what is logistics?, what is shipping?, what is supply chain management? only a very brief explanation.

1. JACOB MATHEW
Personal Coach, Career Guidance
MSW,DCJ,AH,CH,IATA
jacobtheway@gmail.com

2. Logistics means movement of cargo
from point of origin to point of
destination.
Logistics is the backbone of the
economy, providing the efficient, cost
effective flow of goods on which other
commercial sectors depend.

3. SHIPPING
• Supply chain management has a broader
concept .SCM means movement of cargo
from point of origin to point of destination
at the right time , to the right customer at
the right place. This movement can be by
sea, by air, by road , by rail or by multi
mode.

4. Sea cargo movement
• Can move the cargo as bulk, break bulk, in tankers, in containers or as
consoles.
• Generally cargoes moving out of the country are agricultural products,
home furnishing items, tea, coffee, spices, marine products, meat, poultry
products, machinery, garments, toys, engineering goods, automobiles etc..
• Incoming cargoes to the country includes petroleum products, fertilizers,
furniture, HMS, news print, Plastics, chemicals perishable products etc.
• Apart from export and import now 40 % domestic cargo movement are
through sea waters and known as coastal cargo movement.

5. Air cargo movement
• Time sensitive cargoes and high value products move
via air.

6. Road movement.
• Road is the largest network for transportation in
India because of its reach.

7. Rail movement
• Domestic cargoes in large quantity are moved
over rail.

8. Multimodal
• This network is used for moving the cargo nationally or
internationally through different mode of transport
under single contract.

9. Segments in shipping industry
• Shipping Lines
• Freight Forwarders
• Consolidators
• NVOCC’s
• CHA

10. Job opportunities in the following
industries
• Shipping , warehousing, export import firms, Logistics companies
and trading companies.
• Different departments in the industry
 Sales and Marketing
 Operations
 Documentation
 Customer service
 Logistics

11. MY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY?
I WANT TO WORK WITH A SHIPPING LINE

12. MY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY?
I HEARD FREIGHT FORWARDERS RULE THE WORLD

13. MY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY?
PVT. PORTS AND TERMINALS ARE REALLY COOL

14. MY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY?
I WILL BUILD MY CAREER IN CFS/WAREHOUSES

15. MY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY?
I LOVE
CAREERS IN
RETAIL
LOGISTICS

16. MY OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS INDUSTRY?
I HEARD
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTS IN
COMPANIES OFFER REALLY GOOD CAREERS

17. Thank you
JACOB MATHEW
Personal Coach, Career Guidance
MSW,DCJ,AH,CH,IATA
jacobtheway@gmail.com