2012-2013 Catalog - Columbus State Community College

• Differentiate the risks the currency exchange rates pose for
international trade and the affect it has on the types of payment
used in international commerce.
• Identify and understand the purpose/function of various
required documents common to international trade.
• Explain cultural, social, economic, and political factors that
impact organizations.
• Identify the types of air/ocean transportation services and
aircraft/vessel sizes.
• Identify and understand the characteristics of intermodal
transportation and the functions of international transportation
forwarders and brokers.
• Converse at a basic business level in Spanish or Chinese.
Strategic Procurement Major
The Strategic Procurement major is designed to provide focused
skills in purchasing and negotiation to students interested in this
field. This major is built upon a solid foundation in current supply
chain management theory and practice included in the Institute
for Supply Management certification examination.
In addition to the Supply Chain Management competencies, a
graduate in the Strategic Procurement major will be able to:
• Explain how policies and procedures are utilized to affect
purchasing objectives and plans.
• Explain how use of specifications, descriptions and standards
are utilized to help determine right quality.
• Explain how industrial and not-for-profit purchasing function
operates.
• Explain how and why “make vs. buy” and outsourcing
decisions are made.
• Develop a supplier management plan that provides
development, evaluation, and selection of the right supplier.
• Explain the different types of contracts and under what
conditions and situations each works best.
• Develop and present a purchasing strategic and tactical
purchasing plan.
• Develop and present a buying plan and inventory management
plan that ensures right quantity/right time.
• Describe and explain the what, why, and how of negotiation
that develop negotiation objectives, strategies, and tactics.
• Explain the ethical and legal issues that affect purchasing.
Supply Chain Management Certificates
Supply Chain Management certificates can be earned in
International Business, International Commerce, Strategic
Procurement, and Supply Chain Management. Each certificate can
be completed totally in a distance learning format. Courses for these
certificates follow the guidelines and cover the content established
by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professions
(CSCMP), the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and The
North American Small Business International Trade Educators
(NASBITE) respectively, in their certification exams
Supply Chain Management Associate Degree
COURSE
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Semester 1
ENGL 1100 Composition I..........................................................................3
ACCT 1211 Financial Accounting...............................................................3
ECON 2200 Principles of Microeconomics.................................................3
COLS 1100 First Year Experience Seminar................................................1
SCM 1001 Supply Chain Management Principles....................................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS.............................................................................13
Semester 2
SCM 1101 Transportation & Traffic Management....................................3
SCM 1510 Strategic Procurement.............................................................4
SCM 1501 Information Technology in Logistics......................................3
SCM XXXX Technical Elective....................................................................3
MKTG 1230 Customer Service & Sales.......................................................3
MKTG 1110 Marketing Principles...............................................................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS.............................................................................19
Summer Semester
STAT 1350 Elementary Statistics...............................................................3
HUM XXXX Refer to approved GE - HUM list...........................................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS...............................................................................6
Semester 3
SCM 2110 Warehouse Management..........................................................4
SCM 2111 Inventory Management............................................................3
SCM 1190 International Business.............................................................2
SCM 2290 Introduction to Import/Export Regulations & Compliance.....4
ACCT 1212 Managerial Accounting...........................................................3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS.............................................................................16
Semester 4
SCM 2601 Performance Management for SCM Managers.......................3
CSCI 2330 Project Management Fund & Case Studies.............................4
SCM 2802 Supply Chain Management Seminar.......................................1
SCM 2902 Supply Chain Management Practicum....................................3
NAT XXXX Refer to approved GE - NAT list.............................................4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS.............................................................................15
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT HOURS...........................................................69
Technical Electives
The following courses are approved for technical elective requirements:
SCM 1301 International Management.......................................................2
SCM 2250 International Shipping.............................................................3
SCM 2450 Transportation Rates & Claims...............................................3
SCM 2910 CLA Certification....................................................................1
SCM 2911 CLT Certification.....................................................................1
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