Program Requirements
The Supply Chain Management and Logistics Certificate program is comprised of 2 core courses and 2 sets of courses. The Production and Inventory Control set will provide students with a strong background in manufacturing supply chain environments and will lead them toward a CPIM designation offered by APICS, provided that the students pass the APICS examinations. The Logistics set will provide students with a strong background in companies' supply chain, distribution and logistics functions and will lead them toward a CITT designation provided that CITT's other requirements are satisfied.
Corequisite (3 Credits)
Note: Corequisite courses are not included in the total credit requirement for the program.
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CMSC 000 Foundations of Mathematics (3 credits) *
Overview
Management Science (CCE) : First-degree equations and applied word problems, polynomials, factoring, fractions, exponents, roots and radicals, inequalities, quadratic equations and functions, composite and inverse functions, arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Chouha, Paul (Fall) Chouha, Paul; Kamali, Vahid (Winter)
The passing grade for this course is B-
* or the Exemption by Examination Test
Required Courses (30 Credits)
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CCLW 205 Introduction to Business Law (3 credits)
Overview
Law (CCE) : An examination of legal concepts that may influence business operations. The fundamentals of Civil and Common Law; the principles of contract law; specific contracts like sale, consumer protection, mandate, lease, and employment; civil and professional liability; debtor - creditor relations and bankruptcy; tort and negligence; ethics and professional conduct are some of the topics to be covered along with court judgments.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Papatheodorakos, Nick (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BUSA 364
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CTPT 200 Introduction to Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course provides an overall perspective of various functions that exist within supply chains; macro processes and drivers as well as performance indicators along a supply chain are emphasized. Coordination issues are dealt with using a simulation game involving various supply chain stakeholders.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Gradek, John (Winter)
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CTPT 201 Sourcing (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course is a comprehensive review of sourcing, an important area of supply chain management. It covers four major components of sourcing: the in-house or outsource decisions, the supplier selection and evaluation processes, contract management and procurement processes. Case studies are used to illustrate implementation issues in sourcing.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Manolopoulos, Dimitrios (Winter)
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CTPT 202 Production and Inventory Planning and Control 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course emphasizes contemporary operational issues and techniques in manufacturing and service sectors. Topics include: production and service processes, lean manufacturing methods, total quality management, project management, supply and demand planning. Real-life examples and case studies are an integral part of the course.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Kahyaoglu, Yasemin (Fall)
Corequisite: CMSC 000
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CTPT 206 Transportation Management and Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course focuses on freight transportation, with emphasis on trucking, rail and marine modes including intermodal. Furthermore, it focuses on management of the transportation function from a carrier perspective, including a basic understanding of the structure and regulation of the transportation industry and analysis of specific case examples.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: McKnight, Donald Arthur (Winter)
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CTPT 208 Fundamentals of Logistics (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course addresses the infrastructure required to support logistics activities and the flow of goods and information, including: traffic and transportation, warehousing, materials handling, inventory concepts, Logistics Information Systems, performance indicators, customer service and order processing.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Loughman, Michael (Fall)
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CTPT 310 Production and Inventory Planning and Control 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course focuses on the study of material flow processes by which products are created and delivered to customers. Topics include: aggregate planning, master scheduling, material requirements planning, capacity management, production activity control and inventory control. Computer-aided quantitative tools for decision-making and case analyses are used in the course.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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CTPT 311 Supply Chain Risk Management (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course focuses on the use of available risk management techniques to deal with uncertainty in supply chains, covering issues such as identification of risks, analysis of risks, responding to risks including risk control and risk financing methods, operational and financial hedging and creating resilient supply chains.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Gradek, John (Fall)
Prerequisite: CTPT 200
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CTPT 410 International Trade and Logistics (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : Fundamentals required to successfully bring goods to market on a global scale, primarily focusing on logistics trade environment, obstacles and documentation required in international trade, with a focus on parties involved in import/export, legislative and liability, terms of trade, international cargo/cargo security and commercial documentation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Corequisite: CCLW 205
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CTPT 430 Fundamentals of Integrated Business Systems (3 credits)
Overview
Transportation : This course examines supply chain information systems in the context of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with applications in the manufacturing, retailing and distribution services sectors. Core business processes and transactions pertaining to supply chain management are identified and discussed in terms of relevant ERP modules.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Roy, Valerie (Fall)
