CILT Level 5 Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport

CILT Level 5 Logistics & Transport

Units Studied: 1 Compulsory, 1 elective + 2 optional

Compulsory

• Management in logistics and transport
  Knowledge of the internal dynamics of an organisation, understanding of the impact of external agencies and influences upon the organisation and responses to those influences, skills and knowledge of optimisation of the output and the experiences of the people working within the organisation, management and optimisation of the financial resources of the organisation

Elective

• Supply chain management
  The supply chain, supply chain planning, supply chain operations, supply chain improvement
• Transport operations
  Forecasting demand, production planning and control techniques, inventory management
• Transport planning
  Transport planning, the demand for movement, the supply of transport

Optional

• International business
  The international business environment, developing a global logistics strategy, global logistics strategy, global logistics operations and facilities, international commerce
• Inventory
  What is inventory management, basic inventory principles, modern inventory systems, managing inventory through a network
• Movement of goods
  Goods to be moved, origins, destinations and routes, modes of transport, movements, logistics and the supply chain
• Movement of people
  People to be moved, origins, destinations and routes, modes of transport, movements, passenger logistics and the seamless journey
• Warehousing
  The role of the warehouse in logistics strategy, warehouse operational procedures and processes, technology in the warehouse, warehouse cost management and performance controls
• Transport planning techniques
  The transport planning process, development and implementation of strategies and plans, appraisal, evaluation and monitoring techniques
• Production planning
  The concepts of production planning, fundamentals of production planning, current manufacturing and materials planning systems, managing material flows through a production process
• Retail logistics
  Introduction to the retail market, retail strategy and networks, inventory and warehouse issues, globalisation and the retail supply chain, e-retailing
• Transport and society
  Society, equality and travel, environmental issues, decision making and people, residence, leisure and employment
• Sourcing and procurement
  The role of sourcing and procurement and their position within the corporate mission, sourcing and procurement procedures and processes, managing risk and spend in relation to customer and supplier requirements, performance measurement and control in sourcing and supply