Logistics Management 2008-2009
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Logistics management is a unique business management program that prepares graduates for employment in the areas of supply chain management, inventory control, materials management, and distribution. The field of logistics management includes occupations such as supervisors and/or managers of transportation, storage, and/or distribution, helpers, laborers, and/or hand material movers, transportation/machine and vehicle material movers, and freight forwarding.
Persons employed in the storage and distribution arena plan, direct, and coordinate the storage and distribution operations within an organization. With the aid of industry-specific software, many managers are able to more efficiently prepare and review invoices, work orders, and consumption reports. Similarly, shipping and transportation managers utilize resource planning software systems to improve the speed and efficiency of shipping and receiving. These managers supervise and coordinate the activities of transportation and material moving machines and vehicle operators.
The AAS degree in logistics management is a four-semester program consisting of courses from the core academic area, business management, and logistics management. The degree program is located at Lone Star College–CyFair. Lone Star College-Kingwood and Lone Star College–CyFair offers the first line logistics leader certificate as a one-semester program of five courses.
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Associate of applied science degree, Tech Prep |
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| (degree offered at Lone Star College–CyFair) |
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| FIRST YEAR |
| First Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| TECM | 1303 | Technical Mathematics | 3 |
| LMGT | 1319 | Introduction to Business Logistics | 3 |
| LMGT | 1425 | Warehouse & Distrib Ctr Mgmt | 4 |
| ITSC | 1401 | Introduction to Computers | 4 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 17 |
| Second Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| LMGT | 1321 | Introduction to Materials Handling | 3 |
| LMGT | 1345 | Economics of Transportation and Distribution | 3 |
| Elective | | Math/Science Elective | 3-4 |
| GEOG3 | 1303 | World Geography | 3 |
| KINE | | Physical Activity | 1 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 13-14 |
| SECOND YEAR |
| First Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| BMGT | 1301 | Supervision | 3 |
| LMGT | 2434 | Principles of Traffic Management | 4 |
| LMGT | 1323 | Domestic and International Transportation Management | 3 |
| SPCH1 | | Elective | 3 |
| BMGT | 2303 | Problem Solving & Decision Making | 3 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 16 |
| Second Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| BMGT | 1309 | Information & Project Management | 3 |
| LMGT | 1393 | Special Topics in Logistics and Materials Management | 3 |
| BMGT2 | 2382 | Co-op: Business Administration and Management I | 3 |
| Elective | | Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 |
| Elective | | Spanish Elective | 3 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 15 |
| TOTAL Credit Hours for AAS Degree | 61-62 |
1 SPCH 1311, 1315, 1318, or 1321
2 Capstone course
3 Meets Multicultural requirement |
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| FIRST LINE LOGISTICS LEADER CERTIFICATE |
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| (certificate offered at Lone Star College-Kingwood and Lone Star College–CyFair) |
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| FIRST YEAR |
| First Semester |
| Course | Number | Title | Credit |
| LMGT | 1425 | Warehouse & Distribution Center Management | 4 |
| LMGT | 1319 | Introduction to Business Logistics | 3 |
| LMGT | 1321 | Introduction to Materials Handling | 3 |
| BMGT | 1301 | Supervision | 3 |
| BMGT1 | 2303 | Problem Solving & Decision Making | 3 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 16 |
Total Credit Hours for
First Line Logistics Leader Certificate | 16 |
| 1 Capstone course |
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