TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS BUSINESS

Course Objective:
The objectives of this course are to provide a thorough understanding of various aspects of transportation and
logistics. At the completion of the course, the student should be able to apply the knowledge in effective
management of the logistics operations.

Course Contents:
Module I: Transportation
Overview of transportation in the economy and the supply chain; Basic Transport Economics and Pricing: Economic
Factors, Cost Structure, Pricing Strategies, Rating; Transport Functionality and Principles: Transport Functionality,
principles, participants in transportation decisions.
Module II: 3rd and 4th party logistics
Third Party Logistics (3rd PL) defined, historical background and growth, need for 3 rd PL, major segments of 3 rd PL,
types of 3rd PL providers: transport based, warehouse based, distribution based, forwarder based, financial based,
information based; 3 PL market size and scope; advantages and disadvantages of 3 PL; 4th PL provider.
Module III: Shipping intermediaries
Customs brokers, freight forwarders and consolidators: functions of freight forwarders: Import and Export, customs
clearance, Procurement of cargo space, Formatting of documents, forms and waybills, Trucking, Warehousing,
Distribution, Legalization of export documents, L/C handling, Preparing for shipping, From Airport-to-Airport up
to Door-to-Door service, Track and trace, Dangerous goods, perishables, speed deliveries, Project cargo; shipping
agents: roles; customs house agents: functions and duties; stevedores: functions.
Module IV: Air cargo
Shippers, functions of shippers: air cargo services, consolidation and carriage services, customs brokerage, door to
door logistics services, fashion logistics services, order-wise scheduling & delivery planning services, quota,
licenses and drawback, consultancy services, sourcing and merchandising services, trucking services, warehousing
& insurance; forwarders: functions of forwarder: transporting goods, settling documents in the transportation of
cargo from origin to destination, handling shipping needs, communication with traders, making the customer on the
documents and handling of products, providing security and safety to the products; airlines, air integrators.

Examination Scheme:
Components
Weightage (%)

C
10

A
5

CT
15

EE
70

Text & References:

Agrawal, D.K., Supply Chain Management Strategy, Cases and Best Practices, Macmillan Publishers India
Ltd, 2010 Dornier, Philippe-Pierre etal, Global Operations and Logistics, John Wiley & Sons. Inc., Delhi 1998,
Reprint: 2008.
Dornier, Philippe-Pierre etal, Global Operations and Logistics, John Wiley & Sons. Inc., Delhi 1998, Reprint:
2008.
S. Sudalaimuthu and S. Anthony Raj, Logistics Management for International Business Text ans cases, PHI
Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2009.
Wisner, Joel D., Principles of Supply Chain Management A Balanced Approach, Thomson Corporation, 2005

CUSTOMS AND CARGO TRANSIT PROCESS

Course Objective:
The objectives of this course is to provide a thorough understanding of various aspects of customs and cargo transit
process to enable integration of supply chain all over the world for economic benefits. At the completion of the
course, the student should be able to understand the functions of the customs, provisions of the Custom Act, custom
duty and custom clearance process

Course Contents:
Module I: Introduction to Customs Process
Functions of Customs: Collection of customs duties on imports and exports as per basic Customs laws;
enforcement of the various provisions of the Customs Act governing imports and exports of cargo,
baggage, postal articles and arrival & departure of vessels, air crafts etc.; discharge of various agency
functions and enforcing various prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports under Customs Act
and other allied enactments; prevention of smuggling including interdiction of narcotics drug trafficking;
and international passenger processing.
Module II: Warehousing, Transportation, Consolidation of Cargo
Warehousing: Licenses for storage of sensitive and non-sensitive goods, warehousing bond, interest for storage
beyond permissible period, waiver of interest, control over warehoused goods, payment of rent and warehoused
goods. Tran-shipment of cargo: Tran-shipment of imported containerized cargo from gateway port to another port/
ICD/CFS, duty free import of containers, Tran-shipment of imported containerized cargo from gateway port to a
foreign port, Tran-shipment of imported containerized cargo from gateway port to SEZ, movement of export cargo
from port/ICD/CFS to gateway port, tran-shipment of cargo by air. Consolidation of cargo: Procedure for
consolidation of import cargo, procedure for consolidation of export cargo, international transshipment of LCL
containers.
Module III: Procedures for clearance of imported and export goods
Import: Bill of Entry Cargo Declaration; documents required, EDI Assessment, Examination of
Goods, Green Channel facility, Execution of Bonds, Payment of Duty; Export: Registration,
Registration in the case of export under export promotion schemes, Processing of Shipping Bill EDI,
Octroi procedure, Quota Allocation and Other certification for Export Goods, Arrival of Goods at Docks.
System Appraisal of Shipping Bills, Status of Shipping Bill,Variation Between the Declaration & Physical
Examination: Stuffing / Loading of Goods in Containers, Drawal of Samples, Amendments, Export of
Goods Under Claim for Drawback, Generation of Shipping Bills:
Module IV: Export Promotion Schemes
Duty Drawback/DEEC/DEPB/EPCG ; 100% EOU scheme ; Export Processing Zone (EPZ) scheme;
STP/EHTP scheme; Special Economic Zone scheme; Setting up of ICDs/CFSs

Examination Scheme:
Components
Weightage (%)

C
10

A
5

CT
15

EE
70

Text & References:

Official Indian Government Websites for Customs & Excise: Central Board of Excise and Customs
http:// www.report .com/customs manual/index/htm.
EC-EFTA working Group on common transit
Customs Code Committee Transit Section
Transit Manual (NCTS)

LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE
Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to provide a thorough understanding of various issues related to logistics
infrastructure management. At the completion of the course, the student should be able to understand the concepts of
logistics infrastructure and apply the knowledge in effective management of supply chain activities of infrastructure
projects.

Course Contents:
Module I: Introduction to Logistics Infrastructure
Five broad segments of logistics industry Ocean freight, air freight, rail freight, trucking and third party logistics,
Logistics market structure, factors driving the growth in logistic sector, bottlenecks faced by logistics and
transportation players. The case of Indian Logistics Sector: Current status of logistics infrastructures, corridors of
logistics, medium distance connectors, last mile links, economic losses due to logistics inadequacies.
Module II: Road Infrastructure
Growth of roadways, road network, classification of road network: National Highways (NH), State Highways (SH),
Major District roads (MDR), Other districts Roads (ODR), Village Roads; problems of road network. Road Freight
Industry.
Module III: Railway infrastructure
Drivers of growth, priorities in the areas of rail infrastructure, rail-road connectivity, major ports connectivity,
dedicated freight corridors (DFC), up-gradation of feeder routes of DFC, modernization of freight terminals and
logistics parks, container trains, double-stacked container train, container service, types of freight loads carried by
railways: block rakes, parcel rakes, mini-rakes, half rakes, two point rakes, closed-circuit rakes; international freight.
Module IV: Ports and Airports Infrastructure
Products and services, bulk carriers, LNG carriers, STS Lighterage Operations. Worlds major ports: Major ports
and port codes, sea ports of the world. International Chamber of Shipping.
Airline Industry: Transportation of goods through air, transportation infrastructure, international air transport, world
cargo growth, airport classification, major international airports of India, types of aircraft, Unit Load Devices,
Airport charges: General, international airports, domestic airports, civil enclaves, small domestic operators, X-ray
baggage charges, passenger service fee, international country codes.

Examination Scheme:
Components
Weightage (%)

C
10

A
5

CT
15

EE
70

Text & References:

Donald J Bowersox, David J Closs and M Bixby Cooper; Supply Chain Logistics Management, Tata McGrawHill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2008.
Dornier, Philippe-Pierre etal, Global Operations and Logistics, John Wiley & Sons. Inc., Delhi 1998,
Reprint:2008.
S. Sudalaimuthu and S. Anthony Raj, Logistics Management for International Business Text ans cases, PHI
Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2009.