Logistics Management - LGM

This capstone course provides an opportunity for students to work on logistics operations management practice projects that are of particular interest to them. Projects will consist of a logistics operations problem that approximates a professional practice experience.

This course will illustrate facts about environmental risk as perceived from individual and societal perspectives. Students will learn the principles of risk assessment and modeling and how safety management works in practice. The course will examine approaches to solving environmental risk problems as well as review the appropriate role of these methods in effective public and private decision making.

This rigorous introductory course provides an overview of finance and budgeting issues as they apply to non-accounting majors. It aims to demystify financial statements, cost analysis, budgeting, performance evaluation, and the use of financial data in the business decision-making process. This course will use case discussions, problem sets, online tutorials, and individual and group exercises.

This course is a study of information systems and information management in business environments. It provides fundamental concepts of the needs of management, the use of information technology in various business subsystems including logistics, the use of information systems to gain a competitive advantage, and managing information as an organizational resource.

In this course students will be provided an in-depth view of modern border and transportation security, including the protection of seaports, airports, ships, aircraft, trains, trucks, pipelines, etc. Course includes discussions with officials from security organizations such as TSA, Coast Guard, US Customs, Border Protection and FBI. The course will cover specific facets of transportation security, including physical and procedural controls, and regulations of the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration, the US Coast Guard and others. The course will also provide discussions on current threats, counter terrorism measures, new technologies, and the importance of both passenger and cargo security to the global economy.

This course analyzes carrier economics, regulation and rate making practices as well as evaluating the public policy issues related to carrier transportation; includes course work in the planning and design of logistically oriented urban service systems. Themes include customer service, distribution operations, purchasing and negotiation.

This course will introduce students to the concepts and tools that are utilized in improving and managing quality within logistics disciplines. The first part of the course will look at Theory of Constraints, Lean and Total Quality Management.

This course analyzes and defines the functions of the supply chain that are involved in international supply chain management. Themes include supply chain activities in international business with special emphasis on management of transportation, global sourcing, customs issues and facility location in a global environment.

Introduction to supply chain management from both analytical and perspectives. Stressing a unified approach, the course allows students to develop a framework for making intelligent decisions within the supply chain. Key logistics functions are covered to include demand planning, procurement, inventory theory and control, transportation planning and execution, reverse logistics, and flexible contracting. Concepts covered include postponement, portfolio management, dual sourcing, and others. Emphasis is placed on ability to recognize and manage risk, analyze various tradeoffs, and model logistics systems.