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Certificate of Achievement
Logistics Management

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in logistics, transportation, inventory management, and purchasing. The certificate will allow the student to develop organizational skills which can lead to advancement in operations management, transportation, purchasing, materials management, and related areas. The sequence of courses will provide the student the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills demanded of the modern logistics specialist. The sequence in which courses are taken may be modified to meet individual needs.

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Sample Education Plan

This sample education plan for the 2023-2024 catalog year represents one possible pathway through the program. Each university (UC, CSU, private, and others) has their own transfer requirements; please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. Additional course descriptions may be found in the College Catalog.
CourseUnitsTypically Offered
1st Semester
LOG 115 - Inventory ManagementM3.0
LOG 115 - Inventory Management (3.0 units)

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.

LOG 105 - Purchasing ManagementM3.0
LOG 105 - Purchasing Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:CIT 051; ECON 101 or ECON 102; LOG 101
Transfers to: CSU

This course is intended for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. This course explores the basic purchasing functions including establishing purchasing requirements and quantities, developing purchasing policies and procedures, receiving acceptable goods, arranging for packaging and shipping, managing inventory control, and the integration of the purchasing activities with other business functions.

Select one: LOG 120 / LOG 125 / LOG 135 / MGMT 101 / MGMT 140 / MGMT 142 / MGMT 143 / MGMT 150 M3.0
Notes:
LOG 125 is a 2 unit course.

LOG 120 - Transportation Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:CIT 051; LOG 101
Transfers to: CSU

This course is intended for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course provides a study of traffic management principles and techniques that facilitate distribution of the world's commerce. Topics covered in the course include analysis of the major forms of transportation, such as motor, rail, air, water, pipeline, inter-modal, and international; the integration of transportation forms into a distribution system; carrier management and selection, including rate structures, scheduling, outsourcing, private fleet operations, and transportation customers; government regulations on tariffs; and transportation of hazardous materials.

LOG 125 - Contract Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:LOG 101 or BUSL 110
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course provides a study of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to contracts for product transportation and logistics functions, as well as considerations for drafting and negotiating contracts with freight carriers, warehousemen, and other logistics service providers.

LOG 135 - Quality Management Concepts (3.0 units)

Advisory:LOG 101 or LOG 105
Transfers to: CSU

This course is intended for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course covers the basic principles, objectives, and policies of a quality management program. Topics include the implementation of continuous quality improvement and understanding various quality philosophies such as Deming's 14 Points, process management, ISO 9000 certification, Six Sigma efforts, Baldrige Award criteria, and an introduction to statistical process control.

MGMT 101 - Introduction to Business (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level, read college-level texts, and have knowledge of elementary algebra concepts.
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course is designed for the student who has an interest in a career in business. Topics cover business operations, strategies for both, domestic and international markets, economic factor, legal regulations, management, leadership, marketing, financial operations, accounting controls, and e-commerce. This course will count toward a business certificate or degree in business and will transfer to a four-year school.

MGMT 140 - Introduction to International Business (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college level-texts.
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed to provide students with a global perspective of business and acquaint students with the relationship of culture, politics, laws, and economics to operation in today’s complex global business environment. The subjects covered include international trade and finance, confidentiality and privacy, international marketing, and international human resources management. This course is designed for students looking for entry-level positions in the field of international business.

MGMT 142 - International Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college level-texts.
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the management practice as it relates to international business. Emphasis is placed on planning, problem-solving, organizational structure, human resource management, and production management as related to international competition. These functions of management are evaluated and examined under international competitive situations and cross-cultural boundaries. This course is designed for international business majors and those students interested in furthering their knowledge of business culture, strategy and behavior issues in a global context.

MGMT 143 - Import and Export Business (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college level-texts.
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed to provide students who want to start or expand their own import and export business or professionals who seek to enter their career advancement and to do business overseas successfully. The course covers major practical applications, from understanding the objectives of parties involved in importing and exporting to the basics of letters of credit, packaging, transporting and shipments, role of banks and freight forwarders, foreign currency management, and documents used in international trade.

MGMT 150 - Principles of Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:MGMT 101
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed for students seeking a career in management or for students who need to expand their knowledge of management techniques and organizational methods. In this course, students learn the theory and application of managerial functions as it applies to planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizations. Additional topics include the history of management, and practical management techniques, practices, and problem-solving methodologies. The topics of employee empowerment, characteristics and qualities of successful managers, and contemporary trends in management also are explored in the course.

Total Semester Units:9.0 
2nd Semester
LOG 101 - Supply Chain ManagementM3.0
LOG 101 - Supply Chain Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:CIT 051; It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and have knowledge of elementary algebra.
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course presents the tools and techniques for the design and improvement of any supply chain, through the optimal use of information, materials, and technology to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Students examine the processes for planning, sourcing, making, delivering, and returning products in order to integrate suppliers and customers into an organization's supply chain. Students also receive an overview of career opportunities within the logistics and supply chain management field.

LOG 110 - Warehouse ManagementM3.0
LOG 110 - Warehouse Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:CIT 051; LOG 101, ECON 101
Transfers to: CSU

This course is intended for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course provides warehouse managers, supervisors, distribution center leaders, and warehouse personnel with a pathway to gain and apply practical skills in warehouse design, layout planning, the safe storage of inventory, identifying appropriate material handling equipment, and quality control of warehouse services. Topics include industry terminology, modern warehouse management system tools, industry quality standards, and warehouse contracting.

Select one: LOG 120 / LOG 125 / LOG 135 / MGMT 101 / MGMT 140 / MGMT 142 / MGMT 143 / MGMT 150 M3.0
Notes:
LOG 125 is a 2 unit course.

LOG 120 - Transportation Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:CIT 051; LOG 101
Transfers to: CSU

This course is intended for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course provides a study of traffic management principles and techniques that facilitate distribution of the world's commerce. Topics covered in the course include analysis of the major forms of transportation, such as motor, rail, air, water, pipeline, inter-modal, and international; the integration of transportation forms into a distribution system; carrier management and selection, including rate structures, scheduling, outsourcing, private fleet operations, and transportation customers; government regulations on tariffs; and transportation of hazardous materials.

LOG 125 - Contract Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:LOG 101 or BUSL 110
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course provides a study of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to contracts for product transportation and logistics functions, as well as considerations for drafting and negotiating contracts with freight carriers, warehousemen, and other logistics service providers.

LOG 135 - Quality Management Concepts (3.0 units)

Advisory:LOG 101 or LOG 105
Transfers to: CSU

This course is intended for students seeking a career in logistics or supply chain management. The course covers the basic principles, objectives, and policies of a quality management program. Topics include the implementation of continuous quality improvement and understanding various quality philosophies such as Deming's 14 Points, process management, ISO 9000 certification, Six Sigma efforts, Baldrige Award criteria, and an introduction to statistical process control.

MGMT 101 - Introduction to Business (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level, read college-level texts, and have knowledge of elementary algebra concepts.
Transfers to: UC, CSU

This course is designed for the student who has an interest in a career in business. Topics cover business operations, strategies for both, domestic and international markets, economic factor, legal regulations, management, leadership, marketing, financial operations, accounting controls, and e-commerce. This course will count toward a business certificate or degree in business and will transfer to a four-year school.

MGMT 140 - Introduction to International Business (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college level-texts.
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed to provide students with a global perspective of business and acquaint students with the relationship of culture, politics, laws, and economics to operation in today’s complex global business environment. The subjects covered include international trade and finance, confidentiality and privacy, international marketing, and international human resources management. This course is designed for students looking for entry-level positions in the field of international business.

MGMT 142 - International Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college level-texts.
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the management practice as it relates to international business. Emphasis is placed on planning, problem-solving, organizational structure, human resource management, and production management as related to international competition. These functions of management are evaluated and examined under international competitive situations and cross-cultural boundaries. This course is designed for international business majors and those students interested in furthering their knowledge of business culture, strategy and behavior issues in a global context.

MGMT 143 - Import and Export Business (3.0 units)

Advisory:It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college level-texts.
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed to provide students who want to start or expand their own import and export business or professionals who seek to enter their career advancement and to do business overseas successfully. The course covers major practical applications, from understanding the objectives of parties involved in importing and exporting to the basics of letters of credit, packaging, transporting and shipments, role of banks and freight forwarders, foreign currency management, and documents used in international trade.

MGMT 150 - Principles of Management (3.0 units)

Advisory:MGMT 101
Transfers to: CSU

This course is designed for students seeking a career in management or for students who need to expand their knowledge of management techniques and organizational methods. In this course, students learn the theory and application of managerial functions as it applies to planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizations. Additional topics include the history of management, and practical management techniques, practices, and problem-solving methodologies. The topics of employee empowerment, characteristics and qualities of successful managers, and contemporary trends in management also are explored in the course.

Total Semester Units:9.0 
Total Units for Logistics Management COA program 18.0 
Notes:
AP exams and courses taken outside of Rio Hondo College may fulfill general education and/or major requirements. Please check with a counselor.
Legend:
M Major course; course may also meet a general education requirement
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Program Learning Outcomes

1

Students will know the role and historical development of supply chain management and integrated logistics functions.


2

Students will know the relationship between operations, warehousing, distribution centers, and materials management.


3

Students will know the importance of sound inventory management principles.


4

Students will contribute to process improvement projects.


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