Supply chain
The supply chain sector plays a critical role in trade, overseeing the processes required to move products from production or storage to their final destination—the consumer. This sector encompasses activities such as warehousing, transportation, inventory management, inventory control, packaging, and distribution.
As companies collaborate with suppliers and partners across various locations, the supply chain ensures the proper and efficient flow of products. By optimizing supply chain processes, businesses can reduce costs, minimize delivery times, improve product quality, and better meet customer requirements. This makes the supply chain an integral component of commerce and a key driver of the success and competitiveness of companies.
Given its pivotal role, the supply chain sector requires certified executives and specialists to streamline and optimize all aspects of product supply. Certification validates professionals' expertise in modern supply chain practices, ensuring they can effectively enhance operations, manage resources, and meet industry standards.
Certification is essential for the following professionals:
- Supply Chain Management Executive
- Warehouse Management Executive
- General specialization or specific focus areas such as the agri-food/food sector, pharmaceutical sector, or meat sector
- Transit Company Executive/Sorting Agent
- Warehouse and Distribution Expert
- Safe Driving and Transport Specialist
Certified professionals in the supply chain sector contribute significantly to operational efficiency, improved customer satisfaction, and the long-term success of their organizations in a competitive global market
scope
The TÜV HELLAS Supply Chain Management Executive scheme is about a specialized professional who is the link between the internal and external environment of the business, providing uninterrupted support services for the organization, planning/coordination and transport, storage and management of all incoming and outgoing goods thereof. Such an executive is usually assisted by associates/employees in carrying out his duties.
General and specializations
• International Transport
• Commercial Transport
• Warehouse Manager
• logistics management
Knowledge framework (syllabus)
- Basics of Business Administration, Basics of Law (Transport, Civil, Labor)
- Knowledge of TQM Basics
- Knowledge of Storage Basics
- Accounting and Finance Basics
- Descriptive Statistics Basics
- Merchandise Management Basics
- Supply Chain Management
- Basics Health and Safety at Work
- Knowledge and application of equipment maintenance and preventive safety rules
- Knowledge of Selection and Negotiation with suppliers
Examination methodology
Theoretical examination
Certification Requirements
At least Compulsory education and technical training
scope
The TÜV HELLAS Warehouse Management Executive scheme concerns a specialized professional who is responsible for supporting and handling all those tasks related to the organization and planning of inputs, outputs as well as the arrangement of goods/materials in the warehouse. Among other things, this position includes participation in a wide range of processes, which have to do with the daily management and operation of the warehouse, while at the same time contributing to the optimal and seamless flow of goods/materials in it.
Knowledge framework (syllabus)
- Basics of Law (Transport, Civil, Labor)
- Basics of Total Quality Management
- Basics of Warehousing
- Basics of Accounting and Finance
- Basics of Descriptive Statistics
- Basics of Merchandise Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Basics of Occupational Health and Safety
- Rules maintenance and preventive equipment safety.
Examination methodology
Theoretical examination
Certification Requirements
At least Compulsory education and technical training
scope
The TÜV HELLAS Forwarding Company Executives – Sorters format concerns a specialized professional who is responsible for the preparation, organization, classification, sorting and arrangement of incoming and outgoing goods, parcels, envelopes to be sent. To carry out the tasks, the uninterrupted provision of services for the planning, proper distribution and coordination of all missions is required. He is usually assisted by other employees in carrying out his duties.
Knowledge framework (syllabus)
- Basics of Law (Transport, Civil, Labor),
- Basics of Total Quality Management
- Basics of Warehousing
- Basics of Accounting and Finance
- Basics of Merchandise Management
- Special Topics of Mail Order
- Basics of Occupational Health and Safety.
Examination methodology
Theoretical examination
Certification Requirements
At least Compulsory education and technical training
scope
The TÜV HELLAS Warehouse & Distribution Expert format refers to a specialized professional who is responsible for supporting and handling all those tasks related to the organization and planning of inputs, outputs as well as the optimal organization of space and the arrangement of goods /warehouse materials. Among other things, it contributes to the planning and proper execution of the transportation project.
Knowledge framework (syllabus)
- Organization and operation of storage areas
- Spatial planning, design and organization of storage areas
- Procedures and Operation of storage areas
- Safety and Ergonomics within the storage areas
- Costing of storage processes using the Activity-based costing method
- Use of KPIs to measure the efficiency of warehouse operations
- Logistics 4.0 - Technologies, automation and robotic systems within warehouses
- Planning and execution of a transport project
- The landscape of national and urban transport in Greece
- Planning and organization of itinerary. Information systems and technologies for itinerary planning and execution
- Transport safety
- Business models of city logistics & Urban Merchandise Consolidation Centers (UCCs)
- Reverse supply chain (Reverse Logistics). Sustainability in Freight Transport: Carbon Footprint and Green Supply Chain Management
- Logistics 4.0 – Technologies and applications in transport and distribution
Examination methodology
Theoretical examination
Certification Requirements
At least Mandatory education, relevant work experience and technical training
scope
The certification scheme concerns employees who are employed in county, national or international road transport companies, in industries, crafts, small production units with a privately owned truck fleet, supply chain companies, bus rental companies with a driver, tourist companies with privately owned buses, long-distance or urban passenger transport companies. These specialists know at a basic level all the necessary operations in the chain of transport of goods and passengers as well as the special vehicles and mechanical equipment required for the safe loading, transport and unloading of goods or know all the processes of safe boarding, transport and disembarkation of passengers in place of destination in accordance with current National and Community legislation. In addition, they may participate in the implementation of regular checks of vehicles and other equipment.
Specializations
- Specialist in safe driving and transport of goods
- Specialist in safe driving and passenger transport.
Knowledge framework ( syllabus)
1.Specialist in safe driving and transport of goods
- The role of the driver in the transport business
- Defensive driving - road safety in transport
- Psychosocial condition of drivers Safe loading and handling of cargo
- Transport of dangerous goods
- Inspection and maintenance of transport vehicles.
2.Specialist in safe driving and passenger transport
- The role of the driver in the transport business
- Defensive driving - road safety in transport
- Psychosocial condition of drivers
- Inspection and maintenance of transport vehicles
- Safe boarding and disembarking of passengers
- Transport of passengers.
Examination methodology
Theoretical examination
Certification Requirements
At least Compulsory education and technical training
Contact Details
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155 62 Cholargos, Greece
Tel.: +30 215 215 7434
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