Air Force Institute of Technology
Department of Operational Sciences
 

M.S. Program in Logistics Management

The Degree

  • Requires six (6) academic quarters of study
  • Program commences each August

Degree Objectives

The Graduate Logistics Management (GLM) program provides students with the opportunity to learn and exercise state-of-the-art management knowledge and tools to solve defense acquisition and logistics problems.  The curriculum includes courses in statistics, operations research, organization and management theory, inventory systems, transportation and strategic mobility, maintenance and production management, financial management, and economics.  In addition, students have the opportunity to pursue a systems view of logistics management, or to specialize in a specific area such as acquisition logistics, transportation management, or supply management.  All graduates of the GLM program shall be equipped to:

  • Use effective oral and written communications.  
  • Understand and apply the concepts, methods, and tools related to planning, directing, and controlling resources (people, material, equipment, and funds) in a logistics management context. 
  • Analyze the impacts of changes in the defense transportation network on other functional areas within the total defense logistics system
  • Understand and apply acquisition logistics and integrated logistics support concepts to affect weapon system life cycles.
  • Comprehend the role of the general logistician in the DoD and Air Force for planning, acquiring, distributing, supplying, and maintaining weapon systems.
  • Methodically conduct and present research to solve problems and support decisions.

Typical Graduate Placement

Program graduates are well grounded in coursework related to follow-on assignments within the logistics officer (21xx) career field as well as other duties in support of weapon systems acquisition and sustainment at the base, major command, and higher levels. The output academic degree codes are 1AMJ (acquisition logistics), 1AMY (logistics management), 1AMS (supply management), and 1ATY (transportation management)

Admission Criteria and Procedures

  • A baccalaureate degree or equivalent.
  • A cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
  • Minimum Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of 1100 with a minimum of 500 (verbal) and 600 (quantitative), or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score of at least 550.
  • Mathematics through college algebra with a grade of C or higher.

Curriculum

For further information on the program or the acquisition of graduates, please contact by mail, telephone, or email:

Dr. William A. Cunningham, GLM Program Director
Department of Operational Sciences
Air Force Institute of Technology
AFIT/ENS, Bldg 641
2950 Hobson Way
Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433-7765
Voice: (937) 255-6565 x4283, DSN 786-6565
Email Professor Cunningham