Supply Chain Management - Columbus State Community College

Supply Chain Management from Columbus State Community College is a Campus Associate Management and Innovation degree that prepares you for a Business career. Supply Chain Management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities. It also includes coordination and collaboration with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers. In essence, Supply Chain Management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies, both domestically and internationally. The greater Columbus metropolitan area is home to many distribution operations including centers for Limited Brands, Spiegel, Eddie Bauer, JC Penney, Kraft, Consolidated Stores Corporation, and McGraw-Hill Companies, and it is home to the only ?Free Trade Zone? in the state of Ohio. Supply Chain Management graduates may expect entry-level, first-line management positions as supervisors and managers in such areas as traffic and transportation, inventory management, warehousing, export/import, purchasing, materials control, traffic and operations management . Upon completion of the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Supply Chain Management, the graduate will be able to: Describe the various functions that comprise supply chain management and describe the interrelationship between them and other functional areas within a company. Be able to make channel-related decisions to satisfy industrial and consumer wants in both domestic and international markets. Demonstrate knowledge of supply chain management terminologies including inventory techniques, bar-coding systems, picking and delivery processes, and storage and sorting systems. Demonstrate knowledge of the function and operation of warehouses and distribution facilities. Explain the role of inventory control and management . Describe the traffic management function and its role in carrier selection, rate determination and rate negotiation. Demonstrate knowledge of state and federal laws that impact the distribution function, including knowledge of common carrier obligations. Participate in the development of an integrated plan of action consistent with established supply chain management goals. Understand the analytical tools useful in supply chain management particularly as they relate to measuring and analyzing productivity. Possess a basic understanding of industrial safety issues particularly as they relate to the development of a basic safety program. Understand the principles of interactive management and how they apply to managing worker performance, retention/hiring procedures, and developing collaborative action plans. Possess fundamental supervisory skills including setting performance objectives, coaching and feedback, and conducting formal performance reviews. View more details on Columbus State Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management and Innovation courses.