BSBA in Supply Chain Management

BLAW 353: Contracts

The fundamental concepts of the law of contracts are examined to provide the student with an understanding of the common law system regarding formation, performance, third party rights, ethics, discharge and remedies.

Prerequisites: BLAW 251W Credits: 3

BLAW 354: Commercial Transactions

This course provides a study of the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) with reference to the nature and legality of the sale of goods, warranties, nature and kinds of commercial paper, negotiability, methods of transfer and secured transactions.

Prerequisites: BLAW 251W Credits: 3

BLAW 355: Law of Business Organizations

This is a course that focuses on various laws pertaining to the creation and termination of corporations, franchises, partnerships, agency and other business entities.

Prerequisites: BLAW 251W Credits: 3

BLAW 454: The Law of International Commercial Transactions

This course provides the student with an overall perspective of the basic legal problems involved in doing business with and in other countries. Topics covered include an introduction to foreign legal systems; study of various forms of business organization; legal problems involved in letters of credit, insurance, risk of loss, antitrust aspects of the sale of goods; forms of dispute settlement; and the problems of enforcing judgments in and against foreign countries.

Prerequisites: BLAW 251W Credits: 3

IBUS 341: International Business

An introductory study of the environment and management of cross-national business activities. Topics include sociocultural, legal and political environment; international monetary and financial systems; international trade; foreign direct and portfolio investments; and the management of international marketing, financial, production and personnel functions.

Prerequisites: MGMT 361 Credits: 3

IBUS 369: Export Management

This course offers a comprehensive study of international export procedures and operations. Topics covered include export documentation, managing export transactions, planning export operations, export communications, shipping and packaging, export payment and collection methods, export insurance, governmental and foreign export regulations, export support programs and services, exports within NAFTA, and designing export management systems.

Prerequisites: IBUS 341 Credits: 3

MKTG 443: International Marketing

This course helps students develop skills in analyzing economic and non-economic factors for identifying and evaluating foreign market opportunities; this course will allow students to become familiar with different approaches for segementing international markets; it will encourage students to develop skills in formulating product, price, distribution, and promotion strategies in the context of business outside the United States; and this course will help develop skills in undertaking international strategic marketing planning.

Prerequisites: MKTG 371 Credits: 3

MKTG 476: Product Management

This course examines methods and tools leading to successful product development and commercialization, as well as the maintenance of existing products and product lines, including product positioning, design, marketing mix, testing, forecasting and product launch, plus product strategy and product life cycle management, using case studies and computer simulations.

Prerequisites: MKTG 371 and MKTG 374 Credits: 3

MKTG 478: Business-to-Business Marketing

This course focuses on business-to-business marketing. The course will demonstrate the differences between industrial and consumer marketing; how industrial marketers evaluate their marketing environments, including an understanding of customers and competitors, supply chain management, market research, and new product development.

Prerequisites: MKTG 371 Credits: 3

QSIS 481W: Systems Analysis and Design

This course is a detailed study of all phases of the system development life cycle (SDLC) with emphasis on structured analysis and design and object-oriented techniques. Case studies are used to generate detailed data flow diagrams. The issues involving conversion, testing, training, documenting, maintaining and managing a system are addressed.

Prerequisites: QSIS 283 and JMA 201, COSC 101 or COSC 150 Credits: 3

SCMG 375: Supply Chain Management Techniques

This course will introduce the major SCM strategic, tactical, and operational information techniques, systems, technology, and processes being utilized by industry leaders to integrate SCM operations and enhance collaboration within and across enterprises. This course will build extensively on the functional knowledge acquired in the business core Supply Chain Management (SCMG 367) course by introducing best in class methods for evaluating and enhancing supply chain operations. Instruction and practice in techniques of process and project management in such concepts as lean and six sigma will provide solid SCM foundational analytical skills while enhancing the scope of SCM knowledge. In addition, this course will include development of skills to properly identify the correct application of the various SCM techniques discussed. While this course is required for the SCM program, it will also be very beneficial to other business majors especially Information Systems, International Business, and Marketing.

Prerequisites: SCMG 367 Credits: 3

SCMG 469: Strategic Supply Chain Management

Strategic Supply Chain Management is the capstone course in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) concentration. This course will focus on applying knowledge from previous courses to understanding the impact of effective SCM on the organization's productivity and competitiveness. Students will explore the links between overall business strategy and supply chain strategy, and will develop an in depth understanding of the principles of supply chain excellence. Field research, combined with Duquesne supply chain management software, will provide students with experience in SCM strategic development and integration.

Prerequisites: ACCT 215, SCMG 367, SCMG 375, SCMG 472 and SCMG 474 Credits: 3

SCMG 472: Global Transportation and Logistics

Transportation and logistics are the elements of supply chain management by which materials are stored and moved from points of origin to production and products are stored and moved from points of production to consumption. This course will examine distribution techniques, the major modes of transportation, their respective capabilities and limitations, business models, and management practices. The course will also examine the role of government in the transportation industry.

Prerequisites: MKTG 371 and SCMG 375 Credits: 3

SCMG 474: Purchasing Management

This is an introductory course on the principles of purchasing and materials management. Topics covered include the profit-generating potential of purchasing, the role of purchasing in total quality management, the price versus cost distinction, supplier selection and evaluation, inventory management, value analysis, and just-in-time purchasing.

Prerequisites: MKTG 371 and MKTG 375 Credits: 3

SCMG 480: Forecasting Production/Inventory Management

Forecasting, inventory control, and production planning and control are central to the success of any firm. The main focus of the course will be on understanding how tools and techniques in these areas apply in a supply chain and how they can aid a manager in supply chain decision making to achieve a competitive advantage. Students will apply time-series and regression methods to produce forecasts, and they will learn how to make inventory decisions in single- and multiple-period decision environments. Specific attention will be given to the precedence and dependence relations between hierarchical decisions in the manufacturing planning and control process.

Prerequisites: SCMG 472 and SCMG 474 Credits: 3