FMS – Fleet Management System Course

Benefits and Learning Objectives

The course presents a perspective on professional fleet management and how well managed vehicle fleets can support help reducing costs and increase effectiveness and safety. The e-learning modules are specifically designed for staff members who have a responsibility for the vehicle fleet such as Logistics staff overseeing fleet operations or Fleet Managers. in order to increase the proficiency and expertise of humanitarian professionals working at an operational level.

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

Describe the functions of fleet management
Describe the objectives as well as risks and priorities of managing a humanitarian fleet
Understand the process of vehicle lifecycle management from acquisition to disposal
Understand the concept of total cost of ownership of vehicles in the fleet and the importance of measuring fleet performance
etermine the right number and types of vehicles for your operation
Implement strategies to reduce fleet costs
Understand the root causes of your crashes
Introduce and monitor KPIs that are related to your organisation’s priorities
Get insight and lower your vehicle emissions

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FMS – Fleet Management System Course

fleet/transportation/distribution activities, both at the operational and supervisory/managerial levels.
Logistics manager
Fleet manager
Workshop manager
Financial/Logistic/Maintenance Directors
Fleet Management Industry Personnel
Purchasing/Procurement Personnel
Fleet Planners/Administrators/Managers
Transport/Operations Personnel
Government Transportation Professionals
Fleet Maintenance/Distribution Personnel
Finance Professionals
Contracts/Project Professionals
Operations Supervisors
Logistics/Supply Chain Professionals

Module 1 -Vehicle Acquisition

Fleet management principles
The general vehicle market
Depreciation management
Development of the fleet policy and regulations
Defining future needs in terms of corporate objectives

Module 2 – Selection of Vehicles

Dealer selection and evaluation
Selection of vehicles
Vehicle specifications
Total Cost of Operations calculations
Benchmarking for selection

Module 3 – Financing Vehicles

Purchasing methods and timing of purchases
Financing vehicles
Vehicle financing options
Optimising monthly financing costs
The use of balloon payments
Vehicle use reimbursement
Budgeting concepts and methods

Module 4 – Fuel Management

Fuel management and fuel systems
Fuelling options and fleet/ fuel card systems
Alternative Fuels
Methods of increasing fuel usage effectiveness
Fuel-saving methods
Fuel Fraud management

Module 5 – Fleet Maintenance Management

Roles and responsibilities in maintenance
Benefits of preventive maintenance inspections
Scope of preventive maintenance programs
Unscheduled maintenance
Vehicle repairs
Tracking systems and route management
Right-sizing the fleet and vehicle specifications

Module 6 -The Fleet Safety Programme

Module 7 -Daily Operations – Driver and Vehicle Management

Day to day operational procedures for drivers and vehicles
Breakdowns
Planned maintenance
Unplanned maintenance
Driver allocations
Operational checklists
Supervisory management
Management reports

Module 8 – Replacement planning

The theoretical and practical approach
The used vehicle market and resale values
Used vehicle marketing – the different methods
The auctioneer approach
Analysing current and projected resale values

Module 9 – Resale Planning

Internal programmes to maximise resale values
Setting the reserve price and reconditioning costs
Depreciation management
Driver incentives to maintain vehicles

Module 10 – Fleet Performance Management

Measuring and improving fleet performance
Transportation asset productivity development
Measuring and improving fleet

Duration: 20 Hours / 4 Days

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