LOGISTICS, BUSINESS, AND PUBLIC POLICY (BMGT)

The Robert H. Smith School of Business
1570 Van Munching Hall, 301-405-2286
www.rhsmith.umd.edu/undergrad
Chair: M. Dresner
Professors: S. Boyson (Res Prof, Aff Res Prof), T. Corsi, M. Dresner, C. Grimm, P. Morici, R. Windle
Associate Professors: T. Anenson (Assoc Prof), W. Chung, P. Evers, B. Zelner
Assistant Professors: C. Dezso, Y. Dong, S. Eckerd, G. Mark (Asst Prof), R. Sampson, D. Somaya
Lecturers: J. Boroumand (Lecturer, General Associate), M. Carrier (Director, Lecturer), G. Cohen (Lecturer), R. Daniels (Lecturer), L. Gardner (Lecturer), L. Harrington (Fac Res Asst, Lecturer), R. Hutchins (Lecturer), A. Jacobs (Lecturer), V. Jain (Lecturer), W. McAdam (Lecturer), W. McClenahan, J. Miller, K. Nagata (Lecturer), B. Nelson (Tyser Teaching Fellow), C. Olson (Tyser Teaching Fellow), H. Turner (Tyser Teaching Fellow), T. Wilkerson (Lecturer), Y. Zhou (Lecturer)
Professors Emeriti: B. Leete, L. Preston
Visiting Faculty: R. Rhee (Visit Assoc Prof)

The Major

Two curriculum concentrations are offered through the Logistics, Business, and Public Policy department:

Supply Chain Management
International Business

Supply Chain Management: The supply chain encompasses all organizations involved in production of a good or service and its ultimate delivery to the end customer. Supply chain managers oversee many varied but inter-related processes including the flow of materials, information, and transactions. Logistics deals primarily with the materials flow component of the supply chain, and logistics managers are responsible for fulfilling customer orders while simultaneously controlling distribution costs.

While transportation is the heart of logistics; inventory control, warehousing, order processing, materials handling, packaging, and customer service are important logistics activities. These logistics activities comprise up to 30 percent of total costs for many businesses. The cost of freight transportation alone is about 8 percent of the nation's annual domestic product.

International Business responds to the global interest in international economic systems and their multicultural characteristics. This degree combines the college-required courses with International Business courses and provides students the opportunity to apply a specified upper level foreign language course toward this specialization's requirements. It is strongly recommended that this program be declared in combination with another major in or outside of business in order to assure that graduates will have specialized career focus.

 

Admission to the Major

See Robert H. Smith School of Business entry in chapter 6 for admission requirements.

Requirements for the Major

Supply Chain Management

Course requirements for the junior-senior curriculum concentration in Supply Chain Management are as follows:

		Credits
BMGT370	Introduction to Transportation	3
BMGT372	Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management	3
BMGT476	Technology Applications in Supply Chain Management	3
	Two of the following courses:	6
BMGT373	Supply Chain Management Internship
BMGT470	Carrier Management
BMGT471	Seminar in Supply Chain Management: An Executive Perspective
BMGT472	Purchasing and Inbound Logistics
BMGT475	Supply Chain Strategy and Network Design
BMGT477	International Supply Chain Management
	One of the following courses:	3
BMGT302	Business Computer Application Programming
BMGT332	Operations Research for Management Decisions
BMGT385	Operations Management
BMGT455	Sales Management
BMGT482	Business and Government
BMGT484	Electronic Marketing
	Or one of the following not selected above: BMGT373, 470, 471, 472, 475 or 477
	Total Major Requirements	18
	Upper Level Economics Requirement One of the following courses:	3
ECON305	Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
ECON306	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECON330	Money and Banking
ECON340	International Economics

Note: Students who have completed ECON325 and ECON326 can substitute these courses for ECON305 and ECON306 respectively.

International Business

Course requirements for the junior-senior curriculum concentration in International Business are:

		Credits
BMGT392	Introduction to International Business	3
BMGT454	International Marketing	3
BMGT477	International Supply Chain Management	3
BMGT446	International Finance	3
BMGT463	Cross-cultural Challenges in Business	3
BMGT466	Global Business Strategy	3
	Total BMGT	18
ECON340	International Economics	3
	One of the following:	3
	ECON 305, 306, 315, 316, 330, 380 or agreed upon foreign language credits which includes CHIN 412, FREN 406, GERM 412, ITAL 406, JAPN 404, RUSS407, SPAN 415
	Total ECON/LANGUAGE	6

In addition to the major requirements listed above, please see the Roberts H. Smith School of Business  under The Colleges and Schools or www.rhsmith.umd.edu for a listing of additional Smith School degree requirements that apply to all Smith School majors.

Advising

General advising for students admitted to the Smith School of Business is available Monday through Friday in the Office of Undergraduate Programs, 1570 Van Munching Hall, 301-405-2286, undergradinfo@rhsmith.umd.edu. It is recommended that students visit this office each semester to ensure that they are informed about current requirements and procedures. Transfer students entering the university can be advised during spring, summer, and fall transfer orientation programs. Contact the Orientation Office for further information, 301-314-8217, or visit www.orientation.umd.edu/.

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