10 Unit Credit Values

• Types of Goods: Public Goods, Private Goods, Perishable Goods, Container Cargo, Liquid Bulk, Dry Bulk, Breakbulk, Dangerous Goods, Indirect Goods
• Safe Handling of Goods: Special Handling, Hazardous Good, Perishable Goods, The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, The International Regulations concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail, The IMDG Code or the Baltic Sea Memorandum, International Air Transportation Association, Sterile Goods, Movement of Livestock, Security of Goods
• Movement Methods: Road, Air, Rail, Sea, Intermodal Transport, Intra-modal Transport, Combined Transport
• Appropriate Modes of Transport: Sources, Identifying the Appropriate Mode, Destinations
• Transport Planning and Scheduling: Routing, Regular Service, Non-Regular Service, Hub and Spoke Route System, Route Patterns, Linear Route System
• Regulatory Requirements: Customs Regulations, Licences and Permits, Transport Documents, Invoices, Carnet, Certificates of Origin, Bill of Lading, Certificate of Insurance, Dock Receipt, Airway Bill, Dangerous Goods Declaration
• Collection, Storage and Distribution Networks: Reverse Logistics (Collections), Warehouse Management System (WMS), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Route Optimisation Software, Inventory Control

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