Logistics managers

Route cost, Incoterms, warehouse, TMS/WMS

Subtopics

Calculators

Route cost

fuel + roads + driver + depreciation → trip cost

Truck loading

pallets and weight → trailer capacity, limiting factor

Transport choice

cargo → tilt/isothermal/reefer/flatbed/container

Warehouse area

pallet positions → usable and total warehouse area

Incoterms 2020

11 delivery terms: EXW, FCA, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP, DPU, DDP and more — who pays transport and where risk passes.

Customs procedures

HS code structure, export/import/transit procedures, temporary admission, customs value — what you need to know.

Delivery delay

late penalty per contract + collection cap

TMS/WMS choice

How transport and warehouse systems differ, adoption thresholds, when Excel suffices — rough recommendation.

Agro logistics

Grain transport specifics: grain trucks, elevator terminals, rail vs truck, seasonality, documents and losses.

Multimodal

Route economics calculator: truck vs rail+drayage — benefit threshold, hidden transshipment costs.

Last mile

cost to deliver one order

Reverse logistics

Return costs, returnable packaging and pallets, defects and recalls, the return-or-dispose decision.

Cargo insurance

Carrier liability vs cargo insurance: all risks/WA/FPA, rates, claims, exclusions.

Carriage contract

Skeleton contract for a single cargo carriage: parties, cargo, route, cost, liability — fill and copy.

Route plan

distance + driver hours (tachograph) → realistic ETA

Cold chain

product → temperature regime, tolerances, monitoring

Logistics KPIs

OTIF, cost per km, logistics % of revenue

Importing from China

Supplier sourcing, samples, sea/rail/air, Incoterms, customs, payment, QC.

Logistician Glossary

FTL/LTL, documents, warehouse, KPIs, customs, Incoterms — a logistics glossary.

Documents