TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
            material for management training in agricultural co-operatives
                  TRAINER'S MANUAL
                          international labour office, geneva
                              © MATCOM 1978-2001
                                  MATCOM 
                Material and techniques for cooperatives management 
                                 training 
                                     
             The MATCOM Project was launched in 1978 by the 
             International Labour Office, with the financial support of 
             Sweden. In its third phase (1984-1986) MATCOM is financed 
             by Denmark, Finland and Norway. 
              
             In collaboration with cooperative organizations and 
             training institutes in all regions of the world, MATCOM 
             designs and produces material for the training of managers 
             of cooperatives and assists in the preparation of adapted 
             versions for use in various countries. MATCOM also provides 
             support for improving the methodology of cooperative 
             training and for the training of trainers. 
              
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                                                               I
                 Preface
                 This training package is one of a number of training packages designed
                 by the ILO - MATCOM Project to assist people who plan or carry out train-
                 ing for the managerial staff of agricultural co-operatives in developing
                 countries.
                 The training provided under this training package, as well as under the
                 other packages in this series, is based on a thorough analysis of:
                   (i)   the tasks and functions to be performed in agricultural co-
                         operative societies in developing countries;
                 (ii)    the common problems and constraints facing the effective perform-
                         ance of these tasks and functions.
                 The result of this analysis is reflected in the MATCOM "Curriculum
                 Guide for Agricultural Co-operative Management Training".                    The Guide
                 contains syllabuses for 24 management subjects and it is on these
                 syllabuses that the training packages have been based.
                 The list of subjects and syllabuses is as follows:
                  1.   Co-operative Knowledge
                  2.   Co-operative Law
                  3.   "Co-operative" Management
                  4.   Farming
                  5.   Collecting and Receiving Agricultural Produce
                  6.   Transport Management
                  7.   Storage Management
                  8.   Marketing of Agricultural Produce
                  9.   Supply Management
                 10.   Rural Savings and Credit Schemes
                 11.   Staff Management
                 12.   Office Management and Communications
                 13.   Book-keeping and Accounting
                 14.   Financial Management
                 15.   Cost Accounting
                 16.   Planning, Budgeting and Controlling
                 17.   Risk Management
                18.    Statistics
                19.    Project Preparation and Appraisal
                20.    Rural Sociology
                21.    Economics
                22.    Development Economics
                23.    Advanced Marketing and International Trade
                24.    Public Relations, Member Recruitment and Member Education.
                For more information on the above training material, please write to:
                                               The MATCOM Project
                                                c/o CO-OP Branch
                                                International Labour Office
                                                CH 1211 Geneva 22
                                                Switzerland.
                                                               II
                                                 THE TRAINING PROGRAMME
                   1.   Target Group
                        Target groups for this training programme on "Transport Management"
                        are transport managers and assistant transport managers or other
                        staff of agricultural co-operatives who run or plan to run a co-
                        operative transport service.
                        Co-operative officers or extension staff supporting the above tar-
                        get groups can also benefit from the programme.
                  2.    Aim
                        The aim of the programme is to train people to manage a co-operative
                        transport service effectively.
                        In particular, the programme will:
                        -   enable trainees to define the role and describe the functions of
                            an agricultural co-operative transport service;
                        -   enable trainees to decide and explain which form of transport
                            is appropriate for a given task;
                        -   enable trainees to identify the factors that influence the
                            choice between hired and society-owned transport and to calcu-
                            late the costs of owning and operating transport;
                        -   enable trainees to prepare for purchase of a vehicle;
                        -   enable trainees to allocate and schedule transport services so
                            that the best possible use is made of available resources;
                        -   enable trainees to identify and develop systems for vehicle
                            inspection and maintenance;
                        -   enable trainees to work out systems and records for issuing
                            fuel;
                        -   enable trainees to identify what spare parts and how many should
                            be stocked;
                        -   enable trainees to deal effectively with licenses, insurance
                            forms and other documentation needed in a co-operative transport
                            service;