Logistics & Shipping · Professional · CILT
CDT
Certificate in Distribution and Transportation
Logistics & Shipping
Professional level
30 Hours
20 Modules
Self-paced
Learn at your own pace
Certification
Earn a CILT Credential
CDT
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- Learn at your own pace, anytime and anywhere
- Structured, practical content built around real-world application
- Digital resources, tools, and templates to support your learning
- Verifiable certification recognizing demonstrated proficiency
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About the CDT Certification
Take command of the physical engine of the supply chain. You will learn to design distribution networks, choose and contract the right transport modes, plan routes and schedules, run productive fleets, position inventory, manage last-mile economics, control transport costs, and drive performance with OTIF metrics, TMS platforms, telematics, and AI-driven routing.
What You Will Learn
- Explain distribution and transport's role in the value chain and its core flows.
- Design distribution networks that balance cost, service, and risk.
- Model facility location, capacity, and network redesign decisions.
- Compare and select road, rail, air, sea, and multimodal transport.
- Manage international freight with Incoterms, customs, and documentation.
- Plan vehicle routes, schedules, and delivery windows.
- Run fleet operations for utilization, uptime, and total cost of ownership.
- Position inventory and align order fulfilment across the network.
What you take away
Skills You'll Build
Distribution Network Design
Facility Location Modeling
Transport Mode Selection
Incoterms & Freight Documentation
Core Topics
Who Is This Course For?
Distribution and transport managers
Design distribution networks that cut cost and delivery time
Fleet and delivery operations managers
Run fleet and last-mile operations efficiently
Logistics coordinators and planners
Plan routes, loads and schedules that reduce transport costs
Warehouse and dispatch supervisors
Keep dispatch and warehouse flows moving on time
Professionals building a career in logistics
Build the distribution skills a logistics career demands
Freight forwarding executives
Link freight forwarding decisions to distribution performance
What's Included?
Self-paced modules you can revisit anytime- Digital study resources and templates
- Knowledge checks and practice assessments
- The fee includes course, examination and certification fees
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Certification terms and policies apply
Course Outline
- Distribution and Transport in the Value Chain
- The Evolution from Logistics to Integrated Networks
- Core Flows: Product, Information, and Cash
- Service, Cost, and the Fundamental Trade-off
Complete the professional assessment to earn the cdt credential
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