BUSN 450 - Logistics & Transportation

5 Credits

Logistics management activities typically include inbound and outbound transportation management, fleet management, warehousing, materials handling, order fulfillment, logistics network design, inventory management, supply/demand planning, and management of third party logistics services providers. In this course, emphasis will be on the topics such as meeting customer needs, logistics system design and risk management, cost and performance management, sustainability, order management, transportation management, inventory management, warehousing, reverse logistics, and logistics service providers.

Pre-requisite(s) BUSN 310 min 2.0
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - BUSN
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Online
Fall Online

Designed to Serve Students enrolled in BAS Global Trade & Logistics
Active Date 20180430T09:27:35

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 10
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Course Outline

What is Logistics?
Delivering Customer Needs
Logistics System Design & Risk Mgt
Cost & Performance Management
Sustainability & Life Cycle Management
Order Management
Transportation Management
Basic Inventory Management
Advanced Inventory Management
Warehouse & DC management

Student Learning Outcomes
Choose appropriate transportation modes in order to efficiently manage shipping processes

Describe how to deliver customer needs while achieving profitable growth.

Measure logistics performance using financial and non-financial factors.

Design logistics systems by managing risks

Determine optimal inventory levels for warehouse management