TDW 3090 - Logistics Technician Certification Review

1. Product Receiving      
   1. Describe activities essential to receiving
   2. Identify procedures for handling inbound trucks
   3. Describe conditions for unloading, including security requirements
   4. List and describe documents for standard receipt of materials
   5. Describe procedures for checking and reporting inbound materials during unloading
   6. Describe procedures for identifying and reporting overages, shortages or damages
2. Product Storage
   1. List methods for determining destination and direction of unloaded materials
   2. Identify key issues affecting how materials are stored
   3. List forms in which materials are stored
   4. List options for storage
   5. Describe a system for automated storage and retrieval
3. Order Processing       
   1. Describe best practices in order cycle and procurement processes, including information flows
   2. Explain pick ticket inspection
   3. Identify processes for accurately pulling products from storage identified in pick tickets
   4. Explain how audits are conducted to ensure that pulled products are as ordered
   5. Describe staging of pulled products for shipping
   6. Describe steps involved in developing a packing manifest
4. Packaging and Shipment
   1. Identify the process for selecting appropriate packing materials to package products
   2. Describe selection of packaging tools best suited for handling and packaging products
   3. Explain typical steps to protect products from weather
   4. Describe the process to ensure that outbound product counts are accurate and products are free from defects
   5. Describe the process for verifying outbound products against customer orders
   6. Describe correct product labeling in accordance with domestic and international regulations and common company policies
   7. Identify steps to verify that the right packages are securely loaded into the right trailer
   8. Identify steps to ensure that packages are securely loaded into trailers and correctly distributed based on safe loading procedures
5. Inventory Control
   1. Describe fundamentals of inventory control
   2. List the most common inventory control system
   3. Explain methods for accurate inventory counting
   4. Describe methods for capturing logistics information
   5. Describe reverse logistics
6. Safe Handling of Hazardous Materials
   1. List government regulations related to hazmat handling
   2. Identify safe work practices for unloading and loading hazmats
   3. List government and other safe work practices for transfer and storage of hazmats
   4. Describe how hazmats are identified in shipping documentation
7. Evaluation of Transportation Modes
   1. Describe each mode of transportation and its advantages and disadvantages
   2. List the main considerations in determining the best mode of transportation to use
   3. Explain how to use the information on performance of the different modes for rapid decision making
   4. Give examples of transportation documentation
8. Dispatch and Tracking Operations
   1. Explain shipping documentation
   2. Describe the main factors related to vehicle routing
   3. List ways to track cargo within the yard
   4. List ways to track cargo en route
   5. Describe key features of intermodal transportation
   6. Describe basic customs terminology and documentation
9. Measurement and Conversion
   1. Calculate basic weight and volume
   2. Convert U.S. measurements to metric
   3. Convert metric to U.S. measurements