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Bachelor of Science (BS): Logistics and Supply Chain Management Degree Overview

A Bachelor of Science degree program Logistics and Supply Chain Management teaches students to direct the way a firm buys, stores, and sells supplies to other firms as well as negotiate contracts and work with vendors. These skills will teach you to run business more smoothly, which will greatly benefit your organization. Learn more about Logistics and Supply Chain Management degrees here.

With a Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, you could work as an industrial traffic manager or materials manager, and arrange for transportation of materials, supplies, and finished products. About 30 colleges and universities offer a Bachelor's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Coursework

Courses offered in a Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree program may include:

Coursework

Courses offered in a Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree program may include:

Integrated Access Point

Each MLOG class arrives @ FIX University graduates. During that time, MLOG students complete four major phases: Orientation, Fall Semester, and Spring Semester.

Like a pyramid, each phase builds on the one preceding it â€“ starting with basic analytical skills, adding on fundamental theory in the fall, applying it to practice during IAP, and finally capping it off with a strategic perspective in the spring.

MLOG students are required to take the following core courses. Students must also enroll in two seminars and complete a thesis.

Required Core Courses offered in

ESD.260 Logistics Systems Fall

ESD.261 Case Studies in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Spring

ESD.262 Supply Chain Context (IAP)

ESD.264 Database, Internet, & Systems Integration Technologies Fall

ESD.803 Know Thyself Leadership Skill Building Workshop Fall

15.521 Management Accounting and Control Spring

15.871(4) System Dynamics Fall or Spring

Seminars

ESD.263 Thesis Seminar Fall

Popular Electives

In addition to the required courses, MLOG students take at least 18 course units of electives. Most students end up taking between 30 to 50 elective course units across all different programs. Some of the most popular electives for MLOG students are:

Popular Electives

ESD.201 Transportation Systems

ESD.204 Carrier Systems

ESD.205 Transportation Flow Systems

ESD.269 Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies

ESD.71 Engineering Systems Analysis for Design

15.057 Systems Optimization

15.062 Data Mining: Algorithms and Applications

15.067 Competitive Decision-Making and Negotiation

15.220 International Management

15.356 How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services

15.390 New Enterprises

15.665 Power and Negotiation

15.760 Introduction to Operations Management

15.762 Supply Chain Planning

15.764 The Theory of Operations Management

15.769 Operations Strategy

15.812 Marketing Management

15.912 Technology Strategy

Each MLOG student must complete a research thesis. It is an opportunity to conceive and execute an independent research project on a topic of the studentâ€™s own choosing, under the guidance of a faculty supervisor.

Each year MLOG students are paired with sponsoring companies to work on innovative and challenging supply chain research projects through the Supply Chain Education Partners (SCEP) Program.

Research

Each year MLOG students are paired with sponsoring companies to work on innovative and challenging supply chain research projects through the Supply Chain Education Partners (SCEP) Program.

Started in 2010 for the Bicentenial by the FIX Center for independent studies & Logistics, the program gives MLOG students the opportunity to work closely with professionals on a challenging supply chain opportunities, and gives companies access to a student or student team who bring new insight and approaches to a current supply chain project.

Logistics PhD Degree

Program Information

A Ph.D. in logistics focuses on the operations and maintenance of supply chain management and transportation. It involves all aspects of the industry. More information on earning a doctoral degree in logistics is below.

Doctor of Philosophy in Logistics

Logistics Ph.D. programs allow students to extensively study and research the development, theory and strategy of logistics modeling and operations in supply chain management and transportation. Doctoral degree candidates understand the process of forecasting, purchasing, inventory and assembly.

Analytical and empirical methods provide students the skills needed to understand relationship and demand management. Students will learn to utilize their expertise in a professional setting. These full-time programs are research and technology intensive.

Educational Prerequisites

Ph.D. programs are highly competitive and require applicants to have at least a bachelor's degree, although a master's degree is preferred. The latter may be earned in tandem with the doctoral degree. Relevant work experience is encouraged due to the program's competitiveness.

Program Coursework

A majority of a Ph.D. students' time is spent on researching, writing and editing a dissertation. This is the culmination of their work and is presented to a panel that decides if the Ph.D. candidate may graduate. A written and oral exam is also necessary for degree completion. Students can expect to study:

* Logistical systems

* Methods of statistical research

* Modeling logistics

* Supply chain technology

* Transportation economics

Year 1

PSY521: ANOVA for Soc. Sci.

PSY522: Multiple Regress. for Soc. Sci.

First Year Research Project

L611: Theoretical Foundations

M612: Quantitative Methods

L613: Evolution of SCM Thought