Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing documented essays. Extensive reading materials serve as structural models and as the bases for discussion and for the writing of essays involving response, analysis, and synthesis.

The planning, supervision, control and performance of activities involved in the production of goods and services. The problems of human relations and labor-management and the functions of human resources, marketing, purchasing, production and finance are explored from the standpoint of effectively carrying on business that relates positively to the society of which it is a part.

This course emphasizes problem solving with programming using the Python programming language and problem solving with applications using Microsoft Excel.  In addition to problem solving skills the course presents current technologies and their impacts on society.  The course is designed for students who already possess familiarity with computer applications.  It is recommended for students planning to transfer to an upper division college that has a computer programming requirement in its computer literacy course.

Theories, techniques and insights from the behavioral sciences of the major areas of management including planning, organizing, directing, controlling and administration. Concepts relating to all levels of management are studied.

Students will learn about supply chain management components and their impact on all aspects of business.  This course includes an introduction to basic concepts of globalization, inventory management, logistics, procurement, quality process management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, transportation, warehousing, and customer relationship management.

This course includes the algebraic concepts necessary for future studies in business and economics.  Topics include linear and quadratic functions, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, systems of linear equations and inequalities, and matrix algebra methods.

Students will learn introductory operational management concepts of designing, managing, and controlling business processes in manufacturing and services industries and its impact on the organization's competitiveness in the global market.  The topics discussed in this course are design of products and services, strategic capacity planning and management, manufacturing and service processes, facility layout, process design and analysis, quality management, supply chain management concepts, and inventory management.

Students will learn logistical process of coordinating and moving resources, goods, services, and information among members of a supply chain, and how to design and manage them.  This course includes topics such as:  network planning, inventory management, distribution, warehousing and packaging, logistics settings such as same day delivery, global logistics, reverse logistics, and humanitarian logistics.  Students are required to have working knowledge of Excel.

Covers the accounting cycle from the recording and analyzing procedures through the summarizing procedures and preparation of general purpose, financial statements; the introduction of accounting for corporations with emphasis on the capital structure of the corporation.

Brief surveys of the American legal system, procedural law, crimes and torts, administrative agencies, consumer, environmental and planning law. Detailed study of the substantive law of contracts, personal property and bailments and sales law. (In applicable areas, the Uniform Commercial Code is covered as well as the common law principles.)

Introduces the foundations of economic analysis and explores the problems of macroeconomics, including national income, equilibrium analysis and fiscal and monetary policy. The public sector of the national economy is also stressed.

Students will learn principles and practices of transportation and its role within an organization's overall supply chain.   This course includes an introduction to the key elements of transportation such as modes and cost of transportation, transportation technology, carrier roles, responsibilities and services, operations within the transportation field, the impact of tariffs, public policy and regulations on transportation, sustainability in transportation, and how it is evolving to meet future needs.

Students will learn procurement processes and performance measurements in the current global business environment.  This course includes:  role of procurement in an organization, evaluation and selection of suppliers, procurement organization structure, negotiating with suppliers, building relationship with suppliers, ethical and fair treatment of suppliers, and using performance measurements to improve procurement performance.

Covers the statement of cash flows; financial statement analysis, the nature of Managerial Accounting, job order cost systems, process cost systems, cost allocation and activity-based costing; analyses for managerial decision making; budgeting, standard cost systems, accounting for decentralized operations and transfer pricing.

Microeconomics: includes such topics as the price system, allocation of resources, distribution of income and the prospects for economic change. International trade is also studied.

Students will learn about warehouse procedures which are integral part of supply chain, tools and technology used to streamline the procedures, and improve efficiency, productivity, quality and accuracy of a business's supply chain.  The course includes topics such as inventory control, sorting, material handling, ways to evaluate and select appropriate warehouse management technology, outsourcing to fulfill warehouse functions, and fulfillment.

Students will gain practical experience necessary for success through cooperative work experience program employing them in a supply chain management position.  Supervision of this departmentally approved position is provided by the College through on-the-job visits and individual progress review sessions.   Students are required to describe their objectives and attain specific job skills.  Students attend a bi-weekly, two-hour seminar on campus and work a minimum of 180 hours a semester.  Students must register with the Department of Career Services.