The graduate of the Department:
knows: the principles and the modern technologies, methods and techniques used at a global level for managing the supply chain, organizing and managing the warehouse, for distribution and transports, for managing supplies, as well as the principles of business management, accounting and finance, marketing management and customer services, management of human resources, managing total quality, managing projects, managing green logistics and sustainability, and the core principles of law and of the technical legislation.
Understands and Analyses: the operation of the supply chain and of the distribution networks, as well as of green logistics, and the structure and operation of warehouses, of distribution centres and of transports, the operation of basic IT systems used in logistics, the application of modern methods and techniques in the above fields, as well as with regard to business administration, accounting and finance, marketing and customer service management, management of human resources, total quality management, project management, and the application of the relevant law.
Is capable of:
a) Organising and running the supply chain, such as the warehouses, the distribution networks, the forwarding of orders, supplies, and products.
b) Issuing programming studies for the standardization of products, for assuring quality, managing stock, protecting the environment, managing human resources, for project management, for marketing management, for sustainable development, and generally, for the improvement of the supply chain.
c) Develops and implements mechanisms and procedures for monitoring and controlling the flow of materials and products.
d) Manages IT systems for programming, monitoring, and controlling the activities of the supply chain.
e) Educates students of Secondary or Post-Secondary Education students on the above.