Overview
Description
Focuses on the freight journey of global supply chain management. You will learn intermodal flows (truck, rail, ship, and air), customs clearance, post-clearance delivery, and how transportation links partners and facilities separated geographically in a global supply chain. Topics include: Global Business and Transportation Economics; Transportation Modes and Sourcing Requirements; Transportation Technology, Systems and Tools; Risk Management, Sustainability, and Innovation.
Requirements
Prerequisites
SCM 473
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): SCM 473
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the impact of global commerce as it relates to the economics of transportation.
- determine what mode(s) are required to balance cost efficiencies and customer demand, and the tools and technology that support those decisions.
- recognize where they can apply their business majors and the opportunities available to them in Transportation Management, a growing and competitive defining business skillset.