Export Logistics

Introduction to Export Logistics system:
Concept & Importance
Integrated Logistics Services
Important concepts of International Logistics-Cost trade off, Total cost concept, Total system concept.
Information & Order Processing
Components of Logistics Information System
Acknowledgment, Scrutiny and Confirmation of Export Order

Warehousing and Inventory Management:
Concept, Need, Types and Functions of Warehousing
Warehousing in India (in Brief)
Types of Inventory in International Logistics
Inventory Management Techniques
Packing, Packaging, Labelling and Marking of Cargo
Packaging vs Packing of Goods
Need for Packaging and Packing
Objectives of Labelling and Marking
Commonly used Labels and Markings

Inland Transport:
Types of Inland Transport:
Road, Rail ,Water, Air Transport (Advantages, Disadvantages, Brief on India’s infrastructure on Inland Transport)
Multimodal Transpotarion:
Concept, Advantages, Multimodal Transport Document (CTD)

International Transport System:
Air Transport:
Factors affecting choice of Airfreight Transport
Procedure Involved in Airfreighting Cargo
Challenges for Indian Air Cargo Sector
Ocean Transport:
Factors determining Ocean Routes
Types of Shipping Vessels

Liner Shipping: Concept
Liner Freighting Practices:
Types of rates, Pricing Principles and Surcharges.
Factors affecting Liner Freight Rates
Tramp Shipping:
Concept, Features, Types of Chartering- Voyage, Time, Bareboat Charter
Tramp Chartering Practices:
Charter party Agreements and their main clauses- Voyage and Time.