TRANSPORTATION
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LOGISITICS
Fisher College of Business
Undergraduate Specialization
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Overview
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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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
T&L at Fisher
Undergraduate Ranking
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4th Nationally - U.S. News and World Report
(2008)
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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:
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Management Trainee
• Analyst
• First Line Supervisor
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Example T&L Position
Logistics Analyst
• Works with management of sales regions, headquarters
and logistics partners to coordinate special events, vehicle
logistics and priority vehicle transportation
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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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Companies that Recruit T&L
• Eastman Kodak
• International Paper
• Best Buy
• Federated Department
Stores
• Sherwin Williams
• Walt Disney World
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Further Education and Other Opportunities
Research
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Students can assist professors and PhD candidates
Graduate School
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Business
• Consulting
• PHD
• MBA-Logistics
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
T&L Salaries
Fisher College of Business Average Salaries
(2006-2007)
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Full-time
Intern
$45,148
$2607/month
NACE National Salary Survey (2007)
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Full Time (Logistics/Material)
Management)
$45,577
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
The Outlook for T&L
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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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Student Organizations
OSU Transportation & Logistics Association
http://www.osutla.com/
Pi Sigma Epsilon (Sales Fraternity)
http://www.osu.edu/students/pse/
Undergraduate Business Student Forum
http://student.cob.ohio-state.edu/ubsf/
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
What Does the OSU T&L Association Do?
The Transportation and Logistics Association is a not-forprofit 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Professional Organizations
American Marketing Association
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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)
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http://www.apics.org/
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Study Abroad & Exchange Contacts
CIBER (Center for International Business
and Research)
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http://fisher.osu.edu/international/ciber/index.ht
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Office of International Education (OSU)
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http://oie.osu.edu/
• OIE has many other opportunities for business
and non-business opportunities to supplement
the Fisher curriculum
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
Study Abroad & Exchange Programs (CIBER)
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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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 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 Business
The Ohio State University
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career
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The Ohio State University
http://fisher.osu.edu
Office of Career Services
150 Gerlach Hall 2108 Neil Avenue
614-292-6024 fisher.osu.edu/career