Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, And Logistics

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

DiplomaNon-degreeCIP: 52.0203

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Credits

35 credits

Format

In-Person

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Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, And Logistics

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton

DiplomaNon-degreeCIP: 52.0203

No description available.

Credits

35 credits

Format

In-Person

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingMonitoringCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationTime ManagementComplex Problem SolvingWritingManagement of Personnel ResourcesSystems EvaluationInstructingActive LearningSystems AnalysisNegotiationLearning StrategiesMathematicsQuality Control Analysis

Knowledge

Administration and ManagementEnglish LanguageMathematicsProduction and ProcessingCustomer and Personal ServiceTransportationEngineering and TechnologyMechanicalEducation and TrainingEconomics and AccountingComputers and ElectronicsPublic Safety and SecurityChemistryAdministrativePersonnel and Human Resources

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityNear VisionCategory FlexibilitySelective AttentionMathematical ReasoningFluency of IdeasPerceptual Speed

Tasks

Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and ser
Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or
Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenan
Direct the use of drones and autonomous vehicles for efficient and cost-effective delivery of goods and inventory management.
Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlo
Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine person
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accou
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Maintain databases of logistics information.
Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to
Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, globa
Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufactur
Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, drone or robotic technology, or satellite linkup systems,
Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, contr
Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing
Direct operations, maintenance, or repair of hydroelectric power facilities.
Identify and communicate power system emergencies.
Maintain records of hydroelectric facility operations, maintenance, or repairs.
Train employees in power plant operations.
Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.
Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requiremen
Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environ
Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.
Manage operations at biofuels power generation facilities, including production, shipping, maintenan
Provide direction to employees to ensure compliance with biofuels plant safety, environmental, or op
Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable s
Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.
Conduct employee safety training.
Stop production if serious product defects are present.
Review and update standard operating procedures or quality assurance manuals.
Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during pro
Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial org
Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements

Technology

Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareData base user interface and query softwareInventory management softwareDocument management softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareFacilities management softwareIndustrial control softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareElectronic mail softwareObject or component oriented development softwareDesktop publishing softwareWord processing softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareEnterprise system management softwareLabel making softwareRoute navigation softwareComputer based training softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareGeographic information systemProcess mapping and design softwareDevelopment environment softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareContent workflow softwareVideo creation and editing software

Tools

Desktop computersLaptop computersLiquid crystal display LCD video projectorsPersonal computer platformsPersonal computersTeradyne CatalystTeradyne J750 testersUniversal serial bus USB flash drivesWorkstation platformsBarcode scannersBarcoding labelsCell phonesDigital camerasForkliftsGlobal positioning systems GPSLaser facsimile machinesMulti-line telephone systemsPallet jacksPersonal digital assistants PDAPersonal protective equipmentPhotocopiersNotebook computersScannersCarousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephones

Work Values

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