Focuses on the business application of the integrated functions of logistics within the supply chain, including: transportation, warehousing, materials handling, packaging, inventory control, customer service, and logistics information systems. The role of government will be examined, and costing and pricing practices within the supply chain will be studied. Students will discover how logistics and the supply chain play major roles interacting with production, marketing and finance within the firm, and extend to suppliers, customers and others outside the organization.