BA 231 Fundamentals of Transportation and Logistics Management

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Examines logistics as a key part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between points of origin and points of consumption.

Recommended: BA 234 and BA 236, each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Identify the fundamentals of logistics management.
Recognize transportation as a central part of logistics management.
Identify the different categories of inventory and effective management of inventories by considering the relationships between inventory, transportation, and logistics management.
Assess financial impact of indirect spend on company performance.
Recognize modern issues impacting the role of third party logistics providers.
Describe the three types of performance benchmarking: operational, strategic, and support-activity.

Content Outline

Inventory Management
- Supply chain inventory
- Reasons for investing in inventory
- Creating a lean supply chain
- Inventory investment approaches
- Delivering customer orders
- Good practice examples
Transportation Management
- Outsourcing logistics to 3rd party providers
- Purchasing services and indirect items
- Sourcing professional services
- Good practice examples
Performance Measurement
- Purchasing and supply chain performance measures and evaluations
- Developing a measurement and evaluation system
- Performance benchmarking: Comparing against the best
- Good practice examples
Strategic Trends in High-impact Logistics and Inventory Management
- Managing and enabling future supply chain needs
- Sourcing and supply chain strategies
- Enhanced supply chain integration
- Supplier role in customer order fulfillment
- Good practice examples