This course examines the environmental factors which affect project management, and provides an exposure to the key tools and techniques which have been developed for this unique type of management. The development, scope and objectives of production control, as well as the dynamics of managing inventory in the changing industrial and commercial environment. Scheduling, control, critical path, machine loading and materials requirements planning, forecasting sales and inventory requirements, computer applications to inventory control problems, building inventory models, simulation, and the relationships of inventory control to marketing management and production control. The movement of goods from production to delivery to distribution channel intermediaries. Distribution channels, traffic management, warehousing, inventories, organization, control, and communication.
Heavy emphasis is given to distribution system design and analysis.
The nature and importance of the procurement function in modern business organizations. Principles, tools, methods, and techniques employed for the acquisition of materials, supplies and equipment. The impact of transportation deregulation will also be discussed. Manufacturing Techniques Provide the history, and philosophy, and basic requirements of JIT operations. BUS 351 Introduction to Logistics Addresses the different management functions associated with business logistics, including engineering design functions and integrated system support.