Supply Chain Mgmt Logistics (SCMA)

SCMA1000. Intro to Supply Chain Mgmt. (3 Credits)

Provides a general knowledge of Supply Chain Management (SCM) and the associated functions necessary for delivering goods and services to customers. The course will focus on what employees and managers must do to ensure an effective Supply Chain exists in their organization. Topics include: Introduction to SCM, E-Commerce, Material Management, Information Technology, Measuring SCM performance, Purchasing and Distribution, and Research and Case Studies.

SCMA1003. Intro to Transp. & Log. Mgmt.. (3 Credits)

Businesses today cannot be competitive without a good transportation and logistics network. This course introduces the five basic forms of transportation and provides an understanding of the economic fundamentals underlying each mode. Students then discuss ways in which today's supply chain manager can use these transportation modes to achieve efficiencies and cost effectiveness necessary for a company to survive in today's global markets.

SCMA1015. E-Commerce in Supply Chain Mgt. (3 Credits)

Provides a general knowledge of E-Commerce (EC) and how it is being conducted and managed as well as assessing its major opportunities, limitations, issues, and risks. The course will focus on the impact EC has on a significant portion of the world, affecting businesses, supply chains, professions, and people. EC is more than just buying and selling, and students will learn it is also about electronically communicating, collaborating, sharing of information by businesses, and discovering information.

SCMA2103. Supply Chain Mgmt Concepts. (3 Credits)

Logistics and Supply Chain Management today represents a great challenge as well as a tremendous opportunity for most firms. This course will view the supply chain from the point of view of a front-line supervisor. Logistics and Supply Chain Management is all about managing hand-offs in a supply chain, hand-offs of either information or product. Phrases like logistics management, supply chain management and demand chain management will be used interchangeably in order to provide an understanding on how logistical decisions impact the performance of the firm as well as the entire supply chain.

SCMA2106. Key Issues Global Integ Supply. (3 Credits)

This course examines the issues and challenges a corporation faces in designing and implementing a globally integrated supply chain. Topics include social responsibility in the supply chain, geo-political impacts, outsourcing and off shoring of supply chain functions, and how companies manage risk in their supply chains.

SCMA2200. Capstone/Case Studies Logistic. (3 Credits)

Capstone course that prepares students for entry level positions in the field of logistics and supply chain management through case studies, project management, and presentations.