IMPORTANCE OF PURCHASING RELATING TO IMPORT & EXPORT ACTIVITIES

Objective:
• To understand the role of purchasing and its goals in the import/export environment, distribution network, manufacturing process and purchasing process
• To understand the significance of make or buy decision
• To understand the importance of negotiation
• To understand the importance of inventory management

Coverage:
• Positioning purchasing as a competitive advantage
• Purchasing tasks for import & export Management
• Make or buy decision
• Computation of re-order point
• Types of costs-carrying & acquisition
• How to source for suppliers, sellers or exporters-selection process
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DISTRIBUTION & WAREHOUSING FUNCTIONS

Objectives:
• To understand the integrative role of warehousing to enhance import & export
• To understand the emerging trends of warehousing & distribution pushes the import/export Logistics forward
• To understand the importance of warehousing in total logistics
• To understand how import & export interface distribution, storage, delivery, etc

Coverage
• Changes in the Logistics Environment
• Types of warehouses & distribution centres
• Types of storage systems
• Application of e-commerce to enhance warehouse operations (import, export & transshipment)
• RFID, bar coding, RF scanner, etc
• Concept of cross docking
• Packaging, labeling, etc improve import & export activities
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ROLES OF TRANSPORTATION

Objectives:
To understand how transportation enhance import & export operations
To understand the emerging trends of various transport modes (inter-modal)
To understand the importance of specific transport requirements
To understand how to control overall transportation costs

Coverage:
Transportation process
Types of transportation modes
Governmental rules & regulations
Importance of just-in-time delivery
Transportation enhances import, export & transshipment activities
Application fo shipping equipments such as freight containers (air & sea)
Selection of best economical transportation mode-freight cost analysis