Introduction to Logistics: Course 1
Introduction to Logistics: Course 1
Course Description: This course engages students in solving contextual problems related to the concepts of supply chains, warehouse location, contingency planning, insourcing and outsourcing, and expanding existing supply chains. These concepts form the basis of global logistics and supply chain management and help students understand how professionals examine options to maximize the use of resources across distribution networks.
Course Description: This course compels students to explore deeper understandings of the concepts they discovered in the previous course as they navigate projects on warehouse design, inventory management, transportation optimization, information technology, emergency responsiveness, and the supply chain for manufacturing. Students use their experiences in this course to discover ways that professionals minimize the outlay of resources while improving efficiency and ability in the global market.
Course Description: This advanced course offers challenging projects that require students to look at the global implications of the industry in more earnest as they experiment with decisions over intermodal transportation, route selection, international shipping regulations, emergency preparedness, cultural awareness, business ethics, and international trade restrictions related to a distribution strategy. Students develop their understanding of the industry in this course and truly build their awareness of the challenges of doing business in a world with multiple borders that must be traversed.
Course Description: This advanced course offers challenging projects that require students to look at the global implications of the industry in more earnest as they experiment with decisions over intermodal transportation, route selection, international shipping regulations, emergency preparedness, cultural awareness, business ethics, and international trade restrictions related to a distribution strategy. Students develop their understanding of the industry in this course and truly build their awareness of the challenges of doing business in a world with multiple borders that must be traversed. Course Description: This advanced course allows students to see the implications of all the concepts they learned in the previous three courses as they consider environmental impact, selecting business partners in a global and domestic chain, information technology, and decisions regarding e-commerce. Students explore the ongoing need to balance dependability and resource outlay in meeting customer demands around the world. Projects will expand students’ decision-making skills as they tackle issues related to transportation, distribution networks, and manufacturing.