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Undergraduate
Majors
 The
program is designed to produce
outstanding professionals in the field
of logistics, transportation and supply
chain management. Logistics and supply
chain management deals with managing the
flow of goods from a business firm's
suppliers, through its facilities, and
on to its customers. It is of critical
importance in establishing a competitive
advantage. Proper performance of the
logistics functions can contribute to
both lower costs and enhanced customer
service. While transportation is the
heart of logistics, inventory
management, warehousing, order
processing, materials handling,
packaging, plant and warehouse location,
and customer service are also important
logistics activities. These logistics
activities comprise 20 to 30 percent of
total costs for many U.S. businesses.
The cost of freight transportation alone
is about 8 percent of the nation's
annual domestic product.
Sampling of Undergraduate Courses:
BMGT 332 Operations Research For
Management Decisions; (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 230. Surveys the
philosophy, techniques, and applications
of operations research to managerial
decision making. The course is designed
primarily for students not majoring in
management science or statistics.
Techniques covered include linear
programming, transportation and
assignment models, Markov processes,
inventory and queuing models. Emphasis
is placed on formulating and solving
decision problems in the functional
areas of management.
BMGT 370 Introduction to
Transportation in the Supply Chain (3)
An overview of transportation, with an
emphasis on freight, from the
perspective of both carriers and users.
Explores the financial, economic, and
government drivers of transportation.
Develops the characteristics of the
freight modes and examines their roles
as major components of logistics and
supply chain management.
BMGT 372 Introduction to Logistics
and Supply Chain Management (3)
The study of logistics and supply chain
management involving the movement and
storage of supplies, work-in-progress
and finished goods. Logistics cost
trade-offs within the firm and between
members of the supply chain are
examined.
BMGT 373 Logistics,
Transportation, and Supply Chain
Management Internship (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of the
department. Involves supervised work
experience in supply chain management,
logistics and/or transportation.
Students will be expected to relate
course material to work experience in an
analysis of a firm's operations.
BMGT385 Production Management; (3
credits)
Studies the operation of a manufacturing
enterprise, concentrating on the
economies of production. Introduces
analytical method so that the broad
problem areas of system design,
operation and control can be based upon
the analytical method.
BMGT 470 Advanced Transportation
Management (3)
Prerequisite: BMGT 370. An in-depth
study of a wide range of transportation
issues facing managers, from the
perspectives of both carriers and users,
in the various modes and in
multi-modal/intermodal settings. Current
U.S. and international transportation
issues, including strategies, financing,
service, competitive aspects, and
government policies/promotion, are
reviewed and analyzed in the context of
supply chain management.
BMGT 472 Advanced Logistics
Operations (3)
Prerequisite: BMGT 372. Analysis of the
operational aspects of logistics
management, including purchasing
policies, transportation planning, and
inventory control. Attention is directed
toward total logistics cost minimization
and the establishment of a sustainable
competitive advantage based on
logistical activities.
BMGT473 Advanced Transportation
Policies; (3 credits)
Prerequisite: BMGT 370. An analysis of
the impact of government policies on
carrier management in the various
transportation modes. Specific attention
is given to the impact of various
deregulation measures on carriers and
shippers; determination of appropriate
funding levels for infrastructure
improvements and suitable cost
allocation schemes; determination of
appropriate truck sizes and weights on
interstate highways; and determination
of effective policies for transportation
safety and labor. The transportation
policies and problems of other countries
are presented for international
comparisons.
BMGT 475 Advanced Supply Chain
Management Strategy and Technologies (3)
Prerequisite: BMGT 372. Analysis of the
strategic aspects of supply chain
management. Emphasis on the creation of
end-user value through supply chain cost
reductions, service improvements, or
both. Attention is directed toward the
enabling role of technology in support
of strategy evaluation and
implementation.
BMGT 476 Applied Computer Models
in Supply Chain Management (3)
Prerequisite: BMGT 370, BMGT 372.
Introduction to the expanding base of
computer software in the field of supply
chain management. Applications include:
demand planning and forecasting,
transportation planning, warehouse
management systems, and other relevant
modules.
BMGT 477 International Supply
Chain Management (3)
Prerequisite: BMGT 372. The study of the
importance of the supply chain
management concept within an
international arena. Coverage of the
structure, service, pricing, and
competitive relationships among
international carriers and transport
intermediaries, documentation, location
decisions, international sourcing and
distribution, and management of
inventory throughout the international
supply chain.
BMGT482 Business and Government;
(3 credits)
Prerequisite: ECON 200; or ECON 205.
Focus is on the complex
interrelationships between business and
government. Explores areas in which
business and government are allies
(cooperative research and financing
program) and adversaries (regulation).
Emphasizes a strategic management
approach by business to government
involvement in economic affairs.
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