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SMC³ 205: LTL Business Analytics (205)


Description
LTL Business Analytics is the fifth course in SMC³'s five course LTL Online Education series. LTL 205 is a capstone course designed to help students transition from theory and best practices to real-world LTL. The focus is understanding analytics, data and how to use both to drive business decisions, and navigating the RFP and bid process. This course covers everything from operational to financial analytics, how to dig through data, and how to present to leadership. Students will gain hands-on experience, and a skill set they can transfer to their LTL careers. Participants need to have a working knowledge of Excel.

2025 Hybrid Session Dates and Topics:
October 16 | Developing a Story with Data to Optimize LTL Decision Making - 2pm ET
October 23 | Best Practices to Simplify the LTL RFP Process - 2pm ET
October 30 | Developing Symbiotic Carrier-Customer Relationships - 2pm ET
Content
  • ONLINE COURSE CONTENT AND FINAL EXAM
  • 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
  • 205 FINAL EXAM
  • LTL HYBRID SESSIONS: MEET THE EXPERTS
  • Register Here for the 2025 LTL205 Hybrid Series
  • LTL205 2024 HYBRID SESSION RECORDINGS
  • SMC³ 205 Live - 11/7/24 - Developing a Story with Data to Optimize LTL Decisions
  • SMC³ 205 Live - 11/14/24 - Best Practices to Simplify the LTL RFP Process
  • SMC³ 205 Live - 11/21/24 - Developing Symbiotic Carrier-Customer Relationships
  • SMC³ 205 Live - 12/05/24 - Tools of the Data Scientist
  • REFERENCE AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
  • The Ultimate RFP Checklist for Shippers
  • UNPACKING Competitive Bidding Methods
  • Reinventing the Freight Transportation RFP Process
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "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, 205 FINAL EXAM"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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