LOG 115: Logistics Security and Risk Management

Description:

Tacoma Community College offers a Logistics course program, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, to provide students with the professional skills necessary to succeed in warehouse, inventory, and supply chain management.

In Logistics 115, Logistics Security and Risk Management, students will “become familiar with applicable domestic and international standards, laws, and regulations as well as the technologies that are used in ensuring that the supply chain is safe.” Security threats, risks, and countermeasures are covered in an effort to identify and assess vulnerabilities. “Key areas of study will be transportation and port security, access control, the regulatory framework, IT security as it pertains to supply chain management, as well as aspects of import and export compliance. All modes of transportation will be covered, as will security aspects of both domestic and international commerce.“

Course Information:

Logistics 115 Logistics Security and Risk Management is offered at Tacoma Community College as a blended learning course, containing both online and in-person components.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify and implement logistics strategies, explain and evaluate logistics decisions, display effective interpersonal communications and work as part of a team, communicate effectively about business management or logistics issues, consistently apply high standards of ethical judgment for personal and business affairs.

For orientation purposes, viewers of this courses’ content should begin with the document called Logistics Security and Risk Management- Logistics 115 which contains a letter to the instructor, a list of the weekly modules and their content, midterm exam, final exam, and short answer questions. A list of web and print resources, called Resources was compiled for all the Logistics courses and is included in the Administrative section for reference.

Attached is a .zip file containing documents associated with the course. These materials fall into several distinct categories: administrative, lecture slides, documentation and reference material.

Course Contents:

The attached files associated with LOG 115 online course exist in a variety of formats including .pdf, .docx, and .pptx. Below is list of the files organized by category then alphabetically, with the name of the file and size in parenthesis.

Administrative

• Logistics 115: Logistics Security & Risk Management (Course Outline LOGISTICS 115 spring 2013.docx) 33 KB
• Logistics Security and Risk Management- Logistics 115 (Instructor Manual LOG 115.docx) 67.48 KB
• Midterm exam (Midterm LOG 115.pdf) 3.1 KB
• Resources (Tacoma CC Logistics Bibliography_Nov 6 2013.docx) 20.4 KB
• Supply Chain Security and Risk Management – Draft 2 (Security Course curriculum. docx) 580 KB
• Syllabus, Spring 2013 Log 115 (Syllabus LOG 115 Udbye Spring 2013.docx) 38 KB

Lecture Slides

• Supply Chain Security: Session 1: Context and Definitions (Session 1 slides.pptx) 1.3 MB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 2: Analytical Frameworks (Session 2 slides.pptx) 1.3 MB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 3: The Regulatory Environment (Session 3 slides.pptx) 4.2 MB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 4: Mitigation of Security Risks (Session 4 slides.pptx) 1.3 MB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 5: The Upstream Focus: Maritime and Port Security (Session 5 slides.pptx) 676 KB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 6: The Upstream Focus: Air and Rail Security (Session 6 slides.pptx) 931 KB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 7: Road, Pipeline, and Intermodal Security (Session 7 slides.pptx) 660 KB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 8: Warehouse, Inventory, and Distribution Security (Session 8 slides.pptx) 1.3 MB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 9: Securing the Information and Monetary Flows (Session 9 slides.pptx) 1.3 MB
• Supply Chain Security: Session 10: Looking Ahead and Project Presentations (Session 10 slides.pptx) 827 KB

Documentation and Reference Material

• Article Links (Two articles on piracy at sea by Capt.docx) 14 KB
• Articles (cases) for LOG 115 (Articles (cases) for LOG 115.docx) 21 KB
• Regional Security Initiatives in the Columbia River (Columbia River Area Maritime Security Committee.pdf) 631 KB
• “Overcoming the Flaw in the U.S. Government Efforts to Improve Container Cargo, and Supply Chain Security” (CSI testimony Flynn 2008.pdf 286 KB
• Overview of U.S. Export Controls Supply Chain Security (Diane Mooney presentation.ppt) 483 KB