Transportation and Distribution Management

Catalog description

Transportation and distribution systems in supply chains. Emphasis on role of system cost, price, service elements in total order management. SC&IS 540 Transportation and Distribution Management (3) This course focuses on the role of transport and distribution systems in new supply chain business models, with special emphasis given to total order management. Transportation system topics cover economic conditions, managerial strategies, governmental policies, and other phenomena, which affect the demand for and supply of transport and distribution services. Course design is directed toward graduate students with relatively little or no previous academic work in transport management and economics. Student evaluations are based on class participation, individual and group assignments, and exams. This course will be offered during the Fall semester with resident enrollment limits set at approximately 20 students.