International Freight Management

Introduction

Freight forwarding involves planning and executing shipments by all modes of transport. Equally, understanding routes, rates, and carriers, making arrangements for shipments, monitoring shipments, and managing transportation documentation is important. In this International Freight Management training course, it is critical to work closely with shippers, consignees, carriers, warehouses, packaging companies, financial institutions, and government agencies.

This training course will also enable delegates to appreciate and manage international shipping systems and documentation. Examples of global best practice are delivered throughout the training course to enable delegates to fully embed the learning in order that they can apply within their roles upon returning to their work following the training course.

This GLOMACS International Freight Management training course will feature:

• The understanding of supply chain risk involved in international trade
• Understanding the trade products and its application
• Management of risks and it’s interring action with both internal departments and external suppliers
• The impact of delivery at the point in the transaction where the risk of loss or damage to the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer
• Understand how to plan for cargo and forwarding
• The optimum use of freight through containerization

Objectives

This International Freight Management training course will help you, learn how to:

• Understand and demonstrate the application of the appropriate INCOTERMS is critical in optimization
• Understand international logistics / freight procedures & documentation
• Understand and develop effective resources planning
• Develop optimized work processes and financial areas including cost management and reduction
• Develop specific  action plans to further  develop  their role and organizational benefit

Training Methodology

This training course will utilize a variety of adult learning principles from Gagne and David kolb in transfer of knowledge and application to work place and ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes facilitated group and individual exercises, case studies, role-play, videos. The instructor will also facilitate learning by encouraging the delegates to test and critically appraise any theories and concepts on the course.

Organisational Impact

• Analyse the key areas of International Trade contracts and systems of import and export
• Identify and understand key performance indicators
• Succeed in improving operations
• Apply the right cost and service balance
• Gain a competitive advantage

Personal Impact

• Planning for cargo & freight forwarding
• Understand Logistics Planning & Management
• Dealing with Import
• A framework for continual improvement
• Best in class practices