Transportation and Motor Carrier Management

Catalog description

A required course in the logistics and supply chain management major and minor and an elective in the management and marketing majors and minors. Designed to familiarize students with the importance, characteristics, and nuances of the global and U.S. transportation systems and infrastructures. The course focuses on the role of transportation in the supply chain, the different types of carriers, costing and pricing of transportation, and strategies used by both carriers and shippers.