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Show Technology Management-Logistics 305. Introduction to Logistics (5) Introduces the general area of logistics: plans and programs, requirements and acquisition, Storage, stock control and distribution, transportation, issues and consumption, and redistribution and marketing. 345. Accounting in the Federal Government (5) The principles underlying fund accounting as they evolve in the federal government and program budgeting in the Department of Defense as implemented by the United States Military Departments. Prerequisite: Accounting 102 or equivalent. 421. Production Cost Analysis (4) The analysis of various factory production ecsts through break-even, make-or-buy total annual cost and return on investment methods based on typical production cost estimates. 423. Production Planning (4) A survey of production processes, equipment and tooling, and techniques for process analysis, scheduling, sequencing, and planning for production in intermittent, continuous, and receptive processing situations. 424. Production Management Seminar (4) An overview of production management which integrates concepts and information from prior courses. Prerequisites: Completion of five courses in the Production Management specialty area. 430. Defense Procurement Management (4) Overview of procurement activity within the federal government. Subject matter will include the organization and functions of a defense procurement agency, the procurement cycle, regulatory considerations, and trends and non-market characteristics of the defense industry. 431. Government Contract Law (4) Principles of the law of contracts, sales, and agency, with application to the purchasing of goods and services and the related problems of contract enforcement at all levels of government. 433. Contract Administration and Performance Evaluation (4) Knowledge and skills involved in administering Government contracts will be provided and the student will be exposed to the wide range of subjects in the realm of contract management and contract administration. 441. Inventory and Systems Manager Concepts (4) An introduction to the theory of systems and how it is applied in the private industry and military environment's. Concepts of the Inventory and Systems Managers within the Air Force Logistics Command are presented. 442. Service Engineering (4) A study of the scope of the AFLC _ Service Engineering Mission, including engineering management, direction, development, and control over the design, performance, and reliability pertaining to the configuration and operational procedures of aircraft, missile, space, and electronic systems and equipment. 443. Requirements Computations and Provisioning W Provisioning of material required to suppport a new end item of equipment as it is delivered from production, with follow-up requirements methods (recoverable, non-recoverable replacement) used for continued item support being discussed. 444. Cataloging and Technical Data (3) Areas of discussion will include the orientation of data, methods of storing these data, retrieval systems required to provide optimum access, case histories of various industrial cataloging techniques, and use of the metric system. 446. Configuration Management (4) A study of the process by which the complete physical ami functional characteristics of a manufactured item is identified, and the establishment of a configuration baseline and how-all changes and modifications to item characteristics can be controlled and documented. 447. Materials Management Seminar (4) This course will relate all the functions of logistics, emphasizing the total systems approach resulting in the ultimate objective of the most logistics support in the most cost effective manner. 461. Quality Control Concepts and Techniques (4) An overview of the total quality control function including organization, management, process control, and product reliability. 473. Supply Management (4) A detailed analysis is made of the inter-relationships of military and industrial supply with other major logistics functions of maintenance, procurement, transportation, and marketing. 474. Introduction to Transportation (4) An overview of transportation emphasizing its role, environmental and sociological aspects, economic characteristics, carrier services, regulation, policy goals. Department of Defense management, and the future. 475. Distribution Traffic Management (4) The functions of a traffic department with application of transportation management principles, emphasizing the role of transportation management in reducing the cost of production through economical application of rates, rules, and regulations. 476. Packaging Administration and Technology A survey of package development, testing, graphics, materials and machinery, and the management relationships between packaging, production, storage, security, and transportation from the industrial-military viewpoint. 480. Logistics Individualized Projects (1-3) Individual work by students in the field of logistics on topics not included in the announced course offerings 492. Short Courses, Workshops. Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. A W S Su 278 Technology Utah Skills Center North UTAH SKILLS CENTER NORTH C. Brent Wallis, Director Assistant Professors, C. Brent Wallis; Instructor-Specialists, Sherma Ballif, Deloy Blotter, Philip Carter, Jim Cole, Lynda Covieo, Glenda Dickson, Lynne Forbush, Udey Franklin, Robert Gillespie, Steven Golder, Carol Green, Toby Gonzales, Gyle Hollingsworth, Branch Jacobson, Cornelia Klyn, Herb Lane, Clifford Miles, Mary Moore, Janet Olsen, Laurence Patane, Penelope Plantaric, Scott Silvester, Joadele Sirmans, Dan Slama, Tony Ulibarri, Gary Walker. The Utah Skills Center North represents a unique organization within Weber State College for the purpose of coordinating with state and local agencies along with lay citizens in the Weber, Davis, and Morgan County areas, for providing entry level employment training opportunities for employable aged individuals. This is accomplished through the usage for an open-entrance/open-exit enrollment process geared specifically to the employment opportunities of the community. Students permitted to enroll into Skills Center North should fall under one or more of the following categories; 1) unemployed, 2) currently on welfare, 3) developmental disabled (medically verified), yet capable of obtaining employment with appropriate training, and/or 4) low-income (determined by OEO guidelines eligibility of dependents based upon parental income). Skills Center North counseling personnel will use test scores to determine appropriate use of placement of students into programs compatible with his educational/vocational employability goal. This will be accomplished by working with departments of Weber State College as well as programs listed within this section. Pre-Vocational and Vocational programs are offered at the Skills Center North (located within the Weber Community Education Service Center), and at Weber State College. Basic Education, high school completion, GED, and English as a Second Language courses are also available through the Weber School District at the Center for students before entering and during their occupational training program. Skills Center North offers a complete selection of occupational training programs in cooperation with the School of Technology, the Ogden School District and the Weber School District. A student services component is available for students, and includes job coun-selings, pre-employment courses, job placement, and assistance with child care and transportation. Job Development, Counseling, Placement and Follow-Up are provided to Skills Center North by the Ogden Job Service Center. This is accomplished by a team of Job Developers working with all trainees to assist them in finding employment as they complete their training. Follow-Up is also conducted to determine if the training was adequate and to assist in initial problems that may occur during the first few months of a new job. Skills Center North has maintained a placement rate of over 80% of the students completing their program. This has been a major accomplishment since Skills Center North was established in January of 1971. All programs at Skills Center North allow the student to enroll at any time, with individualized instruction provided at the individual's own learning rate. Persons who wish to enroll may apply directly at the registrar's office of Skills Center North located within the Weber Community Educational Services Center at 1100 Washington Blvd. Interested persons may also contact any of the following: Ogden, Farmington, or Box Elder Employment Security offices; the Ogden or Davis County Community Action programs; the Wasatch Front North Manpower Office; the Division of Family Services; the Division of Rehabilitation Services in Ogden; or the Division of Continuing Education and the School of Technology, Weber State College. The following programs of training are available at the Skills Center; Basic Education, Office Occupation, and Pre-Vocational/Vocational Education program which encompasses the following: Automotive, Building Maintenance, Building Trades, Drapery, Electronics Assembly, Exploratory Vocational Skills, Machine Tool, Materials Handler, Sheetmetal Worker, Upholstery, and Welding. 279 |
