Current Events Highlight the Importance of Logistics and Transportation

The recent news from the Suez Canal, the challenges of COVID-19 testing supplies and vaccine distribution, and last year’s toilet paper shortages have directed our attention to the desperate need organizations have for qualified and trained logistics, transportation and distribution professionals.

Supply Chain Mavens offers tailored team training solutions in the APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) course.

CLTD is the only certification that enables your team to act to combat the top issues(1) expected to affect global logistics organizations in the coming years:

• Environmental and emissions impact reporting

• Compliance and risk management

• International flow optimization

• Supply chain execution convergence strategy

APICS CLTD helps organizations by:

• Aligning logistics initiatives with business objectives to streamline operations and drive profits

• Creating common understanding, vocabulary, processes and frameworks within their teams to address logistics challenges and opportunities

• Building logistics practices on a foundation based on global standards

APICS CLTD helps individuals gain:

• Knowledge to effectively manage the integration of logistics activities in a global environment

• Skills necessary to strategically assess the logistics activities and make decisions that maximize efficiencies and impact profits

• Greater on-the-job confidence, increased earning potential and a network of logistics professionals for collaboration

(1) Source: SupplyChainBrain.com: Gartner's Top Predictions for Global Logistics Organizations