TLM 304 Domestic and International Freight Management

5 credits

This course focuses on an in-depth study of a wide range of transportation issues facing managers from the perspectives of both carriers and users, in the various modes and in inter modal settings, in today’s global economy. Current US and international transportation issues, including strategies, financing, achieving sustainable competitive advantage, government policies and promotion as well as security aspects, are reviewed and analyzed from a supply chain perspective.

Prerequisites: TLM 301, ECON 310, and admission to the BASTLSCM program

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify and explain the operating and the economic characteristics of domestic and international freight services
Critique the issues and impacts of domestic and international freight policies on individual businesses, industry, and economies
Formulate and discuss potential solutions to real and hypothetical issues/managerial challenges

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

demonstrate mastery of the tools, techniques, and technologies associated with the management of goods movement, inventory maintenance, fleet management, commercial vehicle procurement and disposal, and/or production management
communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to demonstrate a wide-ranging technical knowledge of transportation, logistics, and supply chain management

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50