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Logistics Fundamentals: Master End-to-End Supply Chain
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10 students

Logistics Fundamentals: Master End-to-End Supply Chain

Master inbound logistics, warehousing, transport and last mile — AI Augmented course with Practice Role Play
Last updated 11/2026
English
ArabicEnglish

What you'll learn

  • Run a clean receiving process: appointment scheduling, dock readiness, and dock-to-system accuracy
  • Apply cross-docking and flow-through principles to reduce storage, handling, and dwell time
  • Design warehouse layouts around inventory flow: racks, bins, pick paths, and zone picking
  • Choose and deploy warehouse automation: conveyors, sorters, ASRS, AMRs, and WMS
  • Optimize last-mile routes with vehicle routing, time windows, and dynamic re-routing

Course content

12 sections • 84 lectures • 1h 52m total length
  • Welcome: how the modern world moves1:52
  • What is logistics? The three pillars2:02
  • Logistics vs. supply chain management2:10
  • The competitive advantage logistics creates2:12
  • Where logistics happens: receiving, staging, delivery2:05
  • Managing trade-offs: service, efficiency, resilience2:45
  • The essence: right product, right place, right time2:01
  • Checkpoint 1: The essence of logistics
  • Checkpoint 2: Logistics vs supply chain
  • Checkpoint 3: The advantage
  • Checkpoint 4: On the factory floor
  • Checkpoint 5: The trade-off
  • Role Play: First Week as a Logistics Coordinator

Requirements

  • No prior logistics experience required - the course starts from the fundamentals
  • A basic understanding of business operations is helpful but not required

Description

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

AI tools were used to help produce this course and enhance voices : drafting of the course material and the lesson narrations. The content has been created, reviewed, structured and validated by the instructor. AI was also used to create the twelve Practice Role Play activities included in this course.

This course is subtitled (closed captions) in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.

Logistics is the backbone of every modern economy. Whether you are an operations manager, a supply chain professional, or a student preparing for a logistics career, this course gives you the complete, practical picture of how goods really move - from the supplier's dock to the customer's door.

Built as twelve focused chapters, each split into short, narrated lessons, this course covers the full logistics chain: inbound logistics and dock operations, warehouse design and operations, warehouse automation (ASRS, AMRs, WMS), transportation modes and modal selection, last-mile delivery and route optimization, and distribution network design with real-world cases such as Amazon.

You will start with the fundamentals - what logistics is, why it matters, and how it evolved - then move step by step through receiving and cross-docking, warehouse layout and picking strategies, automation and warehouse management systems, freight modes and carrier selection, vehicle routing and time windows, and finally the design of centralized and decentralized distribution networks.

Every lesson is narrated by an expert instructor, follows a clear structure (concepts, principles, methods, tools), and ends with concrete takeaways you can apply the same day. Quizzes after each chapter help you verify what you have learned.

By the end of the course, you will be able to run a clean receiving process, design an efficient warehouse, choose the right transportation mode, optimize last-mile routes, and balance service against total cost across the whole supply chain. No fluff, no filler - just the knowledge that makes a logistics professional effective.

Who this course is for:

  • Students and newcomers preparing for a career in logistics or supply chain management
  • Operations and warehouse managers who want to improve their facility's performance
  • Supply chain and logistics professionals looking for a complete, structured refresher
  • Business owners who manage their own distribution and want to reduce costs