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Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning Laboratory Upper Division
A study of the various aspects of logistics. The development, implementation, and control of physical transportation systems, product distribution, warehousing, and inventory policy models will be emphasized. A working knowledge of third and fourth-party logistics and transportation strategies will be analyzed. The impact of logistics and transportation in the global environment will be discussed.
Learning Outcomes1Describe the role of logistics and its relationship to other functional areas of business within a single firm and within the supply chain.
2Explain various management and control techniques in logistics.
3Apply statistical principles to evaluate the relative worth of cost-savings initiatives in the logistics industry.
4Describe how enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are used to manage logistics and transportation functions.
Prerequisites
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