Out of all the public system management studies, transport management is the most interesting. Almost all the industries need a logistics expert who will be dedicated to maintaining the exit way of finished products to the client’s factory. The present millennium has emphasized a lot on the study of public system management; transport management has entered as a University curriculum in various campuses.

Pre-requisites of transport management: There are no great careers to be a student of transport management. But it’s a course which is taught generally after graduation.

• Math’s has to be one of the subjects in graduation. Generally, it accepts students from all discipline except Arts.
• The aspirant should have the flair of working on the field; it’s not truly an in-house job.
• Making purchase decisions are a vital part, so the person should have efficient analytic skills.
• It involves good public relation and  communication skills; it’s all about interacting with suppliers and getting the best rates
• A person versant in statistics is preferred in this line as it requires a lot of data study.
• A person with a sound knowledge of business principles is required in this field.
• An aspirant having economics background is well accepted, since it has to do with a lot of economic analysis and dealing with various currencies.

Courses that are included within an associate’s degree program in transportation and logistics management will include the following subjects:

• Principles of business
• Transportation and distribution
• Business statistics
• Transportation management
• Communication and speech
• Purchasing decision

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For a Masters Degree program in transportation management, the subjects taught are:

• Transportation funding and finance
• Creation of policy
• Transportation organization management
• Transportation security issues
• Strategic management
• Labor relations

Major requirements are planning the line of transportation and deciding every stop. To depute manpower and plan hassle free execution is one of the most important aspects of this profession. For professionals who are recruited by government departments. A railways department has to plan for new routes and decide where the stops have to be, which routes to cover and how far to go. The rates of tickets could be decided by the revenue department. A transportation manager in Airlines department has to plan new routes, departure and arrival terminals. Similarly, a water transportation manager has to decide new routes between countries. A merchant navy vessel decides what commodity to be carried in respective countries they halt. A road transport manager can always decide on a new fleet of vehicles which can be beneficial in carrying commodity and earn the maximum profit. Effective planning includes following a budget. To do a job at the shortest possible time within a budget is the success formula.

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Is a degree in transportation management a rewarding career?

Some countries in the West already has a steady requirement for transport managers; for every other developing world where the population is following the incremental curve, effective transportation management and a manager are very important. Well, after doing a graduate degree in transportation management students can be absorbed in government, federal and state agencies. The career options one may enjoy after completing the course are:

• Transportation operation manager
• Transportation planner
• Transportation manager
• Transportation security specialist

To be honest, this field is an application of skills learned in classrooms. No institute can teach how to be successful in this career but yes skills are taught and case studies are discussed. A person can enter the company as an executive, gradually he will get promoted as his experience level increases and he sharpens his skills.

• The average salary of a person in India starts at 30K INR per month when he starts as an executive
• After 2-3 years he is promoted as manager and his salary level increases to 45-50K INR per month.
• After 5-6 years he is promoted as transportation planning head and his remuneration is 60-70K INR per month with additional perks.
• When he becomes the supply chain head then the salary level is 1-1.5 lacs INR per month along with certain expenses paid from the company.

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So it’s seen that the compensation level increases along with experience and performance. Anyways, an engineer will have a 10% hike in salary from day one compared to a graduate. There is no dearth of scopes for this profession. The highest level of experience is rewarded being a consultant in this field which attracts remuneration per hour basis and the minimum starts from 15,000 per hour. So, basically, there is no halt in the career and no further looking back.