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Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
TRANSPORTATION&
LOGISITICSFisher College of Business
Undergraduate Specialization
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Overview
• What is Transportation & Logistics?• Preparation• Transportation and Logistics at Fisher• T&L Organizations and Job• T&L Salaries and Outlook• Student and Professional Organizations• Study Abroad Opportunities• T&L Department Contact Information
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
What is Transportation & Logistics?
The art of getting the right stuff, to the right place, at the right time
“Plans , implements, and controls the effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption to meet the customers’ requirements.” - Council of Logistics Management
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
More on T&L
• Logistics is concerned with the design and management of systems for the movement of products from points of production to points of consumption
• Such systems typically encompass activities such as transportation, warehousing, materials handling, inventory planning, and control customer service, facility location, scheduling and purchasing
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Preparation for T&L
• A college education with a good grounding in mathematics, statistics and logistics is important for professional entry into the field
• A good academic background, coupled with ambition and demonstrated competence, is necessary for professional advancement
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
T&L at Fisher
Undergraduate Ranking• 4th Nationally - U.S. News and World Report
(2008)
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
The T&L Specialization
The transportation and logistics curriculum is designed to emphasize the theoretical as well as the applied aspects of the field
Attention is focused both on the concerns of individual companies engaged in distributing products or facilitating the distribution of products and on the role of government in providing the legal, economic, social, and investment environments within which individual firms must operate
Students selecting transportation and logistics as an area of specialization will obtain a broad foundation for careers in (1) Management of transportation and warehousing companies(2) The distribution, logistics, materials or traffic management
departments of manufacturing, retailing, and wholesaling firms(3) Research and administrative agencies of government
concerned with transportation and logistics matters
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
T&L Curriculum
Specific information about the T&L Specialization can be found on the Fisher website under:
- Current Students
- Undergraduate Students
- Academics
- Specializations
There you will find a complete list requirements as downloadable pdf files
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Is there a Common T&L Career Path?
• No single path dominates this field• Path is influenced by your skills,
interests, & personal decisions and the size, type, geographic scope & organizational structure of the firm
• Typical entry level jobs:• Management Trainee• Analyst• First Line Supervisor
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
What Types of Organizations Hire T&L Graduates?
Almost every Fortune 500 company is a potential employer:
• Merchandising Firms
• Consulting Firms
• Manufacturing/Production Firms
• Transportation Firms
• Education Organizations
• Third Party Logistics Firms
• Service Institutions
• Government Agencies
• Purchasing Firms
• Logistics Firms
• Distribution Firms
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Example T&L PositionLogistics Analyst• Works with management of sales regions, headquarters
and logistics partners to coordinate special events, vehicle logistics and priority vehicle transportation
• Duties include:• Analyzing monthly production plan and forecasting supply
requirements to meet production demand• Monitoring logistics partners• Developing and maintaining contingency plans• Supervising marine vessel discharges• Insuring transportation quality standards and on-time delivery
performance standards are achieved
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
• Eastman Kodak• International Paper• Best Buy • Federated Department Stores• Sherwin Williams• Walt Disney World
Companies that Recruit T&L
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Further Education and Other Opportunities
Research • Students can assist professors and PhD candidates
Graduate School• Business• Consulting• PHD• MBA-Logistics
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
T&L Salaries
Fisher College of Business Average Salaries (2006-2007)• Full-time $45,148• Intern $2607/month
NACE National Salary Survey (2007)• Full Time (Logistics/Material)
Management) $45,577
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
The Outlook for T&L
• T&L is one of the fastest growing areas of managerial career opportunities
• Logistics management is one of the fastest growing areas of managerial career opportunities.
• Transportation and logistics costs are one of the largest components of the total cost of manufacturing and distributing products
• The logistics field is a relatively new one in universities, thus companies are aggressively seeking people with training in this area to meet their expanding needs
• Government regulation of business is creating professional opportunities• Companies from all over the United States actively recruit Ohio State’s
logistics graduates due to the reputation of our program
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Student Organizations
OSU Transportation & Logistics Associationhttp://www.osutla.com/
Pi Sigma Epsilon (Sales Fraternity)http://www.osu.edu/students/pse/
Undergraduate Business Student Forumhttp://student.cob.ohio-state.edu/ubsf/
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
What Does the OSU T&L Association Do?
The Transportation and Logistics Association is a not-for-profit professional organization which provides leadership in developing, defining, and understanding the logistics process on a worldwide basis a learning center for students in the form of concepts and best practices presented by logistics professionals a window of opportunity for students seeking full-time jobs, internships, and co-ops.
The ultimate aim is to provide students with as much information as possible about both the types of responsibilities they will have in various logistics positions, and the types of skills they will need to advance.
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Professional Organizations
American Marketing Association• Students can become members• Membership is $75 yearly, $55 quarterly and $65 for
two quarters• http://www.osu.edu/students/ama
APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society)• http://www.apics.org/
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Study Abroad & Exchange Contacts
CIBER (Center for International Business and Research)• http://fisher.osu.edu/international/ciber/
index.html
Office of International Education (OSU)• http://oie.osu.edu/• OIE has many other opportunities for business
and non-business opportunities to supplement the Fisher curriculum
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Study Abroad & Exchange Programs (CIBER)
• Copenhagen Business School, Denmark• Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany• Nantes Summer School, France• Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland• Quinn School of Business, Dublin, Ireland• London School of Economics, England• Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de
Monterrey, Mexico• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology • Singapore Management University• Curtin School of Business, Perth, Australia
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Academic Department: Marketing & Logistics
Ohio State University
Suite 500, Fisher Hall
2100 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1144
(614) 292-9695
Fisher College of BusinessThe Ohio State University
Office of Career Services150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
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