SCM 354 - Integrated Logistics and Transportation Management

Institution:

Lehigh University

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Description:

A combined lecture, discussion, and experiential course designed to (1) expose students to the fundamentals of logistics management and (2) apply course material directly. For example, students will analyze a logistics system for a manufacturing or service firm to identify the cost-effective transportation and storage of raw mate- rials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to final consumer and the supporting information and decision support systems. Topics addressed include integrated logistics, logistical resources, logistics system design, and logistics administration. Students will read seminal and contemporary best-practice logistics articles throughout the course. In addition to addressing the logistics activities inherent in integrated supply chain management, this course provides a field study/experiential learning opportunity.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lehigh.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 758-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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