TL711: Logistics Systems (4) Covers foundation material on topics critical to establishing effective supply chains. Topics include inventory theory, forecasting, aggregate planning, quality management and project management. Material is presented with appropriate military applications.

TL 715: Enterprise Resource Planning (3) Covers material essential to the successful implementation of an ERP, addressing enterprise-wide functionality as well as required tactical functions such as project management and project planning, and provides an overview of implementation alternatives.

TL 719: Crisis Analysis and Homeland Security (3) Provides an integrated approach to crisis response and management within the contexts of military logistics and homeland security. Focus is on problems of natural, technological, civil hazards, and disasters. The role of technology is emphasized and the National Incident Management System is utilized.

TL 721: International Logistics Management (4) Offers a coherent perspective on contemporary global logistics from raw materials through production to the customer. Addresses the roles of governments and intermediaries, international sourcing, and the application of local trade laws.

TL 723: Advanced Supply Chain Planning (3) Continues to develop the concepts introduced in TL713. Flexible supply chains are considered. By understanding both current capabilities and evolving needs of the enterprise, the appropriate modifications to the supply chain can be identified.

TL 725: Technology Advances and Logistics (3) Addresses the new technologies that help shape advanced logistics and the advantages that such technologies have brought to the end users, suppliers, and a broad spectrum of related industries. Develop the understanding of requirements for effective integration of system and components for automated systems in support of logistics through the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) and other data capture technologies.

TL 727: Organizational Change Management (3) An overview of change management as the process of making either incremental improvements or radical changes to an organization's operations for the purpose of enhancing both organizational and individual effectiveness. A systems perspective and leadership implications are stressed.

TL 729: Adaptive Planning in Logistics (3) Presents a systems view of organizations with a focus on how remote sensing technology enables sense and respond logistics. Military applications are emphasized at both the strategic and operational levels. Organizational structure, strategic alliances, quality, and programmed decision making will be addressed at the strategic level, while supply chain dynamics, inventory management, and the value of information transparency will be addressed at the operational level.

TL 731: Logistics Research Methods (3) Covers key research concepts including: principles of scientific research; experimental, quasi-experimental, and observational studies; and continuous-dependent variable, discrete-choice, and network models. The focus is on applications and problem-solving in logistics and transportation.

TL 733: Military Case Studies in Logistics (3) This course will consist of case analysis based on events from previous military operations. Focus on actual logistics cases along with solutions and how individual/organizational decisions relate to the ultimate outcome. Analyzing the processes which would have reduced or eliminated the supply chain's susceptibility to success or failure. Topics from courses within the military logistics curriculum are integrated into the cases and will provide a vehicle for the students to assimilate material from previous courses.

TL 735: Contracting (3) This course is designed to provide an overview of contracting procedures and regulations, to include developing and initiating proposals and properly identifying short and long term contract requirements. This course will provide the student the skills to fully utilize critical funding resources in a competitive environment.

TL 782 Transportation Systems I (3). Interdisciplinary concepts and models including: relationships between transportation, the economy, environment, and land use; freight transportation demand; logistics planning; railroad technology, capacity, and infrastructure; railroad planning and regulation; maritime transportation, ports, and cargo-handling.

TL 783 Transportation Systems II (3). Barge, pipeline, and highway transportation including: river and lake movements, inland waterway planning, lock performance analysis, pipeline networks and technology, highway capacity and finance, truck size and weight policies, and highway planning models.

TL 784 Intermodal Freight Transportation (3). Intermodal freight transportation modes. Container handling and logistics. Rail, highway, and ocean vessel equipment. Terminals and cargo-handling procedures. Landside and port issues. Documentation and liability. Intermodal information systems. Policy, regulatory, and financial issues.

TL 785 Spatial Analysis of Transportation Systems (4). Theories and models of spatial interaction between transportation and land use including: transportation and spatial organization of production and cities; networks and transportation costs; location theories; interaction and optimization models; GIS concepts and applications.

TL 788 Research in Transportation and Logistics (3). Strategic research issues in Transportation and Logistics. Foundations of research philosophies and methodologies. Research design; problem and objective statements. Research methods in Applied Economics, Supply Chain Management, and Transportation Infrastructure Planning. Interdisciplinary synthesis.

TL 786 Public Transportation (3). History and development of transit. Transit modes. Transit facilities. Services planning. Routing and scheduling. Demand forecasting. Intelligent Transportation Systems. Transit and urban land use. Rural transit systems. Intercity rail passenger service. Policy and management.

TL 790 Seminar (1-3)

TL 793 Individual Study (1-5)

TL 796 Special Topics (1-5)

TL 799 Dissertation (credits determined by advisory committee)

Engr 770 Quantitative Modeling (3). Applications modeling and optimization methods. Domains: transportation, logistics, manufacturing, service systems scheduling, and supply-chain management. Decision models: linear programming and sensitivity analysis, transportation and assignment, network models and algorithms, and integer, dynamic and nonlinear programming.

Engr 771 Probabilistic and Deterministic Methods (3). Applications modeling. Domains include transportation, logistics, manufacturing, service systems scheduling, and supply-chain management. Quantitative models and tools include Markov chains, stochastic processes, queuing, deterministic and stochastic decision analysis, time series, forecasting, and regression modeling.

Agec 771 Economics of Transportation Systems (3). This course will provide an understanding of transportation economics and policy issues facing society. Topics include transport demand, modal costs, transportation competition and market power, transportation regulation, transportation investment, and the economics of transportation safety.

Agec 772 Rural Logistics and Distribution Management (3). Logistical systems and concepts, distribution management, management of railroads and motor carriers, and location of facilities. Includes agribusiness and natural resource case studies.

CE 774 Transportation Corridor Planning (3). Economic implications of corridor congestion. Design of intercity corridor studies. Corridor transportation planning procedures. Rail freight, transit, and highway corridor capacity models. Corridor levels of service and performance. Economic evaluation of capacity enhancements.

In addition to these courses, technical electives may be selected from graduate courses offered by participating departments, subject to the approval of the student's advisory committee. For a description of potential electives, see the graduate program descriptions for: Agribusiness & Applied Economics, Business Administration, Civil Engineering & Construction, and Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering.