This is a high-skill, high-wage area of emphasis. The trade and logistics cluster supports about 1.7 million jobs in Florida, nearly 22 percent of the state's employment. Job growth for supply chain managers is expected to increase by 26 percent through 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median expected salary for a typical Supply Chain Manager in the United States is $93,877.

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Broward County and South Florida have a strategic geographic advantage for the global trade and logistics industry. Port Everglades and the Port of Miami, considered deepwater ports, are high-volume entry and exit points for domestic and international trade. Miami International Airport is the 4th largest cargo volume airport in the world. The Florida East Coast Railroad is developing an intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF) in Port Everglades to rail products to 48 freight terminals in Florida and address the increased demand.

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Logistics is a fast-paced, people-oriented field. Supply chain professionals should be:

• Idea drivers
• Able to work in cross-functional teams within an organization
• Able to list and explain the factors affecting availability, working capital, and cost

Supply chain managers need to take into account the distribution network configuration, the distribution strategy, the trade-offs in logistical activities, the inventory management, and the cash flow of business operations.

In this program, you will learn how to work in an environment of customer service, demand management, order fulfillment, manufacturing, procurement and supplier relations, product development or reverse logistics, import/export, trade relations, and/or regulatory compliance as they apply to transportation, inventory, warehousing, or packaging, and distribution of goods and services locally, nationally and internationally.

Arizona State University Supply Chain Video

The WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University has produced a 12-part video Introduction to Supply Chain Management. The series was developed by Eddie Davila, Jeff Hough, Randy Cates, Dawn Feldman, Dan Ichikawa, Ian Schmoel, and Matt Hardy. ASU, the W. P. Carey School of Business, and the Supply Chain Management Department are proud and happy to share this video series with supply chain management departments, supply chain instructors, career specialists in high schools and universities, as well as industry leaders in an effort to inspire a new generation of supply chain management professionals across the country and around the world.

All faculty members are holders of doctoral or master's degrees in Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration. In addition, faculty members possess multiple years of experience in a supply chain-related field.

The Logistics and Transportation Specialist Technical Certificate can be completed within two semesters with 18 credit hours.

Completion of the Associate of Science in Supply Chain Management Operations degree takes two years.

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Supply Chain Management will complete an additional 60 hours.

Most students take six to nine credit hours per semester if they are employed full-time. Students who are employed part-time usually take between twelve and fifteen credit hours per semester. An accelerated weekend program is available and is designed specifically to accommodate working professionals. See 'Supply Chain Management Express' in the left-side navigation bar. We also offer an early morning program for working professionals who are early risers and would like to work on their degrees before work.

Transfer students should contact a program advisor to confirm credit for prior coursework.

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