With the globalization of the economy and the rise of e-business, logistics and more effective and efficient management of the global supply chain has become an element in keeping businesses competitive.

The CTU BSBA with a concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is taught by instructors, many of whom have relevant knowledge of how to manage a cost effective, efficient global supply chain. The program covers qualitative and quantitative techniques of distribution management, inventory control, procurement, and supplier management from a global perspective.

In this industry-current program, our project-based Professional Learning Model™ can offer you an opportunity to understand how the integration of logistics functions into a global supply chain management system. The CTU PLM™ may place you in the active role of collaborative problem-solver and project initiator, helping you acquire marketable skills as you develop variety of practical competencies, creative leadership approaches and critical thinking skills.

Colorado Technical University's Bachelor's Degree Completion Program is designed to enable completion of a Bachelor's degree in as little as 17 months.* 

Successful completion of the BSBA with a concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Management can provide students with an applicable foundation of relevant professional qualifications, including how to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic functional areas of management.
• Assess personal leadership style and adapt to needs of situations, employees and co-workers.
• Demonstrate the critical skills necessary to solve business problems.
• Apply appropriate concepts and principles of finance, accounting and statistics to make effective decisions.
• Understand the impact a global and electronic marketplace has on management practices, human resources and strategic decision-making.
• Understand the legal and global environments in which businesses operate.
• Act as a change agent to assist organizations, individuals and teams to adapt successfully to continuous change.
• Employ tools, principles and techniques of continuous process improvement in order to achieve quality and excellence in the workplace.
• Participate as a collaborative solution finder in a team environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to work comfortably and effectively in multicultural teams.
• Demonstrate a sense of responsibility for one’s own learning and the ability to assess and continuously improve.
• Demonstrate the application of management information systems, including spreadsheets and database applications.
• Relate and apply logistics methodologies to business strategy and operations.
• Apply technical and management skills necessary to design, develop and implement a supply chain from a global perspective.
• Discuss issues associated with integrating supply chain factors throughout the value chain from product design through manufacturing, delivery, support and disposal.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative managerial methods applicable to global supply chain management to include, inventory control, distribution, procurement and contracting issues.

Core Courses

• Accounting I
• Accounting II
• Accounting III
• Contemporary Business Trends
• Organizational Behavior
• International Business
• Research Design Methods and Applications
• Microeconomics
• Financial Management or World Cultures and Values
• World History and Culture II
• Management of Human Resources
• Managing Organizational Change
• Quantitative Decision Making
• Business Strategy
• Business Law I
• Operations Management
• Introduction to Marketing
• Introduction to Project Management
• Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management
• Introduction to Sociology

Concentration courses in this program are focused on providing an industry-current relevant overview of the global supply chain. For example:

• In Transportation and Distribution Management, students may concentrate on the commercial aspects of delivering raw materials and finished product including an analysis of packaging techniques, transportation modes, distribution optimization, storage and warehousing.
• In Material and Inventory Management, the course content can examine current principles and techniques employed in managing inventories as an integral part of a company’s supply chain, with an emphasis on learning to develop the right mix of inventory locations and levels to minimize cost and maximize profit.
• In Contract Management, students may study the contract life cycle from contract formation through contract closeout, with an emphasis on proper contract structure to handle contractor mal-performance and prevent contract litigation.

Other concentration courses in this program include:

• Quality Management
• Contract Pricing and Negotiation
• Contract Management s and Procurement
• Logistics/Supply Chain Management Capstone