Learn about how things move from one place to another efficiently. Explore careers in managing supply chains, transportation systems, and logistics operations that keep goods and people moving around the world.
This course equips you with a comprehensive understanding of transportation and logistics through four key areas:
The Moving World
Explore various modes of travel, shipping, and warehousing, gaining a comprehensive understanding of how goods and people move around the globe
The Logistics Puzzle
Discuss the role of logistics, planning, warehousing, and inventory management in ensuring smooth transportation operations.
Uncover how technological advancements are transforming transportation-related businesses, exploring the impact of GPS, self-driving vehicles, drones, and robots on the industry.
Keeping Things Moving
Examine the fields of supporting and managing transportation systems, understanding how they support the flow of people and goods.
Discuss the critical roles of logistics, planning, warehousing, and inventory management in ensuring smooth transportation operations.
Automation: A Double-Edged Sword
Investigate the role of automation in transportation management, analyzing its advantages in efficiency and potential disadvantages for employment.
Transportation and Logistics Careers
Drivers
Pilots
International Logistics Specialists
Logisticians
Logistics Analysts
Logistics Managers
Logistics Engineers
Packers And Handlers
Storage And Distribution Managers
Warehouse Managers
