Introduction
International trade has seen major change in recent years; in the past, logistics involved simply moving goods from one place to another. Today, the market demands comprehensive services and specific logistics processes, making Logistics Contracts the ideal solution for companies wishing to monitor and manage their operations.
Logistics Contracts is defined as the comprehensive process from production to distribution at the final point of sale. This means that Logistics Contracts is not simply the process of moving goods, but a far more comprehensive course of action that merges traditional logistics with supply chain management processes.
Objectives
On completion of this course you should be able to:
• Understand the importance of logistics relationships and the types of relationships that may be formed.
• the process model that will facilitate the development and implementation of successful supply chain relationships.
• Recognise what is meant by third-party logistics (3PL) and know what types of firms provide 3PL services.
• Understand what types of 3PL services are used by client/customer firms and know what types of 3PL providers are used.
• Appreciate the role and relevance of information technology-based services to 3PLs and their client/customers.
• Realize the ways in which 3PLs are involved in global supply chain issues.
• Know the extent to which customers are satisfied with 3PL services and understand where improvement may be needed.
• Recognize the importance of “collaborative” relationships in the context of supply chain management.
Course Outline
Day 1
Outsourcing Contracts: Outsourcing of Logistics Services
• Outsourcing contracts.
• The definition, history and development of outsourcing.
• The legal nature of outsourcing contracts.
• Logistics contracts.
• The definition and development of logistics.
• The legal nature of logistics contracts.
• Third-party logistics outsourcing.
• Developments and future perspectives.
• The legal framework of logistics contracts.
• General requirements for developing the activity.
Day 2
Contract to Provide Logistics Services: General Overview
• Preliminary acts to concluding the contract: the letter of intent.
• General premises of the contract to provide logistic services.
• Content of the contract to provide logistics services.
• Scope of the contract.
• The logistics platform.
• Exclusivity.
• Obligations of the 3PL provider: the services undertaken.
• Obligations of the customer: paying the price.
• Liability.
• Force majeure.
• Insurance.
• Confidentiality.
• Inspection and monitoring.
• Ownership of the merchandise.
• Assignment and subcontracting.
• Personnel.
• Duration and termination.
• Data protection and intellectual property.
• Dispute resolution and governing law.
• Rights of relevant transactions.
Day 3
Contract to Provide Logistics Services: Carriage of Goods
• Carriage of goods by road
o Introduction: definition and legal regime.
o Scope of application.
o Contractual documentation.
o Liability of the transport company.
o Claims and actions.
• Carriage of goods by sea
o Legal regulations.
o Determination of the applicable law: scope of application.
o Scope of application.
o International competence.
o Personal and material elements of the contract.
o Obligations of the parties.
o Carrier’s liability regime.
Day 4
• Carriage of goods by rail
o Object and scope of the Convention.
o The contract of transport.
o Liability and actions.
o Exercising of the rights.
o Relations between railways.
• Carriage of goods by air
• Multimodal transport
o Definition and legal regime.
o United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods 1980.
o UNCTAD/ICC Rules for multimodal transport documents.
Day 5
Contract to Provide Logistics Services: Warehousing and Resources•
• Warehousing
o Obligations of the warehouse owner.
o Liabilities.
• Personnel
o Legal framework.
o Outsourcing and TUPE: the Süzen case.
o Temporary employment agencies.
• Insurance
o Insurance classes and applicable legislation.
o The concept and legal nature of the insurance contract.
o Elements of insurance contracts.
o Content of the contract.
o Insurance for damage.
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