Specialization: Logistics

Logistics is concerned with the design and management of systems for the movement of products from points of production to points of consumption.

Such systems typically encompass activities such as transportation, warehousing, materials handling, inventory planning, customer service, facility location, scheduling and purchasing.

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The logistics management curriculum is designed to emphasize the theoretical as well as the applied aspects of the field. Attention is focused both on the concerns of individual companies engaged in distributing products or facilitating the distribution of products and on the role of government in providing the legal, economic, social, and investment environments within which individual firms must operate. Logistics Curriculum:   Logistics Management Advising Sheet (Semesters) Other information:  Course Conversion Guide for Logistics Management  Business Core Course Conversion Guide
The logistics management curriculum is designed to emphasize the theoretical as well as the applied aspects of the field. Attention is focused both on the concerns of individual companies engaged in distributing products or facilitating the distribution of products and on the role of government in providing the legal, economic, social, and investment environments within which individual firms must operate. Logistics Curriculum: Logistics Curriculum, GEC-R Logistics Curriculum, GEC Other links: Honors Programs Study abroad - Student Exchange, Elective Treks Logistics curriculum prerequisites Bus - M&L 780 and Bus - Mgt 330 & 331 are prerequisites to Bus - M&L 781 Mus - M&L 780 is prerequisite to Bus - M&L 782 Bus - Mgt 330 & 331 and Bus - M&L 650 are prerequisites to Bus - M&L 780 & 784   Sample Course Model Year Autumn Winter Spring 3   Bus - M&L 784 Logistics Option 4 Bus - M&L 780 Bus - M&L 781 Logistics Option Bus Adm 799 OR   4 Bus - M&L 784 Logistics Option Bus - M&L 780 Logistics Option Bus - M&L 781 Bus Adm 799

Careers

Students selecting logistics management as an area of specialization will obtain a broad foundation for careers in (1) management of transportation and warehousing companies; (2) the distribution, logistics, materials or traffic management departments of manufacturing, retailing, and wholesaling firms; or (3) research and administrative agencies of government concerned with transportation and logistics matters.

Potential career paths include but are not limited to:

Extracurricular Opportunities

There are many ways for students specializing in Logistics to enhance their education beyond the classroom. You can choose from hundreds of Ohio State student organizations, in addition to other opportunities offered by Fisher.

• Student group: The Logistics Association