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.

►Logistics and Transportation (Supply Chain Management)
►International Business
►General Business and Management
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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.