Supply chain management (SCM) encompasses not only the design and planning of supply chain activities, but also the execution, control, and monitoring that help companies to build a competitive infrastructure and create net value. The supply chain includes planning, procurement, manufacturing, fulfillment, inventory management, logistics, returns to suppliers, and returns from customers – all the functional areas involved in receiving and filling a customer’s order with a repeatable and satisfying experience.
The SCM major discusses integration with marketing; product and process engineering; accounting and finance; human resources; environmental, health, safety and quality; facilities management; and information technology areas. Finally, the major assumes a global perspective not only in terms of the internal operations of manufacturing and service businesses, but also with partnerships among suppliers, customers, and third-party logistic providers worldwide.
The SCM major is designed to provide its graduates with both theoretical knowledge of SCM and the ability to apply this knowledge to real-world problems and opportunities in a manner that improves business performance with a focus on the following key topics:
- Building a strategic framework to analyze a supply chain
- Designing global supply chain networks
- Planning and coordinating demand and supply in a supply chain
- Planning and managing inventories in a supply chain
- Planning and managing procurement in a supply chain
- Managing cross-functional drivers in a supply chain
- Earn a minimum of 120 Academic Credits
- Including 15 Academic Credits in SCM
- Fulfill all:
- Complete BUSQOM 1070 – Operations Management (C or better)
- Cumulative GPA of 2.25 (C+) in all courses applied toward a SCM major.
- A “C-” or better must be earned in each course applied toward a SCM major
Required Core Courses
Must complete with a C or better in order to proceed with the Supply Chain Management major.
Required Major Courses
- BUSSCM 1730: Managing Global Supply Chains
- BUSSCM 1740: Purchasing and Supply Management
- BUSSCM 1750: Revenue Management
Elective Major Courses
Must complete at least two courses.
- BUSSCM 1725: Global Supply Network & Manufacturing Culture in Latin America
- BUSSCM 1735: Engineering & Business Collaboration in India
- BUSSCM 1770: Process Engineering
- BUSSCM 1775: Simulation
- BUSSCM 1780: Six Sigma
- BUSSCM 1785: Field Projects in Global Supply Chains
- BUSMKT 1431: Product Development and Management
- BUSBIS 1630: Project Management
- BUSBIS 1635: IT Systems in Global Supply Chains
- BUSACC 1221: Strategic Cost Management
- IE 1076: Total Quality Management
- IE 1079: Logistics & Supply Chain Engineering
- IE 1080: Supply Chain Analysis
- ENGR 1600: International Technology – Innovation and Leadership
Types of Jobs
- Operations
- Industrial production
- Logistics
- Purchasing, transportation, storage, and distribution
- Management consulting
- Certificate Program in Supply Chain Management. Students may not combine the Supply Chain Management major with the Certificate Program in Supply Chain Management. They may complete only one of these programs.
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Kylie Keen
Supply Chain Management and Marketing, Class of 2024