Logistics
& Transportation Management
It’s more than just a textbook. Clark and Gatlin’s “Logistics & Transportation Management” courseware gives students a practical look into the logic and flow of a supply chain. Students will learn the difference between supply chain and logistics; explain how logistics decisions impact organizations; think strategically about supply chain design; evaluate the end-to-end logistics plan for an organization, and more.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Plan | Requirements and Resources
Chapter 3 – Orchestrate | People, Processes, and Technology
Chapter 4 – Source | Plan and Orchestrate
Chapter 5 – Source | Work Processes
Chapter 6 – Transform | Plan and Orchestrate
Chapter 7 – Transform | Work Processes
Chapter 8 – Order and Fulfill | Plan and Orchestrate
Chapter 9 – Order and Fulfill | Work Processes
Chapter 10 – Return | Plan and Orchestrate
Chapter 11 – Return | Work Processes Chapter 12 – Looking to the Future
Key Learning Obectives*
Explain how logistics decisions impact the rest of an organization — financially and strategically
Identify the tactical and transactional strategies that must be used to meet the overriding strategic plan
Utilize the language and concepts of logistics and supply chain and recognize those concepts in action
Think strategically about supply chain design and how it impacts risk mitigation
Evaluate the end-to-end logistics plan for an organization
*subject to change
Key Learning Objectives*
*subject to change
Explain how logistics decisions impact the rest of an organization — financially and strategically
Identify the tactical and transactional strategies that must be used to meet the overriding strategic plan
Utilize the language and concepts of logistics and supply chain and recognize those concepts in action
Think strategically about supply chain design and how it impacts risk mitigation
Evaluate the end-to-end logistics plan for an organization
Logistics & Transportation Management
A More Engaging Helpful Applicable Option
Engaging
Students explore the flow and logic of a supply chain and how logistics decisions impact organizations.
Helpful
Students learn about current industry jobs that relate to the logistics topics they are learning.
Applicable
Students can apply learning to their classwork, internships, or jobs the next day.
75+ Educator Resources Included
with real-world applications
with prep recommendations
Chapter Quizzes
12 lecture slide sets (instructor and student versions)
Sample syllabus outlining course benefits and structure
Sample calendar to save prep time
Cumulative glossary for student reference
75+ Educator Resources Included
12 assignments with real-world applications
12 auto-graded chapter quizzes
12 lesson plans with prep recommendations
12 lecture slide sets (instructor and student versions)
2 exams
Sample syllabus outlining course benefits and structure
Sample calendar to save prep time
Cumulative glossary for student reference
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About the Authors
Vicki Clark, D.B.A.
Vicki Clark has been teaching and doing course development in Marketing, Supply Chain, Management, and international Business courses for over 11 years. She currently teaches a variety of courses as an Adjunct for John Brown University, Bryan College, Bethel University, and Ohio Christian University. She received her Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Marketing from Liberty University. Prior to her transition to academia, she worked in Supply Chain for over 30 years in a number of roles for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial firms, and a quasi-government agency. Dr. Clark began her logistics career as a transportation analyst, became the first Managing Director of an international freight payable company, Regional Trade Compliance Manager for the Americas, a Contract Manager, and a Program Manager, and is a Licensed Customs Broker and Six Sigma Green Belt. She is a member of the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA).
Brad Gatlin, D.B.A.
Dr. Brad Gatlin joined the faculty of John Brown University in 2016 as Associate Professor of Management. He is currently serving as Department Chair for Undergraduate Business and Associate Dean of the Soderquist College of Business. Prior to his move to Northwest Arkansas, Dr. Gatlin served at Bryan College in Tennessee, where he held positions as Assistant Professor and Associate Dean of Adult and Graduate Studies. He has a B.S. and MBA from Bryan College and a D.B.A. in Management from Anderson University (IN).
Dr. Gatlin teaches courses in the management department including strategic management, production and operations management, and project management. He holds certifications from the Project Management Institute and is a certified Scrum Master. He is currently serving on the board of the Christian Business Faculty Association.
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