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Principles of Transportation Management

Special Note

Please note that this course will be held in-person on the Georgia Tech Savannah campus but also be available virtually to remote students for the (3) full-days. When registering, please choose your appropriate method of attendance (on-site/in-person vs online).

Please note that this course qualifies for our Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) program discount for Georgia residents. Please see below Course Fees section for details.

Visit the course listing within the Georgia Tech Professional Education website.

Course Description

This course prepares you for the basics of transportation operations and analysis. Throughout the course, you’ll review the key elements of transportation such as modes of transportation, transportation procurement, cost minimization techniques, the role of ports in global logistics, and international trade terms. There will also be discussion around emerging trends in North American transportation markets, emerging techniques, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for supply chain managers, distribution managers, transportation planners, transportation clerks, transportation analysts, and transportation managers. Supply chain professionals and learners seeking to enter these roles from other domains will also benefit through gaining insights into transportation operations.

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the characteristics and best use of specific transportation modes.
  • Apply transportation cost analysis techniques.
  • Understand the multimodal role of ports in global trade.
  • Identify and apply best practices in transportation procurement.
  • Understand how to minimize transportation costs through consolidation techniques.
  • Understand the role of Incoterms in global trade.
  • Understand emerging techniques in logistics including techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in logistics.

What Is Covered

  • Comparison of characteristics of alternative transportation modes
  • Components of port logistics systems
  • Best practices in transportation procurement
  • Application of practical transportation cost analysis techniques
  • Incoterms purpose, types, and use
  • Greenhouse gas emission generation in logistics and mitigation strategies
  • New business models in logistics enabled by emerging technologies

Course Materials

Provided

  • Online access to course material in electronic format

Required

  • Participants must provide a laptop with wireless connectivity

Course Prerequisite and Related Certificate Information

No prerequisites. This course is part of the Supply Chain Management (SCM) Certificate.

Course CEUs

This course provides for 2.10 continuing education units (CEUs).

Course Instructors

Bryan Wyatt

Course Times

Offered In-Person OR Online/Virtual-Instructor led over the same dates/times.

Onsite students: On the first day, please arrive at least 30 minutes before the class start time.

Online students: On the first day, please log in at least 15 minutes before the class start time.

  • First Day - 8:00am to 5:00pm
  • ​Second Day - 8:00am to 5:00pm
  • Third Day - 8:00am to 5:00pm

Course Fees

Standard: $1,800.00, Certificate: $1,494.00 (cost of each course when signing up for and paying for a multi-course certificate program).

Register and pay for all required courses in a Supply Chain & Logistics certificate and receive a discount of 17% off per course. Enter coupon code SCL-Cert at checkout.

All residents of the State of Georgia are eligible for a 50% discount while funds last thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration. Use of this discount is subject to verification of GA residency. Enter coupon code SCL-GAAIM at checkout.

If you have 3 or more participants from your organization, please contact us for volume discounts. Review coupon instructions for more information.

Discounts cannot be combined. For questions, call 404-894-2343 or send us an email prior to registration.

Cancellations

If SCL/GTPE cancels a course, registrants will be notified via email or phone and will receive a full refund. SCL/GTPE is not responsible for nonrefundable plane tickets, hotel and rental car deposits, nor any other expenses incurred.

Every effort is made to present the course as advertised herein; however, circumstances may make it necessary to alter the schedule and/or presenters.

UPCOMING OFFERINGS*

June 2, 2025 to June 4, 2025
Georgia Tech Savannah Campus
June 2, 2025 to June 4, 2025
Virtual (Instructor-led)

REGISTER ONLINE
via Georgia Tech's Professional Education website

*To ensure your seat in the course, please register no later than three (3) weeks prior to the course start date.

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Download the Principles of Transportation Management course flyer
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View "Principles of Transportation Course Information Session" via YouTube
 
 
 
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Georgia Tech Supply Chain and
Logistics Institute
H. Milton Stewart School of
Industrial & Systems Engineering
765 Ferst Drive, NW, Suite 228
Atlanta, GA 30332
Phone: 404.894.2343