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Supply Acquisition / Distribution Management
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CURRICULUM 810/1301P
EDUCATIONAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS (ESRs)

The officer must have an understanding of the operating processes and concepts of the private sector and the ability to apply these processes and concepts to the military environment.

The officer must have a basic understanding of private and public organizational financing, including corporate financial structures; cost and financial accounting; capital budgeting techniques; and financial analysis.

The officer must be able to develop and implement a financial planning structure in conformity with fiscal restraints and government policy. Additionally, he should be able to employ various techniques to financial analysis, allocation of funds, and developing alternate sources and forms of financing.

The officer must be able to collect, process, analyze, and report information generated by organizations, based on approved financial and management accounting concepts.

The officer must have knowledge of the principles of economics, including monetary and fiscal theories.

The officer must have a basic understanding of modern data processing techniques and applications.

The officer must have an understanding of the human behavior aspects of management, and be able to apply managerial applications of social science concepts and research findings. He/she must display an awareness of learning modes, motivation techniques, and decision-making concepts.

The officer must have the requisite knowledge of the theories, principles, and techniques of interdisciplinary management of a complex business venture, including the disciplines of systems design, resource allocation, managerial theory, optimization techniques, and cost-benefit analysis.

The officer must have a working knowledge of statistics as it is utilized in decision-making, probability theory, sampling techniques, contingency table analysis, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression analysis, and analysis of variance.

The officer must be proficient in oral and written communications. This includes the ability to complete primary and secondary research, including documentation and presentation of results.

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