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History tells us that following World War II, a study of the problems encountered with the war, along with the magnitude of the military, and the cold war tensions forced upon United States, all served to focus the attention of both executive and legislative branches of government upon the shortcomings of our military departments in wholesale logistics management. This extreme situation was examined by the Hoover Commissions of the late 40's and early 50's, and by various congressional committees, including the House Committee on Government Organization in 1951 and 1952. These efforts culminated in the decision to establish the Army Supply Management Course at Fort Lee, Va .

From its establishment in October 1954 as an activity with the single mission to conduct a two-month logistics course at Fort Lee, the U.S. Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) has grown to an institution with multiple missions and 107 resident courses.

In 1962, ALMC became a part of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), and its mission was broadened to include the development of mid- and top-level logistics managers in the AMC work force. On October 1, 1991 ALMC was placed under operational command of the Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

Florida Tech offers master's degree programs in facilities of the United States Army Logistics Management College (ALMC) at Fort Lee. These graduate-level programs are available to active-duty military personnel and U.S. Government, and civilian employees who meet admission requirements of the university.

ALMC/Florida Tech Cooperative Management Degree Programs

In March 1973, the Department of the Army approved the establishment at Fort Lee of two cooperative management degree programs between the U.S. Army Logistics Management College and Florida Tech.

In March 1984, the Department of the Army approved the establishment of an additional cooperative degree program at Fort Lee. These cooperative programs utilize the instruction received through the Logistics Executive Development Course (LEDC) (8A-F17), the Materiel Acquisition Management Course (MAM) (ALMC-ML), or the Operations Research Course (ORSA-MACI) as core-type curriculum. This instruction is supplemented by graduate courses offered by Florida Tech. Successful completion of the program results in the award of a degree of Master of Science in Logistics Management, Master of Science in Contract and Acquisition Management, Master of Science in Materiel Acquisition Management, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management, and a Master of Science in Operations Research. (See Degrees Offered)

The purpose of the Logistics Executive Development Course is to provide in-depth logistics education for selected managers, prepare them for positions of responsibility in logistics management, and to develop their intellectual depth and analytical ability. The course includes an overview of logistics echelons and organizations; the concepts of strategy, tactics, and logistics; the nature and applicability of management techniques; ADP applications to logistics; the management of standard systems; the nature and scope of behavioral sciences; fundamental economic concepts that influence policy; quantitative analysis approaches to general problem solving; systems analysis; the environment of the procurement function; the development of the five-year defense plan; the life cycle management model; personnel and logistics services; interservice support agreements and arrangements; and logistics gaming exercises.

The objective of the Materiel Acquisition Management course is to provide comprehensive education for selected materiel acquisition managers to prepare them for positions of responsibility in the Army Acquisition Corps. Included in the instruction is substantial education and training in materiel acquisition management, cost and economic analysis, and contract management and administration. The purpose of the Operations Research System Analysis Military Applications Course is to provide a foundation in the military applications of operations research methodologies. Subjects covered include computers in operations research, linear algebra, calculus reviews, and probability and statistics.

For those LEDC students entering the Master of Science in Logistics Management program, Florida Tech courses provide advanced education in areas basic to good management, such as managerial accounting, financial management, quantitative techniques, and applied research. The program supplements the primarily military and governmental orientation of LEDC with study of management and logistics in business and industry. The capstone course is a seminar requiring presentation of a research project on current logistics problems.

The LEDC students who go into the Acquisition and Contract Management Program also extend their knowledge in the basic areas of managerial accounting and financial management. The balance of their studies is devoted to specialization in contracting and acquisition management in the military services, government, and industry, culminating in a research seminar that requires application of the knowledge acquired throughout the program.

LEDC or MAM students who enter the Master of Science Program in Materiel Acquisition Management received foundation and application courses in acquisition, logistics, quantitative analysis, economics, and behavioral science during the LEDC or MAM phase. Their follow-on Florida Tech programs contain concentrated course work in managerial accounting and finance, program management, and permits the selection of elective courses from contract and acquisition or management offerings.

ORSA-MAC 1 students who pursue a Master of Science in Operations Research are normally military officers (Captain or Major) designated to receive the FA 49 or ASI 4B identifier. Civilians should be serving in the GS 1515 career field or related areas covering Operations Research. Follow-on Florida Tech programs contain concentrated course work in statistical analysis, research models, system simulation, and mathematical programming.