Logistics and Transportation Management

Supply Chain and Logistics Management positions are critical in today's business world, requiring strategic thinkers, analytical skills, and the application of technology. The field impacts domestic and global economies, establish competitive advantages, and are vital to human survival. If today's supply chain network were to cease operations a person would quickly see the impact both locally and nationally. Logistics and Transportation Management are the cornerstones and links to success.

The future is very bright for Logistics, Transportation Management, and Supply Chain professionals. The Collegiate Employment Research Institute reports that Demand exceeds Supply, as logistics is a field with more positions than graduates each year. The "Wall Street Journal" reports that logistics management talent is in short supply and the need for Logistics and Transportation Management professionals is high. The field is gender and race independent and is fertile ground for talented individuals. Logistics management offers everything you want in a career job openings at all levels, excellent salaries, upward mobility, exciting responsibilities and worldwide opportunities.

Logistics and Transportation Management are disciplines concerned with the efficient and effective flow of materials through the supply chain system. Logistics and Transportation Management assume the "supply chain system" approach to the management of activities such as purchasing, material management, inventory management, operations, packaging, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

Program Length: Under 2 years (67 semester hours)

Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Logistics and Transportation Management

Application: Online Enrollment Application

Hardware & Software Requirements: Requirements

Logistics and Transportation Management F.A.Q.'s:

Books
Students will purchase the books for their courses as they progress through the program of study. Information regarding books can be found by going to https://www.iowacentral.edu/bookstore/

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses. ** Please note that additional remedial courses may be required in the event that transcripts or official placement scores are not provided to Iowa Central by the student.

Course #	Course Title	ISBN #
ACC-111	Introduction to Accounting
BUS-102	Introduction to Business	978-0-470-53129-7
BUS 185	Business Law I	978-0-13-601500-0
CSC 110	Introduction to Computers	9781133535973
ECN 120	Principles of Macroeconomics	978-013-276-5114 w/ MyEcon Lab Access Code Card
ECN 130	Principles of Microeconomics	Same Book as ECN120
ENG 105	Composition I	978-0-312-47347-1
		0-312-60147-6
MAT 111	Math for Liberal Arts	0321645855
MGT 101	Principles of Management	0-324-30259-2
MGT-260	Introduction to Business Logistics	0-324-37692-8
MGT-261	Principles of Transportation Management	0-324-78919-x
MGT-262	Principles of Purchasing Logistics	978-0073377896
MGT-263	Principles Distribution & Warehouse Management
MGT-264	Demand Planning & Inventory Management
MGT-265	International Transportation & Logistics
MGT-270	Operations Production Management
MGT-280	Capstone
PHI 145	Intro. to Ethical Conflict	0205053149
SDV 118	The Online Experience	14-390-82456
		978-0-226-48477-8
PSY 112	Psychology of Human Relations**	9780205790364
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology	978-007-786-8314
SPC 101	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	9780077309435

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses.

**BUS 161 Human Relations may be used in place of PSY 112 Psychology of Human Relations

Accreditation
Accreditation: Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, telephone (800) 621-7440.