Major in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

The Logistics and Supply Chain Management major at Elmhurst College requires students to study various concepts, topics and issues in logistics and supply chain management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Global Business Process Management. In addition, a student must chose an elective in a major area of interest with a selection from many different electives.

Elmhurst is the only undergraduate program in the Chicago area to offer a major in logistics and supply chain management. Students seeking a specialized business major in Logisitcs and Supply Chain Management are required to fulfill the Business Core requirements, and complete a total of five classes including four required core classes and one elective.

Required:

• BUS 301 Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• BUS 302 SCM I: Purchasing, Inventory Planning, and Upstream Supply
  Management
• BUS 303 SCM II: Manufacturing, Distribution and Downstream Management
• BUS 402 Global Business Process Management

Elective: One course required

• BUS 331 Sales
• BUS 350 Managing Diversity
• BUS 355 Negotiations: Theory and Practice
• BUS 357 Operations Research I
• BUS 365 Business Law
• BUS 485 Internship
• BUS 492 Independent Study In Logistics and Transportation Management
• ECO 314 International Economics

Note: Students who also complete a minor in GIS or Urban Studies may use one of their required courses as an elective in the major.

Major in Logistics and Transportation Management with an Accompanying International Business Minor

Courses in addition to the business administration Core and CBE subject major requirements for a concentration in international business would include the following:

• ECO 314 International Economics
  or ECO 316 Comparative Economic Systems
• BUS 375 International Marketing Management
• BUS 376 International Finance and Accounting

Note: Course majors in non-CBE areas, such as political science or geography, who wish to have a concentration in international business will need to take specific CBE-required prerequisites equivalent to a minor in business administration.

Minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geosciences

As the marketplace continues its global trend, logistics and supply management majors will find a minor in geography a useful complement to their basic business Core and logistics curriculum. A minor in geography consists of a minimum of 4 courses. All minors are required to complete GEO 207, GEO 308 and 309, IS 100 and IS 200.

Minor in Urban Studies

Individuals in the logistics and supply chain management program will find this an attractive complement to the basic course work in business administration and their major. A minor in urban studies consists of a minimum of 4 courses. In addition to the basic business Core, three of the following must be completed URB (POL) 202, URB (POL) 300, URB 401, URB 420, and URB 430.

Minor in Intercultural Studies with a focus in a Business Area

See CBE Intercultural Studies Advisor.