LOGS 3182 Logistics Analytics

Prerequisites: MGMT 3101, MGMT 3141, and MGMT or LOGS 3180. This course is an examination of the design and management of logistics and transportation operations in selected settings. Particular emphasis is placed upon the areas of traffic management, carrier operations, carrier selection and contract negotiation, and distribution. Each area is analyzed in terms of organizational differences, operational processes, variations in information needs, and performance control mechanisms. The objective of the class is to equip you with some tools and techniques, but primarily to provide you with a perspective and way of viewing the data and how to analyze it effectively.