Technology — Logistics Technology — Logistics a unique body of government procurement law, with application to the purchasing of goods and services and the related problems of contract enforcement at all levels of government. (4) 433. Contract Administration and Performance Evaluation —This course is designed to provide a broad overall view of Contract Administration and Contractor Evaluation. Knowledge and skills involved in administering Government contracts will be provided in the course of instruction. The student will be exposed to the wide range of subjects considered to be in the realm of contract management and contract administration. (4) 441. Inventory and Systems Manager Concepts—This course provides an introduction to the theory of systems and how that theory is applied in the private industry and military environments. It begins with a broad overview of the general theory of systems and then relates that theory to specific applications in complex organizations such as the Air Force Locistics Command, the Bureau of Naval Weapons and the Weyerhaeuser Company. Inventory and Systems Manager concepts are related to applications within the overall purview of the general theory. Specific roles, responsibilities and concepts of the Inventory and Systems Managers within the Air Force Logistics Command are presented and contrasted with growth in managerial knowl- egde and efficiency. (4) 443. Requirements Computations and Provisioning—Consideration of the provisioning of material required to support a new end item of equipment as it is delivered from production. Follow-on requirements methods (recoverable, non-recoverable replacement) used for continued item support is emphasized. (4) 444. Cataloging and Technical Data—The organization and control of materials through the utilization of cataloging techniques. Areas of discussion will include the orientation of data, methods of storing these data, and retrieval systems required to provide optimum access. Case histories of various industrial cataloging techniques will be expanded upon. Knowledge and use of the metric system will be included. (3) 446. Configuration Management—This course provides an introduction to the Configuration Management Discipline. It is a study of the process by which the complete physical and functional characteristics of a manufactured items are identified and documented. It also covers the establishment of a configuration baseline and how all changes and modifications to item characteristics can be controlled and documented. It further establishes an accounting system to report the existing item condition or configuration status to allow the system to be effectively managed and logistically supported. Finally, the configuration management concepts are examined as they interface with Logistics Management and Systems Engineering Management under a System's Life Cycle Management Program. (4) 447. Materials Management Seminar—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. (4) 461. Quality Control Concepts and Techniques—An overview of the total quality control function including organization, management, process control, product reliability, etc. Corrected concepts and techniques will be presented in light of modern manufacturing requirements. (4) 473. Supply Management—A detailed analysis is made of the inter-relationships of Air Force supply with other major logistics functions of maintenance, procurement, transportation and marketing. An evaluation is made of the several selective management techniques used in the Air Force supply system. The course applies actually to supply functions and management concepts developed in the advance management courses. It will cover the organization for Supply (Hqs USAF to Depot to Base); the functions of Supply; Equipment Management; Financial Management; Integrated Logistics Management; and Supply Management Controls. Analysis will be made of comparative supply management techniques used by the Air Force and selected industries and companies in the local area. (4) 474. Introduction to Transportation—A study of the integrated approach to domestic transportation where basic modes of transport are viewed as whole rather than separately. 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. (4) 475. Distribution Management—The organization and functions of a traffic department with a practical 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. (4) 372 373