HKIE Professional Assessment - Logistics & Transportation Discipline study plan
HKIE Professional Assessment - Logistics & Transportation Discipline · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Logistics systems engineering and supply chain design
Map the end-to-end logistics system for a chosen product (e.g. cold-chain food or electronics) and label each node, flow (material, information, cash) and actor
Apply ABC/XYZ classification and demand-variability analysis to a sample SKU list, then justify inventory policy per class
Compute safety stock, reorder point and economic order quantity for three SKUs with differing lead-time variability, and state the assumptions behind each result
Draw a supply chain network design trade-off (number and location of DCs vs transport cost vs service level) and explain the cost drivers qualitatively
Your checkpoint
A 6-8 page supply chain design case note for one product, including a network diagram, an ABC/XYZ classification table and worked safety-stock and EOQ calculations with stated assumptions
Logistics systems engineering and supply chain design & Freight, intermodal and multimodal transport operations
Quantify the interaction between inventory holding cost, transport cost and order frequency, and identify the point where total landed cost is minimised
Compare road-only, rail-road and sea-road options for a given consignment using cost, transit time, reliability and carbon as criteria
Explain Incoterms responsibilities at the point of modal transfer and identify where risk and cost pass between parties
Evaluate container utilisation and load consolidation options for a mixed consignment and recommend one
Your checkpoint
A one-page modal choice matrix for a specified shipment (origin, destination, volume, time window) with a justified recommendation and a sensitivity note on fuel and freight-rate changes
Transportation engineering: traffic and highway planning and design
Apply the highway capacity and level-of-service concepts to a signalised intersection and an urban arterial, and interpret the resulting LOS grades
Calculate design hourly volume from AADT using a design flow factor and directional split, and justify the factor chosen
Lay out horizontal alignment elements (radius, superelevation, transition) and vertical elements (gradient, crest/sag curve) and check against design speed criteria
Explain how land-use planning and travel demand management measures influence trip generation and mode share
Your checkpoint
A worked traffic design exercise: one intersection LOS assessment and one horizontal/vertical alignment check, each with calculations, criteria referenced and a pass/fail conclusion
Transportation engineering: traffic and highway planning and design & Transport economics, planning policy and demand modelling
Build a four-step demand model outline for a corridor and state the data required at each step
Distinguish stated preference from revealed preference surveys and select the appropriate method for a mode-choice question
Perform a simple economic appraisal using NPV, benefit-cost ratio and first-year rate of return on a road or terminal scheme
Identify the main sources of uncertainty in demand forecasts and describe how sensitivity or scenario testing addresses them
Your checkpoint
A demand and economic appraisal brief for one transport scheme: model structure, key elasticities or parameters, and an NPV/BCR calculation with a sensitivity table
Port, airport and terminal planning and operations
Compare berth occupancy, quay crane productivity and yard stacking density metrics for a container terminal, and explain how each constrains throughput
Size an airport terminal processing area (check-in, security, baggage reclaim) from peak-hour passenger flow and service-level targets
Model a warehouse or distribution centre layout using travel-distance and slotting principles, and identify the bottleneck process
Explain how port community systems and terminal operating systems exchange data across the hinterland chain
Your checkpoint
A terminal capacity note for one port, airport or warehouse: peak-hour demand, capacity calculation, bottleneck identification and two improvement options with quantified effect
Intelligent transport systems and logistics information technology & Emerging technologies and digitalisation (automation, analytics, e-commerce logistics)
Specify the functional requirements of a fleet telematics or transport management system, including data capture points, integration interfaces and reporting needs
Assess an autonomous or automated handling or vehicle concept against safety, regulatory and operational readiness criteria
Describe how analytics (descriptive, predictive, prescriptive) would be applied to one logistics decision such as ETA prediction or inventory replenishment
Identify cybersecurity and data governance risks in a connected logistics system and propose mitigating controls
Your checkpoint
A one-page ITS/technology solution architecture for a logistics operation, showing data sources, systems, users, interfaces and the top three risks with mitigations
Safety, risk and regulatory compliance in transport and logistics & Sustainability, energy and environmental management
Conduct a qualitative risk assessment (identify, likelihood, consequence, controls) for a transport or warehouse operation using a recognised method
Map the applicable regulatory obligations for a chosen operation, covering dangerous goods, load security, driver hours and vehicle or equipment inspection
Calculate scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions for a freight operation and identify the dominant emission source
Compare decarbonisation options (fleet electrification, modal shift, efficiency measures) on abatement potential and cost per tonne of CO2e
Your checkpoint
A combined risk register and emissions baseline for one operation, with the top five risks scored and the top three carbon abatement options ranked by cost per tonne CO2e
Project management, engineering practice and professional conduct
Draft a project execution plan for a transport or logistics project covering scope, WBS, schedule, cost estimate and resource plan
Identify professional conduct obligations in a scenario involving conflicting client, contractor and public-safety interests, and state the correct course of action
Review your week 1-7 deliverables and consolidate weak areas into a prioritised revision list
Complete a timed mock assessment under exam conditions and mark it against the syllabus weightings
Your checkpoint
A complete mock assessment answer set plus a one-page revision plan listing the three weakest domains and the specific actions to close each gap before the exam
Milestones
Week 2: Can you explain, without notes, how inventory, transport and network decisions trade off against each other, and defend a modal choice with cost, time and carbon figures?
Week 4: Can you complete a highway capacity/LOS calculation and an NPV/BCR appraisal in under 30 minutes each, showing all steps and assumptions?
Week 6: Can you draw a system architecture for a logistics IT solution and explain the data flows, integration points and top risks to a non-specialist?
Week 8: Have you completed the timed mock assessment, scored it against the domain weightings, and identified the three domains needing the most revision?