10182122Logistics
Course Information
Description
Introduces the foundations of planning and control in distribution and logistics. Explore the basics of logistics management, designing supply and distribution channels, and the principles and activities of warehousing and transportation management. Through discussion and problem solving, participants will learn about the role of logistics in supply chain management.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Summarize the key concepts for developing corporate strategies
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Identify factors in the business environment that impact corporate strategies
    Explain the role of an organization’s vision, mission, and values in developing corporate strategies and planning supply chains
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested
    Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements

  2. Identify ways to develop and implement operational strategies that align with corporate strategies
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Explain the relationship between logistics and other important functional areas in an organization, including manufacturing, marketing, and finance and their unique contributions to efficiency and effectiveness
    Summarize the types of supply chain relationships and how they contribute to achieving supply chain goals
    Develop operational strategies and tactics that align with corporate strategies
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested
    Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements

  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the methods for optimizing transportation and distribution
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Summarize the primary production strategies, types of planning and various production layouts
    Determine the major outputs of order management, how they are measured, and how their financial impacts on buyers and sellers are calculated
    Evaluate fulfillment strategies and distribution methods
    Describe how information technology supports transportation planning and execution
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested
    Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements
    Summarize the difference types of technologies utilized for warehousing and logistics

  4. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate performance in relation to the organization’s strategic goals
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, written product
    Criteria
    Explain the role of productivity and quality metrics for improving operations performance
    Use productivity and quality metrics to analyze fulfillment performance
    Explain current transportation management strategies used to improve supply chain performance
    Use service and cost metrics to analyze transportation performance
    Describe the characteristics of good performance measures
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested
    Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements

  5. Apply the key concepts of reverse logistics
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Justify how organizations can reduce costs by carefully planning reverse logistics
    Describe how it is determined who pays transportation costs and insurance cost and who is responsible for customs paperwork
    Evaluate the considerations and methods for developing green reverse logistics
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested
    Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements

  6. Assess the implications and impacts of global supply chains
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Explain the rationale for global trade flows (imports and exports)
    Explain the concepts of absolute and comparative advantage within international trade
    Identify the complex issues facing managers of global supply chains
    Explore the challenges of the more volatile global economy
    Summarize the importance and nature of the major trade agreements that impact the United States and its trading partners
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements

  7. Analyze order fulfillment processes and best practices used in supply chain management
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Identify the key steps in the order fulfillment process
    Identify the various channel structures used in the fulfillment process
    Describe the primary fulfillment processes and support functions in distribution center operations
    Summarize the importance and nature of the major trade agreements that impact the United States and its trading partners
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements

  8. Examine the role of third-party logistics in the movement of goods
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Identify the different types of third-party logistics service providers
    Describe the four types of transportation activities that are outsourced
    Evaluate the reasons for outsourcing and the results achieved
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements

  9. Evaluate different transportation modes and strategies
    Assessment Strategies
    Case study, project, written test/quiz, and/or written product
    Criteria
    Identify the different modes of transportation
    Describe the benefits, costs, and risks associated with each available mode of transportation
    Evaluate which transportation mode or strategy would be the most cost effective in different scenarios
    Relevant facts are identified, utilized and or analyzed
    Submission response is written from a business perspective
    Submission includes proper capitalization and grammar
    Submission includes persuasive arguments supported by data when requested Submission meets or exceeds 70% of requirements