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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Business 80


COURSE DESCRIPTION
80 Principles of Logistics Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
A study of the basic concepts in product distribution including distribution planning and terminology, transportation methods, traffic management, inventory control, and warehousing. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Introduction to the field of logistics and the methods for improving product distribution effectiveness.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1.   Analyze the business elements that comprise the logistics function.

2.   Examine the reasons for logistics’ recent growth in importance.

3.   Identify and explain points of interaction between logistics and
      other departments within a business organization.

4.   Relate the impact on profitability of effective logistics planning.

5.   Recognize and demonstrate aspects of product distribution that are
      critical to customer satisfaction.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 

1.   Development and growth of the logistics systems
2.   Customer service
3.   Domestic transportation systems
4.   Traffic management
5.   Inventory management
6.   Warehouse and distribution centers
7.   Protective packaging
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present lectures to describe the principles of logistics management concepts and their applications to business.
  • Develop and assign exercises to reinforce concepts and encourage students to apply them to current logistics management trends and events. 
  • Create and have students participate in cooperative learning tasks such as small group exercises to identify issues that relate to course content and utilize the content to offer opinions, solutions and analysis with respect to those issues.
  • Present case studies to provide students with the opportunity to utilize concepts learned in class to analyze real logistics management situations. 
  • Develop and assign tasks/activities such as presentations in order to assess students understanding of logistics management concepts.
  • Facilitate discussions regarding relevant current issues in business to encourage students to make appropriate connections to the course content. 
  • Instruction may take the form of online, hybrid, TV or other distance learning format.  
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Individual, small group, or paired activities designed to allow students to demonstrate understanding of basic logistics management concepts.
  • Quizzes and in-class participation demonstrating proficiency in the subject matter.
  • Quizzes designed to assess the student learning outcomes. 
  • Written reports designed to assess the application of logistics management principles. 
  • Individual web projects designed to assess student proficiency in achieving the student learning outcomes. 
  • Individual or class projects designed to evaluate the application of logistics management principles to simulations of real business situations.
  • Examination designed to provide objective evidence that students have attained the level of understanding expected in the areas detailed in the Student Learning Outcomes.  
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Johnson & Wood. Contemporary Logistics. 8th ed. Macmillian Publishing Company, 2004.
  • Lambert, Stock, Ellram. Fundamentals of Logistics Management. McGraw-Hill, 1998.
  • Coyle, Bardi, & Langley. The Management of Business Logistics: A Supply Chain Perspective. 7th ed. Thomson South-Western, 2003.
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