Fleet Management
Overview:
Introduction:
This course is designed for Fleet Owners, Company Directors, Fleet Managers, Finance Managers, Fleet Administrators/ Supervisors who are seasoned professionals in different facets of the business. It is also designed for people who are starting up in Fleet Management and aspire to be Fleet Managers one day. All these professionals share an interest to bring down their operation's Fleet operating expenses.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the participants will be able to:
- Complete knowledge and understanding of fleet and transport management
- Learn the required skill, confidence and experience to work with various software applications to increase process efficiency and accuracy, contributing to higher roles for career growth
- Learn the knowledge and exposure to audit existing processes of the organization and make enhancements for overall efficiency and productivity
- Learn the confidence, experience, and knowledge to train other professionals on effective fleet and transport management
- Learn the required experience and skill to contribute to on-time delivery of raw materials and/or finished products, thus contributing to organizational growth and client satisfaction
- Learn the understanding, exposure, and perspective for effective driver and supplier evaluation and selection, thereby ensuring sustainability and consistency in a good performance
- Learn the ability to manage risks and address challenges to help seamless transport and movement of material from one stage to another
- Learn the necessary knowledge and understanding to track and improve workshop productivity
- Learn the skill and knowledge to ensure employees safety for fleet and transport management
Targeted Audience:
- The Business Owner is concerned about cost containment and as such wants to be hands-on in the daily Fleet Operations of his/ her business.
- Fleet Manager who wants to have more control of his/her Fleet and make improvements.
- The Fleet Supervisor or aspiring Fleet Manager who wants to improve his /her skill base and expertise to bring about some operational efficiencies.
- Seasoned professionals in various facets of the business like HR, Finance, Sales, and Marketing, who because of their work naturally have an interest in fleet management.
Course Outlines:
Unit 1: Introduction to fleet management
- Definition of fleet management
- Objectives of fleet management
- Costs associated with fleet management
- Maximizing customer service
- Fleet manager profile
Unit 2: Fleet maintenance management
- Roles and responsibilities in the maintenance
- Benefits of preventive maintenance inspections
- Scope of preventive maintenance programs
- Unscheduled maintenance
- Road calls
- Tire selection and management
- Parts and supply management
- Vendor versus in-house maintenance
Unit 3: Workshop management
- Workshop layout
- Workshop tools
- Computing workshop productivity
- Facility requirements
- Bay space layout
Unit 4: Fleet safety management
- Elements of a safety program
- Reasons for accident prevention
- Driver selection criteria
- Fleet skill tests
- Road accident types
Unit 5: Vehicle selection and replacement
- Vehicle selection criteria
- Own or contract analysis
- Vehicle replacement analysis
- Capital budgeting techniques
Unit 6: Transportation and distribution planning
- Transportation fundamentals and optimization
- Factors affecting transportation decisions
- Network design options
- Routing of distribution vehicles
Unit 7: Measuring and improving fleet performance
- Fleet measurement system
- Transportation costs
- Cost ratios
- Transportation asset productivity
- Financial and quality indicators
- Cycle time indicators
- Measuring and improving fleet utilization