Area 31 Career Center
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management is seeking students who are interested in learning how they can be a part of a high-demand, high-wage industry that will offer them endless career opportunities for the future!
Location of this class is at the MADE Plainfield facility; students will meet on Wednesday afternoons while all other days will be on-line.
Course Title: Supply Chain Management
Course Instructor: Chris Ridener
Number of Credits: 3 per semester
Semesters Offered: 2 semesters
Prerequisites: Algebra I and English 10
Eligible Grade Levels: 12th
Dual Credits: Ivy Tech Community College 15 credits
Course Competencies and Requirements
- Explore basic concepts of supply chain management, customer service, transportation, purchasing, inventory, and warehouse management.
- Study the concepts of Lean disciplines relating to the ability of an enterprise to develop a work environment that promotes continuous improvement, eliminates waste, reduces operating cost, improves quality, and achieves measurable improvement in customer satisfaction.
- Learn strategic concepts such as planning and design, customer service, transportation, purchasing, forecasting, inventory and warehouse management.
- Focus on the logistics sector of business by examining the structure and importance of the commercial transportation industry.
Dual Credit Information
Dual credit offerings are subject to change at the discretion of postsecondary partners, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, The Indiana Department of Education, or the Indiana Office of Career and Technical Education.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Amount | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOGM 127 | Introduction to Logistics | 3 Credits | Ivy Tech Community College |
| LOGM 229 | Transportation Systems | 3 Credits | Ivy Tech Community College |
| LOGM 201 | Logistics Quality & Lean Mgmt. | 3 Credits | Ivy Tech Community College |
| LOGM 227 | Supply Chain Management | 3 Credits | Ivy Tech Community College |
| LOGM 280 | Logistic Coop-Intern/Externship | 3 Credits | Ivy Tech Community College |
Academic Standards for Success
- Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks; analyze the specific results based on explanations in the text.
- Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
- Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
- Plan and develop; draft; revise using appropriate reference materials; rewrite; try a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience; and edit to produce and strengthen writing that is clear and coherent.
Area 31 Eligibility
Read the Eligibility statement here.
NOTE: Required prerequisites include the successful completion of Algebra I and English 10 for academic credit.