MSM
Program with a
Concentration in
Transportation and Logistics
Offered through the School of Business and Economics at
North Carolina A&T State University
&
The Department of Economics and Transportation/Logistics
Basil G. Coley, Interim Chairperson
Room 312 E, Craig Hall
(336) 334-7744
OBJECTIVE
The Department of Economics and Transportation/Logistics offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science in Management de lee with a major concentration in Transportation and Logistics. The program prepares students and professionals for careers in public and private sector positions in transportation and business logistics. The program blends traditional management education in the areas of marketing, management, and quantitative analysis, with specialized core competencies relating to transportation planning, transportation and business logistics, supply chain and materials management, and purchasing.
DEGREE OFFERED
Master of Science in Management — Transportation and Logistics
GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The general requirements for admission are an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution with a grade point average of 2.6 (on a 4.0 scale), and a satisfactory GMAT score. Applicants who do not meet the requirements will be considered on an individual basis. A GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Students with a variety of undergraduate majors are encouraged to apply. The program is designed to appeal to those who either currently work in industry or desire to affiliate with firms or organizations using cutting-edge tools to deliver their products or services. Students in the program will have a business undergraduate degree and wish to study a particular area in greater depth, or have a non-business degree with the personal or professional interests or experiences that would be enhanced by a high quality graduate program in management education.
The program requires a minimum of 36 semester hours. There is no thesis requirement. Students without an undergraduate business degree will be required to take appropriate foundation courses, which may extend the requirements to 48 semester hours. The program consists of 21 hours of core courses, including one 3-hour elective, and 15 hours of coursework in the major concentration.
TRAN 725 Purchasing and Materials Management 3
TRAN 727 Global Supply Chain Management 3
TRAN 730 Transportation Planning 3
COURSES WITH DESCRIPTIONS IN ECONOMICS AND TRANSPORTATION/LOGISTICS
ECON-608. Managerial Economics Credit 3 (3-0)
This course win apply economic principles to decision-making in management. The basic tools and methods of analysis are derived mainly from microeconomics. Additional tools discussed include statistical methods, operations research, financial analysis, and decision-making theory that are applied to managerial problems. Particular emphasis will be placed on demand analysis, forecasting, pricing and output decisions, cost-benefit analysis, present value analysis, cost-benefit analysis, capital budgeting, risk analysis, and decision-making under uncertainty.
ECON-706. Seminar in Economics Credit 3 (3-0)
This course introduces basic microeconomic principles and their applications in business. Basic economic concepts, including marginal analysis of consumer and firm decisions, will be covered along with macroeconomic theories that support managers’ understanding of the global economic environment and the economic policies affecting that environment.
TRAN-701. Strategic Logistics Management Credit 3 (3-0)
This course is designed to introduce students to the critical role of logistics in the achievement of strategic objectives. This approach involves all activities associated with moving raw materials, inventory, and finished goods from the point of origin to the point of use or consumption. The course addresses logistics strategy, planning, customer service goals, transportation fundamentals and decision-making, transportation strategy, inventory and location strategies, organization and control.
TRAN-720. Analysis and Design of Transportation and Logistics Systems Credit 3(3-0)
This logistics modeling course deals with various ways of modeling logistics forecasts to facilitate supply chain management, mode selection, distribution planning, facility location, network design and optimization, routing and scheduling. Software will be used extensively to model logistics and supply chain applications.
TRAN-725. Purchasing and Materials Management Credit 3(3-0)
This course focuses on purchasing as the integration of long-term materials planning with corporate strategic planning process. The increasingly strategic role played by the purchasing professional in an organization is also examined. Areas receiving special attention include collaborative participation in the identification and procurement of key material requirements, determination and application of supplier qualification and selection activities, implementation of supplier development programs, relationship building programs, and participation in supply chain development decisions.
TRAN-727. Global Supply Chain Management Credit 3(3-0)
This course addresses issues in global supply chain management. Some topics addressed are international sourcing, evaluating international suppliers, outsourcing, financial management issues, relationship management, information management, and selecting international carriers. The course relies on cases to understand and solve problems in global supply chain management.
TRAN-730. Transportation Planning Credit 3(3-0)
This course addresses the transportation planning process and related activities. Topics of special focus are modal classifications, data requirements, transportation demand analysis, methods of evaluation (GIS, cost-benefit analysis, internal rate of return, payback period, etc). Others are multiple criteria evaluation method, post-project evaluation, finance, transportation demand management, and issues in intelligent transportation systems.
Faculty
School of Business and Economics
Department of Economics and Transportation/Logistics
Interim Chair: Dr. Basil G. Coley
Abdussalam Addus, BA, Addis Ababa University; MS., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Associate Professor
Julian Benjamin, BS, New York University; MS., Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo; Professor
Mark Burkey, BS, Appalachian State University; Ph.D., Duke University; Assistant Professor
David Chen, ES, National Taiwan University; MS., New Mexico State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; Associate Professor
Joong-Kun Cho, BA Korea Military Academy; M.S., U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; MBA., University of Arkansas; Ph.D., University of Arkansas; Assistant Professor
Basil Coley, ES, A&T College; MS., Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois; Professor and Interim Chairperson
Dong Jeong, BA, Teachers College, Kyung-Pook National University, Korea; MA., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., Wayne State University; Associate Professor
Krishna Kasibhatla, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Associate Professor of Economics
Vereda King, BA, Johnson C. Smith University; M.B.A., North Carolina Central University; Ph.D., Duke University; Associate Professor
Lawrence Morse, BA, Oberlin College; Ph.D., University of Minnesota; Associate Professor
Kofi Obeng, BSc, University of Science & Technology (Kumasi, Ghana); AM., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; UPS Chair, Professor
Ryoichi Sakano, ES, Keio University; M.B.A., MA., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Ph.D., University of Alabama; Associate Professor
Michael Simmons, BS, Arkansas AM&N; MA., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Washington State University; Assistant Professor and Director, Transportation Institute
Harry Sink, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Associate Professor of Transportation
Hal Snarr, Ph.D., Washington State University, Assistant Professor of Economics
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