ProgramCIP 52.0203

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

A program that prepares individuals to manage and coordinate all logistical functions in an enterprise, ranging from acquisitions to receiving and handling, through internal allocation of resources to operations units, to the handling and delivery of output. Includes instruction in acquisitions and purchasing, inventory control, storage and handling, just-in-time manufacturing, logistics planning, shipping and delivery management, transportation, quality control, resource estimation and allocation, and budgeting.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Logistics Management, Materials Management, Acquisition Logistics, Supply Management.