LTL205: LTL Business Analytics

The LTL Business Analytics course delivers the critical insight for logistics and supply chain professionals turning in greater numbers to analytics solutions to extract meaning from big data. The course covers the basics of differentiating data, benchmarking and understanding different strategic sourcing business models. The final portion discusses the bid process.

• Module 1: LTL Analytics – Driving Decisions with Data
• Module 2: Show Me the Data
• Module 3: What Impacts Rates?
• Module 4: Benchmarking and Scorecards
• Module 5: Three Perspectives of What the Data Reflects
• Module 6: Starting the Bid Process: A Shipper’s Perspective
• Module 7: The Bid Process: A Carrier’s Perspective
• Module 8: Analytics Application & Review
• LTL205 Final Exam

Learning with SMC³ provides you with unmatched resources and reference materials to help you navigate and apply the concepts to mitigate the complexity of LTL.

• Video library featuring prominent industry leaders discussing key learning from the course
• Glossary of Terms commonly used in LTL
• The Ultimate RFP Checklist for Shippers
• Unpacking Competitive Bidding Methods
• Reinventing the Freight Transportation RFP Process

Additional Resources are added throughout the year.

SMC³ delivers this course asynchronously, or self-paced, through our LMS. Once your Learner Account is created and the course added to your account, you will have access to complete the course in 60 days. You may request an extension to the course expiration date by sending an email to CLTL@smc3.com.

The course includes 8 hours of interactive content and additional resources to aid in your training.

Online Training: 8 hours
Access time: 60 days

Hybrid Series: 3-4 hours
Access time: Live and Recorded - 60 days

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NOV 7: Developing a Story with Data to Optimize LTL Decision-Making

NOV 14: Best Practices to Simplify the LTL RFP Process

NOV 21: Developing Symbiotic Carrier-Customer Relationships

DEC 5: Tools for the Data Scientist – How to Decide Which to Use