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Free online courseLogistics Management

Duration of the online course: 1 hours and 29 minutes

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Advance in logistics with a free online course: streamline warehouses, cut waste with Lean/JIT, improve traceability, and earn skills employers value.

In this free course, learn about

  • Core concept and scope of logistics management
  • Managing external logistics: transport, distribution, suppliers, and customers
  • International logistics factors: regulations, customs, risks, lead times, and costs
  • Internal logistics: in-plant flows, layout, handling, and material movement planning
  • Environmental controls in logistics, incl. storage conditions like lighting and safety
  • Material and inventory management basics, including 5S principles and organization
  • Roles, responsibilities, and governance in logistics operations
  • Skill development and use of a Competency Matrix to assess and close skill gaps
  • Machine/equipment management to support reliable logistics operations
  • Warehouse integration: aligning processes, systems, and information flows end-to-end
  • Returns management and quarantine handling to control nonconforming goods
  • Just-in-Time and Lean: pull-based production, waste reduction, and flow improvement
  • Complaint management: meaning, handling process, and service recovery in logistics
  • Identification, traceability, and packaging to protect goods and enable tracking

Course Description

Build practical logistics management skills that translate directly into faster operations, lower costs, and more reliable service across the supply chain. This free online course helps you understand how logistics decisions connect purchasing, warehousing, internal material flow, external distribution, and customer experience, so you can identify bottlenecks and improve performance with confidence.

You will explore how internal and external logistics work together, including the realities of international conditions and the constraints they introduce. From organizing inbound and outbound movements to controlling inventory and material handling, you will learn how to create a smoother flow from receiving to storage to dispatch, while reducing errors and delays. The course also highlights how the storage environment influences quality and safety, reinforcing why discipline in areas like facility conditions and workplace organization supports consistent outcomes.

Operations do not improve on process alone; they improve through people and clear responsibilities. You will focus on roles, accountability, and the development of job-ready competencies, using tools like competency thinking to align skills with operational needs. Alongside this, the course connects equipment reliability and machine management to on-time delivery, showing how availability and maintenance practices can directly affect logistics efficiency.

You will also strengthen your understanding of warehouse integration and end-to-end control, including returns management, quarantine effectiveness, identification, and traceability. These practices support compliance, reduce risk, and make it easier to isolate issues when something goes wrong. To sharpen continuous improvement thinking, the course introduces approaches such as Just in Time and Lean management, helping you spot waste, respond to real demand, and build more resilient processes.

By the end, you will be better prepared to contribute to logistics and supply chain teams, speak the language of improvement, and apply a structured mindset to packaging, complaints, and everyday operational challenges in modern logistics environments.

Course content

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Introduction

    05m

  • Exercise: What does the concept of 'logistics management' primarily involve?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - External Logistics

    05m

  • Exercise: What are the key aspects to be considered when managing logistics with international conditions?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Internal Logistics

    04m

  • Exercise: In Logistics Management, which of the following is not a method discussed for material flow planning?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Environment Management

    06m

  • Exercise: In the logistics management process, why is it critical to maintain appropriate lighting conditions in storage facilities?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Material Management

    05m

  • Exercise: Which of the following principles is NOT one of the 5S principles in inventory management?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Roles and Responsibility

    05m

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Skill Development

    04m

  • Exercise: In logistics management, what is the primary purpose of a Competency Matrix?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Machine Management

    06m

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Warehouse Integration

    06m

  • Exercise: Which aspect is NOT directly addressed in the process of warehouse integration as described in the Logistics Management video by Tutorials Point?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Returns Management

    05m

  • Exercise: Which of the following components does NOT directly relate to the effectiveness of quarantine measures in logistics management?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Just In Time

    07m

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Lean Management

    10m

  • Exercise: What principle of logistics management involves producing items only in response to customer demand rather than pushing products onto the market?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Complaint Management

    05m

  • Exercise: What does 'complaint' mean in the context of logistics management discussed in the tutorial?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Identification and Traceability

    05m

  • Exercise: In logistics management, why is it necessary to have traceability for components?

  • Video class: Logistics Management - Packaging

    04m

This free course includes:

1 hours and 29 minutes of online video course

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Course comments: Logistics Management

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