This course focuses on the role of managers as facilitators of change within organizations, as well as on the development of organizations on the macro level and the individual on the micro level.
Organizational theory is used to understand the implementation of policy within the organization.
This course is designed to provide students a framework for understanding the defining supply chain systems while developing an understanding of the complexity, opportunities, and pit-falls of management issues regarding these systems. The course also provides knowledge about the organization's role within a global supply chain and competitive market. It provides a systematic overview and analysis of the elements of logistics functions in widely varying types of industries and agencies, including handling, warehousing, inventory control, and financial controls. This course focuses on intermodal transportation as part of supply chain management. This is an intensive survey course with a focus on a comprehensive study of the development and growth of the labor movement in the United States.