Network choices
Map a current situation involving network choices; separate facts from assumptions and identify questions that need clarification.
All programmesProcurement, Contracts & Logistics / PM-PRO-013
Transport and Distribution Planning
A practical programme in transport and distribution planning, connecting working concepts with team decisions and relevant workplace examples.
About the Course
This programme develops a working approach to transport and distribution planning in the context of sourcing, contract performance and delivery choices. Participants move from understanding the main concepts to examining a case, testing alternatives and explaining a practical recommendation. The three modules focus on network choices, delivery schedules and service performance. Examples are selected after the training brief so that they reflect the responsibilities and experience of the participant group.
Course Objectives
- Explain the role of network choices and identify the information required for a reliable assessment.
- Use a structured worksheet to examine delivery schedules and compare reasonable alternatives.
- Identify assumptions, missing evidence and implementation concerns related to service performance.
- Prepare an option comparison with cost, service and exposure considerations for discussion with a supply-chain team.
- Translate the exercise into a workplace action plan with owners, review points and measurable progress.
Who Can Benefit
- Buyers and sourcing professionals: apply network choices to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Contract and supply-chain coordinators: apply delivery schedules to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Operations and logistics planners: apply service performance to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
Participant experience and learning needs are reviewed before the programme is confirmed.
Curriculum & Practical Work
Delivery schedules
Compare two approaches to delivery schedules; explain the expected benefits, limitations and information gaps.
Service performance
Develop an action plan for service performance; assign responsibilities and agree how results should be reviewed.
Learning Method
Short concept discussions, guided worksheets, group comparisons and instructor feedback, followed by a workplace action plan.
Educational programme. No professional accreditation is implied; specialist legal, engineering or tax advice requires qualified professionals.