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Logistics and Transportation

From the Fortune 500 manufacturer to the small retail firm that produces, sells, or distributes products, all companies have a logistics function that must be effectively managed if they are to be competitive. A supply chain manager is typically involved in making critical decisions about such matters as the modes of transportation used to move the company's materials and products, inventory policies, warehousing needs, and the location of facilities.

As American corporations become increasingly involved in global markets, supply chain managers play a major role not only in assessing the feasibility of international activity, but also in developing distribution networks to support that involvement. Supply chain management is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of business.

The academic work in the program flows from introductory courses in transportation through advanced study in physical distribution management. Electives then provide in-depth examinations of how goods and services reach their destinations. The program culminates in a senior seminar. Courses address not only the viewpoints of corporate shippers and carriers, but also those of public officials and consumer advocates.

Supply chain managers frequently interact with managers from other functional areas; it is therefore useful for a student to complete a dual concentration in finance, marketing, or another functional area.

In addition to corporations, companies (carriers) that sell transportation services offer rewarding career opportunities. The nation's carriers, including the airlines, railroads, trucking companies, and urban transit systems, increasingly rely on individuals who are skilled in supply chain management.

Students interested in public policy and administration may pursue careers with the federal, state, and local government agencies involved in the financing and the economic and safety regulation of the transportation infrastructure. See course descriptions for more information.

Five-Year Bachelor of Science Curriculum

Quarters 1­3	See introduction.
Quarter 4	ACC 1111, Financial Accounting; MSC 1200, Business Statistics 1; and two nonbusiness electives.
Quarter 5	ACC 1112, Managerial Accounting; MKT 1435, Introduction to Marketing; MSC 1201, Business Statistics 2; and one nonbusiness elective.
Quarter 6	FIN 1438, Principles of Finance 1; HRM 1433,Organizational Behavior and Design; and TRN 1333, The Transportation Industries.
Quarter 7	FIN 1439, Principles of Finance 2; MSC 1301, Management Information Systems; one supply chain management elective; and one open elective.
Quarter 8	MSC 1441, Operations Management; TRN 1344, Supply Chain Management; one nonbusiness elective; and one open elective.
Quarter 9	MGT 1446, Managing Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues; ENG 1381, Writing for Professions; one supply chain management elective; and one open elective.
Quarter 10	MGT 1450, Business Policy; TRN 1760, Global Logistics; and two open electives.
Quarter 11	TRN 1353, Seminar in Supply Chain Management; and three open electives.
Four-Year Bachelor of Science Curriculum
Quarters 1­5	See introduction.
Quarter 6	FIN 1438, Principles of Finance 1; MSC 1441, Operations Management; one supply chain management elective; and one open elective.
Quarter 7	FIN 1439, Principles of Finance 2; HRM 1433, Organizational Behavior and Design; TRN 1333, The Transportation Industries; and TRN 1760, Global Logistics.
Quarter 8	MGT 1446, Managing Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues; ENG 1381, Writing for Professions; and two open electives.
Quarter 9	MGT 1450, Business Policy; TRN 1344, Supply Chain Management; one supply chain management elective; and two open electives.
Quarter 10	TRN 1353, Seminar in Supply Chain Management; and three open electives.

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