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Instructor: Kathy DePiro
Course
Description
Upon successful completion of the Logistics and Materials
Management program, the student iwll be prepared for employment in businesses
engaged in distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, transportation,
wholesaling, and retailing of goods.
LMM presents the major aspects of logistics and materials
management in the current business environment. Topics covered include
modes of transportation, types of carriers and their application, the use of
various documents, basics of warehouse operations, and the principles of
inventory management, and current information technology concepts in logistics
operation. Students receive OSHA compliant instruction in the use of
materials handling equipment, including both powered and non-powered industrial
trucks. In addition to technical skills, the curriculum includes career
development, business mathematics, communications, management principles, job
retention, and work ethics skills.
Additional hands-on experience is available by participation
in merchandising in the Mall and Cooperative Education programs. LMM
students are members in DECA, a student organization that offers leadership
training and a chance to compete in events designed to stimulate industry
interest, further vocational competence, and provide scholarship opportunities
for postsecondary education.
Prerequisites: Applied Communications, Applied Math,
Computer Literacy
Appropriate Occupations
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Lift truck operator
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Receiving and shipping associate
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Customer service and sales associate
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Route sales rep
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Purchasing agent
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Warehouse worker
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Related clerical positions
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Order filler
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Inventory management associate
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Wholesale sales associate
Job
Outlook
Many logistics and materials management career
options fall under the high priority occupations as designed by State
government. Employment for these occupations will increase as the
distribution industry expands in our area over the next decade.
Further Education
Opportunities
Further education opportunities exist at technical
schools, junior colleges, most commonwealth campuses, and at accredited
four-year colleges and universities.
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This program is also available for adults.
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Intergenerational Programs 4/5/07 |