logistics, supply chain management, shipping

JACOB MATHEW Personal Coach, Career Guidance

MSW,DCJ,AH,CH,[email protected]

Logistics means movement of cargo from point of origin to point of destination.

Logistics is the backbone of the economy, providing the efficient, cost effective flow of goods on which other commercial sectors depend.

SHIPPING

• Supply chain management has a broader concept .SCM means movement of cargo from point of origin to point of destination at the right time , to the right customer at the right place. This movement can be by sea, by air, by road , by rail or by multi mode.

Sea cargo movement

• Can move the cargo as bulk, break bulk, in tankers, in containers or as consoles.

• Generally cargoes moving out of the country are agricultural products, home furnishing items, tea, coffee, spices, marine products, meat, poultry products, machinery, garments, toys, engineering goods, automobiles etc..

• Incoming cargoes to the country includes petroleum products, fertilizers, furniture, HMS, news print, Plastics, chemicals perishable products etc.

• Apart from export and import now 40 % domestic cargo movement are through sea waters and known as coastal cargo movement.

Air cargo movement

• Time sensitive cargoes and high value products move via air.

Road movement.

• Road is the largest network for transportation in India because of its reach.

Rail movement

• Domestic cargoes in large quantity are moved over rail.

Multimodal

• This network is used for moving the cargo nationally or internationally through different mode of transport under single contract.

Segments in shipping industry

• Shipping Lines• Freight Forwarders• Consolidators• NVOCC’s• CHA

Job opportunities in the following industries

• Shipping , warehousing, export import firms, Logistics companies and trading companies.

• Different departments in the industry Sales and Marketing Operations Documentation Customer service Logistics

MY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY?

I WANT TO WORK WITH A SHIPPING LINE


I HEARD FREIGHT FORWARDERS RULE THE WORLD


PVT. PORTS AND TERMINALS ARE REALLY COOL


I WILL BUILD MY CAREER IN CFS/WAREHOUSES


I LOVE CAREERS IN

RETAIL LOGISTICS


I HEARD SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTS IN

COMPANIES OFFER REALLY GOOD CAREERS

Thank you

JACOB MATHEW Personal Coach, Career Guidance

MSW,DCJ,AH,CH,[email protected]

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