workshop Layout
• Workshop Tools
• Computing Workshop Productivity
• Facility Requirements
• Bay Space Layout
• Fleet Safety Management
• Elements of a Safety Program
• Reasons for Accident Prevention
• Driver Selection Criteria
• Fleet Skill Tests
• Road Accident Types

Day 3: Vehicle Selection and Replacement

• Vehicle Selection Criteria
• Own or Contract Analysis
• Vehicle Replacement Analysis
• Capital Budgeting Techniques

Day 4: Transportation and Distribution Planning

• Transportation fundamentals and optimization
• Factors affecting transportation decisions
• Network design options
• Routing of distribution vehicles

Day 5: Measuring and Improving Fleet Performance

• Fleet Measurement System
• Transportation Costs
• Cost Ratios
• Transportation Asset Productivity
• Financial and Quality Indicators
• Cycle Time Indicators
• Measuring and Improving Fleet Utilization

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement.

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request.

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties, payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training to enable us to prepare better

Course Booking

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