CTL Exam Modules

The certification program includes four required modules as well as two elective modules. Candidates may complete the required modules in any order; however, the suggested sequence for the required modules is spelled out below. Moreover, the Board of Examiners strongly suggests that the four required modules be completed prior to the two elective modules.

Required modules

General Management Principles and Techniques (GMPT)
The General Management Principles and Techniques module promotes a fundamental understanding of four key business areas: accounting, finance, marketing, and information systems. This module stresses the application and use of these concepts in transportation and logistics management. Within this context, the objectives for the general management module include understanding:

  1. The interrelationships between general management concepts and the transportation/logistics function;
  2. Basic accounting concepts and elements, and the accountant¡¯s role in providing information to both internal and external users;
  3. Financial statements and comprehending the firm¡¯s financial positioning of assets, liabilities, and owners¡¯ equity within its business strategy;
  4. Accounting statements and developing additional data to support management decision-making;
  5. Financial ratios, cost of capital, inventory fundamentals, and strategies for managing the cash conversion cycle;
  6. How marketing contributes to improved performance in the marketplace;
  7. The critical role of marketing in organizations including organizational buying, demand forecasting, and marketing/distribution strategies for different stages of the product life cycle;
  8. How an information system is designed and its data requirements;
  9. The applications of information systems in areas such as electronic data interchange, artificial intelligence, and expert systems.

 

Transportation Economics and Management
The Transportation Economics and Management module has three primary areas of emphasis: (1) application of demand, cost, and pricing principles to transportation; (2) the operating, service and financial characteristics of the various modes and types of transportation; and (3) managerial issues in transportation.The objectives for the transportation economics and management module provide an understanding of:

  1. The relationship and cost trade-offs oc