LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Logistics and supply chain management provides consumers and businesses affordable access to various products. Logistics and supply chain leaders need to be able to source, produce, and deliver products and services and leverage innovative technologies to align firm strategy and their supply chain. Our goal is to provide learners and partners with a competitive advantage and competency by enhancing their expertise and understanding of how the supply chain is evolving at home and abroad. Logistics and Supply Chain Management will prepare our learners to plan for and forecast the demand for products, mitigate disruptions, and uncover inefficiencies in the movement of products and raw materials.

Logistics and supply chain management (LSM) integrates topics from manufacturing operations, purchasing, transportation, and physical distribution into a unified program. Logistics and supply chain management emphasize analytical problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills. Logistics and supply chain management integrate insights from different areas, such as analytical methods, logistics systems, database analysis/information systems/system technologies, finance, economics, accounting, and technical communication/writing, to solve complex problems. The goal of LSM is to maximize the economic value generated by managing these decisions. 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

The logistics and supply chain management program teach learners to reimagine efficient and effective techniques for production and delivery across industries. Our program is designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in various functional activities of logistics and supply chain management and the ability to develop skills to analyze problems, communicate solutions, and understand the impact of their decisions. The programs also emphasize the interdependence of those functional areas and the need for an integrated approach. A practical work placement experience is part of these programs. Through an integrative educational process, we prepare our learners for the next era of logistics and supply chain management and careers in procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and transportation. Graduates of the program pursue excellent employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in business, government, and the not-for-profit sectors.

COURSEWORK IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Our course design will help learners:

• Learn to leverage supply chain management fundamental concepts, functions, and enablers to deliver a positive impact to organizations.
• Develop formidable critical thinking skills to integrate theory and strategy to solve real business complex problems.
• Gain an understanding of how supply chain management processes can generate value for organizations, customers, and end-users.
• Explore new ways to work and engage effectively with remote teams and geographically and culturally diverse teammates.
• Study with leading faculty and gain in-demand skills, including how to create value by making changes to an organization’s supply chain, how changes in company strategy can produce wealth, the newest and best ways to use gathered data, and deep quantitative skills and the expertise.

The major in logistic and supply chain management requires 126 credit hours, organized as the following.

• 30 credits required for a Major in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• 12 Program Electives
• 48 credits required for General Education.
• 36 Credits required for Professional Core in Business.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Major Required Courses

• LSM 201   Intro to Logistics & Supply Management
• LSM 305   Purchasing & Supply Management
• LSM 323   Transportation Management
• LSM 340   Advanced Logistics & SCM
• LSM 390   ELO in Logistics
• LSM 409   International Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• LSM 428   Strategic Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Electives (Logistics and Supply Chain Management majors need to take 2 of the available electives, course offerings vary from year to year)

• LSM  324   Contract Law
• LSM  334   Maintenance Management/Engineering Design
• LSM  335   Configuration and Technology Management
• MGT 397   Management Science
• LSM  411   Procurement and Contract Management
• LSM  415   Logistical Support Analysis and Material Acquisition Life Cycle Analysis
• LSM  422   Negotiation Techniques and Supply Chain Management  
• LSM  426   Contract Cost and Price Analysis
• LSM  427   Quality Management
• LSM  435   Supply Chain Risk Management
• LSM  451   Inventory Management and Production Control       

CAREER FIELDS IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Career track progression could lead to the vice president level in supply chain-related areas. Our supply chain management graduates are recruited by organizations from around the world and in all sectors of the economy, including:

• Commercial contracting
• Corporate retail
• Federal agencies
• Federal contracting
• Health care
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing
• Public and private
• Service
• Wholesale trade

Graduates of the supply chain management program are highly sought-after and have excellent placements. Career examples include but are not limited to those shown in the following list. Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions. The following are some positions that supply chain management graduates have obtained:

• Acquisition analyst
• Acquisition specialist
• Acquisition support specialist
• Buyer or planner
• Chief sustainability officer
• Contracting specialist
• Distribution center manager
• Distribution manager
• General manager
• Internet marketing analyst
• Inventory specialist
• Logistics analyst
• Logistics manager
• Logistics planner
• Materials manager
• Operations planner or analyst
• Operations team leader/operations manager/operations analyst
• Planner or analyst
• Procurement specialist
• Procurement specialist/buyer/purchasing manager
• Production coordinator
• Project manager
• Purchasing manager
• Supply chain specialist/manager/analyst
• Supply management analyst

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Management orientation with non-academic continuing education opportunities:

• American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) 
• American Society for Quality
• Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
• Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) 
• Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) 
• Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply
• Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals (CLEP) 
• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 
• Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) 
• Fleet Management Association (NAFA) 
• Institute for Supply Management (ISM) 
• Institute of Operations Management
• International Association of Science and Technology for Development
• International Society for Performance Improvement
• International Society of Logistics (SOLE) 
• International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) 
• National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) 
• National Contract Management Association (NCMA) 
• Project Management Institute
• Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA)

Academic and industry research orientation:

• INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)
• POMS (Production and Operations Management Society)