Course

Competency Module: Logistics and Transportation VIRTUAL CLASS

Date: 11/17/2021
Start Time: 8:00 AM Eastern Time
End Time: 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Instructor: Mr. Darin L. Matthews, CPPO, CPSM, FNIGP, C.P.M., NIGP-CPP
Program Chair, Procurement & Supply Chain
Mr. Darin L. Matthews, CPPO, CPSM, FNIGP, C.P.M., NIGP-CPP
DarinLMatthews@gmail.com — Phone: 503-953-4832
Mr. Darin L. Matthews, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPSM, FNIGP, C.P.M. Darin currently serves as a director for Negometrix USA, a leading e-procurement provider, and is also Chair of the Procurement & Supply Chain Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has thirty years of procurement management experience in state and local government, higher education, and private industry. Darin speaks throughout the world on a variety of procurement topics, and his writings have been featured in Inside Supply Management, Government Procurement, Inside Supply Management, The Public Manager and The Journal of Public Procurement. His books include Warehousing and Inventory Control, Logistics and Transportation, and Effective Supply Management Performance. He has served on the faculty at numerous universities including Florida Atlantic University, University of Illinois, Portland State University, and Cal-Berkeley. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Political Science and Master degrees in Acquisition Management and Education/Technology. Darin is a certified instructor for NIGP and served as their President in 2007. He has also served as a board member of the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council and the Public Procurement Research Center at Florida Atlantic University. In 2020 Darin began serving as host of the podcast, They Evolution of Procurement, which is available on Spotify, Apple, and Google. On the Faculty of: Adding Value to the Procurement Process Alternative Dispute Resolution Contracting for Construction Services Logistics and Transportation Planning, Scheduling and Requirements Analysis Protests: Managing Options for Positive Results Warehousing and Inventory Control
Level: Foundation
Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
Contact Hours: 7.5
CEUs: 0.8

Focus Areas:

Contract Administration
Logistics and Transportation

The ability to plan, implement, and control the overarching transportation of procurements in, through, and out of a governmental entity is critical when meeting the needs of a community at large. For the procurement professional, the focus on transportation and internal logistics of materials from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption rests in providing the best solution for the communities which we support.

Pricing:

Price	Cost	Begins	Ends
Competency Module: Logistics and Transportation (Member: Standard)	$310.00		11/11/2021
Competency Module: Logistics and Transportation (Non-Member: Standard)	$410.00		11/11/2021

Competency Module: Logistics and Transportation (Member: Standard) $310.00
Competency Module: Logistics and Transportation (Non-Member: Standard) $410.00
(prices valid until Nov 11, 2021)

Spots available: 24

Objectives

In order to successfully earn a digital badge, learners must:

Analyze the requirements for a procurement and determine which transportation and logistics processes provide the best solutions for the entity.
Define freight and logistics terms and conditions with internal and external stakeholders.

Intended Audience

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics: 

Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.

Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.  
Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function. 
Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.

Completion Requirements

In order to successfully complete the NIGP Competency Module, learners must:

Attend and participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
Complete the final assessment examination with a score of 80% or higher.

Sessions

November 17, 2021

Competency Module: Logistics and Transportation VIRTUAL CLASS

November 17, 2021
Competency Module: Logistics and Transportation VIRTUAL CLASS

Cancellation Policy

Registration and payment must be received 24 hours prior to the course start date. After this time, registrations will be based on space availability.  A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee will be given for cancellations made in writing 31+ days prior to the seminar date by emailing RegistrationInfo@nigp.org. No refunds are given for cancellations received within 24 hours of the seminar start date. There are no refunds for no-shows. If the seminar is cancelled for any reason, NIGP's liability is limited to the registration fee only.

Attendee substitutions within the same agency may be done at any time with email notification to NIGP. If attending via scholarship, please provide documentation verifying the scholarship issuer's name and contact information in lieu of payment information.

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