Successful Fleet and Transport Management

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• State the objectives of fleet management and the role of the fleet manager
• Implement a fleet preventive maintenance program
• Determine requirements for efficient workshops
• Create fleet safety and driver selection programs
• Use capital budgeting techniques to perform vehicle replacement analysis
• Optimize distribution vehicle routes
• Write Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and measure performance of the fleet

CONTENT

*Introduction to Fleet Management

• Definition of fleet management
• Objectives of fleet management
• Costs associated with fleet management
• Maximizing customer service

*Fleet Maintenance Management

• Roles and responsibilities in maintenance
• Benefits of preventive maintenance inspections
• Road calls
• Tyre selection and management
• Parts and supply management

*Fleet safety management

• Elements of a safety program
• Reasons for accident prevention
• Driver selection criteria
• Fleet skill tests
• Road accident types

*Vehicle selection and replacement

• Vehicle selection criteria
• Own or contract analysis
• Vehicle replacement analysis
• Capital budgeting techniques

*Transportation and Distribution Planning

• Transportation fundamentals and optimization
• Factors affecting transportation decisions
• Network design options
• Routing of distribution vehicles

ForWhom:Fleet managers and coordinators, Transport Managers maintenance managers and supervisors, transportation planners, fleet safety managers and operations managers.        

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

DATE:

1ST BATCH:              15th– 18th April, 2019

2ND BATCH:             20th –23rd August, 2019

3RD BATCH:             17th – 20th December, 2019