International Transportation and Trade

This course builds on Introduction to Transportation and involves students in understanding how to minimize the costs involved in acquiring materials as well as delivering to customers. This course also introduces students to the importance of time management and capacity planning. Topics include packaging, lane saturation, partnering and reverse logistics, as well as how to effectively schedule resources (people, trucks, etc.) as well as communication skills for dispatching service providers to customer sites. Students will learn to make transportation related decisions that add value to the customers and reduce the overall operating costs for the business.