Technology — Logistics Technology — Logistics programs, requirements and acquisition, storage, stock control and distribution, transportation, issues and consumption, and redistribution and marketing. (4) 345. Accounting in the Federal Government—An overview of the concepts and principles underlying fund accounting as they have evolved in the federal government and program budgeting in the Department of Defense as implemented by the United States Military Departments. Prerequisite: Accounting 201 or equivalent. (5) 421. Production Cost Analysis—The analysis of various factory production costs through break-even, make-or-buy, total annual cost and return on investment methods based on typical production cost estimates. (4) 423. Production Planning—A survey of production processes, equipment and tooling; techniques for process analysis, scheduling, sequencing and planning for production in intermittent, continuous and receptive processing situations; interfaces with other production management functions. (4) 424. Production Management Seminar—Summary overview of production management which integrates concepts and information from prior courses in the option. Prerequisites: Completion of five courses in the Production Management speciality area. (4) 431. Government Contract Law—Concepts and principles of the law of contracts, sales, agency, etc., as it has evolved into 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 344 in complex organizations such as the Air Force Logistics 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 knowledge 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 origination 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. (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) 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