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International Logistics Course Outline
International Logistics Course Outline
Course Outline
Efficient, responsive and cost effective logistics, integrated across international borders
has come to be recognised as an inescapable pre-requisite for competitive international
trade. In the contemporary globalised economic environment, management of
international logistics which underpins all global supply chains and thereby the movement
of products through the length and breadth of the entire world, has assumed considerable
strategic significance.The management of these highly complex operations requires
strategic planning and implementation.
Growth and success of global companioes indicates that their success in large part can be
linked to their logistics excellence and their relentless pursuit in perfecting their
procurement, production and as well as distribution functions to forge, deploy and
operationalise international logistics network indicates their visualised growth path and
and leadership position.
OBJECTIVES
COURSE CONTENT
International logistics, its origins, evolution and importance in contemporary business
environment
Issues and Challenges of International Logistics
Logistics Infrastructure and its impact on international trade
Methods of Entry into Foreign Markets
Global Network Design
Foreign Trade Channels
Packaging for Exports
Terms and Conditions of Carriage of Goods by Sea (COGSA)
Laws of Affreightment
Role of Freight Forwarders
Export Import Documentation and Risk Management
Sea Transport and Shipping Operations
Containerization and Container Management
Air Transportation
Multimodal Transportation
Terms of Trade and Inco terms
International Business Law on Transportation
Operation of Documentary Credit
International insurance
International Contracts
Customs clearance
Logistics Performance Measurement
Reverse Logistics
Green Logistics and Sustainability
Role of Information in International Logistics
TEXT BOOK
International Contracts
Basics of SCM
Affreightment
COGSA