LOG 115 - Inventory Management

Advisory:CIT 051; ACCT 100; LOG 101
Transfers to: CSU

This course is intended for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course reviews the concepts and techniques available for planning and controlling inventories. Students will examine methods to determine the appropriate amount of inventory to carry; the relationship between inventory as a physical asset and an accounting asset; the difference between raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventories; controlling the physical locations of inventory; recognizing and analyzing inventory dysfunctions; bar code technologies; and protecting inventory from natural, technological, and man-made disasters.