MM 280 - Materials Management Processes (3)

Prerequisite: None
Lecture: 3 hours of lecture/discussion per week.

This is an introductory course encompassing those activities under the general umbrella of Materials Management. The major functional areas that will be included are Materials Management, Purchasing, Production and Control, Physical Distribution and Logistics. The student will be exposed to the acquisition, storage, and movement of raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finished goods used by a business or industry and the basics of materials management as an integral part of the overall management of an organization. At the end of the course the student should be able to define and discuss the basic principles and disciplines of the materials management field.

Note: This course is not offered this catalog year.

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PCS: 1.2