Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Supply Chain Management

Program Overview

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Supply Chain Management

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management is a critical function that involves the coordination and optimization of the entire process of delivering products or services to customers, from raw material sourcing to production to distribution.

The definition of supply chain management has expanded to include both cost containment and product/service innovation. Linear supply chains have become more complex and adaptive networks. In the past, cost containment was inevitable tradeoff for product/service innovation. Today, companies must focus on supply chain excellence including cost containment, product design, and customer relationship management.

Why Study Supply Chain Management at Boler?

We basically provide the same curriculum of big schools like Ohio and Michigan State SCM programs in a small classroom setting. We forge strong partnerships with companies in various industries such as Swagelok, Nestle, Cleveland Clinic. We offer internship opportunities, co-op programs, and real-world projects to give students hands-on experience and networking opportunities. We use experiential learning where we use case studies, simulations, field trips to distribution centers or manufacturing facilities, and guest lectures by industry professionals. We stay current to prepare students for the evolving industry landscape and cover topics like blockchain in supply chain, automation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability practices.

There is a place for every type of personality in SCM. If you are people type of person , you can do sourcing, procurement, contracting, which involves a lot of human touch. If you are good with numbers, you can be a demand planner, supply chain analyst. If you want to be out in the field and not want a office job, you can be on the shop floor with operations and manufacturing jobs or be in transportations side of supply chain. You don’t have to lock in yourself to a single type of career for the rest of your life. You can change and gain experience/exposure in different parts of supply chain and get ready for managerial roles.

Program Information

Core Focus

Internally organizing operations

Employers seek out our SCM graduates because of their:

Upon graduation, students will hit the ground ready and running, able to rethink and re-engineer business processes in a variety of settings, types and sizes.

Core Fit

Detailed-oriented problem solvers

Examples Career Paths

• Logistics Analyst
• Transportation Manager
• Purchasing Manager
• Supply Chain Analyst

Experiential Learning Opportunities

• Supply Chain Competition
• Problem-solving projects with logistics firms

Core Courses

Students must complete the University’s Integrative Core Curriculum in addition to the Boler Core Curriculum. In completing the Integrative Core Curriculum, Boler College of Business students must take PL311 (Business Ethics) as one of the choices in the category of Jesuit Heritage.

Major Courses

Major Courses

SCM 3328 | Supply Chain Logistics
Contemporary topics in supply chain management not covered in depth in other business supply chain courses. Specific topic, method of presentation, and student requirements will be designated by the seminar leader. Prerequisite: SCM 328 or SCM 3328, or as announced.
SCM 4440 | Problems in Supply Chain Management
The design and implementation of supply chains to maximize their effectiveness and efficiency. Focus on the analysis and design activities of the supply chain development process and introduction to system implementation and maintenance issues. Prerequisites: BI 200 or BI 2200 and SCM 328 or SCM 3328 and one of (SCM 330 or SCM 3330, SCM 350 or SCM 3350, or SCM 361 or SCM 3361.
SCM 3330 | Purchasing*
Focuses on professional purchasing. Emphasis on category analysis, supplier selection/development, and cost analysis. Also covers corporate social responsibility, negotiation, quality, and technology integration. Prerequisite or corequisite: SCM 328 or SCM 3328.
SCM 3350 | Supply Chain Transportation*
Contemporary analysis of transportation systems, including regulatory issues, carrier management, for-hire and private transportation. Covers characteristics of traditional and emerging modes of transportation. Prerequisite or corequisite: SCM 301 or SCM 3301 or by permission of instructor.
SCM 3361 | Global Supply Chain*
Principles and practices of supply management in a global environment. Emphasis on the regulatory, technological, social, business, and political issues that might impact transnational supply-chain efficiency. Prerequisite: SCM 328 or SCM 3328.
SCM 4405 | Contemporary Topics in Supply Chain Management*
Contemporary topics in supply chain management not covered in depth in other business supply chain courses. Specific topic, method of presentation, and student requirements will be designated by the seminar leader. Prerequisite: SCM 328 or SCM 3328, or as announced.

*Students must choose two of the starred courses in the Major Courses table.

Pathway

To complete the major, students must choose one of the following pathways:

Marketing Pathway

MK 3309 | Digital Marketing
Explores the many opportunities for, and challenges of, engaging with customers through the ever-changing technological and economic environment. Emphasizes examining and using various digital methods, platforms, and tools in developing social media platforms and tools in developing and implementing strategic “inbound” marketing initiatives that are designed for engaging and collaborating with users. Should be taken in junior year. Prerequisite: MK 301 or MK 3301. Offered spring semester only; should be taken in junior year.
MOL 3302 | Applied Consumer Insights
Provides coverage of consumer behavior theories, frameworks, concepts, and tools to understand consumers and uncover insights relevant for business and policy. Students learn to generate original consumer insights to create real-world marketing recommendations. Topics drawn from psychology, social psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, and behavioral economics. Offered spring semester only; should be taken in junior year. Prerequisite: MK 301 or MK 3301.
MK 4402 | Applied Market Research & Analysis
Examination of the quantitative tools marketers use to develop, monitor, and evaluate marketing strategies. Topics include the use of Qualtrics online survey tools, statistical analysis using SPSS, including correlation analysis, difference analysis with t tests, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. Senior standing required. Prerequisite: MK 301 or MK 3301, AC 202 or AC 2202, and (EC 210 or EC 2210 or MT 223 or MT 2230 or equivalent level of statistics). Offered fall semester only; should be taken in senior year.
Data Analysis Pathway

BI 3341 | Advanced Data-Driven Decision-Making
An in-depth focus on advanced business intelligence (BI) and “power query” tools as they are used in the process of translating data into information and insights. Hands-on classroom work and assignments using BI software provide a learning tool to better understand data access, retrieval, preparation, summarization, and reporting. Data sets enhance a business (and often marketing) context to the concepts and analyses. Prerequisite: BI 200 or BI 2200, EC 210 or EC 2210 (or other comparable statistics class). Restricted to Marketing majors only.
BI 3371 | Business Decision Optimization
Application of mathematical optimization to decision-making. Uses MS-Excel and several add-ins as tools to find optimal solutions to a wide variety of business problems. Topics include linear programming, network models, non-linear programming, goal programming, decision trees, and simulation. Prerequisites: (EC 210 or EC 2100 or MT 122 or MT 1220 or MT 228 or MT 2280) AND BI 200 or BI 2200.
MOL 4483 | Project Management
Study principles and methods helpful in planning and controlling a project, including developing a project plan, budgeting, resource planning, scheduling, and project monitoring and control. Study of selected computerized packages, including Microsoft Project, with examples of projects from manufacturing and service industries. Prerequisite or co-requisite: SCM 301 or SCM 3301.
Management Pathway

MOL 4483 | Project Management
Study principles and methods helpful in planning and controlling a project, including developing a project plan, budgeting, resource planning, scheduling, and project monitoring and control. Study of selected computerized packages, including Microsoft Project, with examples of projects from manufacturing and service industries. Prerequisite or co-requisite: SCM 301 or SCM 3301.
MOL 3376 | Managing Pay, Performance, & Perks
Study of issues and practices related to corporate reward practices and managing performance. Topics include job analysis, job evaluation, and performance management theory and techniques, incentive and fringe benefit systems, and the legal issues related to performance management and rewards. Prerequisite: MHR 301 or MHR 3301 or PS 259 or PS 2590 (may be taken as a prerequisite or corequisite), or permission of Department Chair.
MOL 4495 | Special Issues in Management & Organizational Leadership
Study special issues and advanced management and organizational leadership topics. Topics include employee well-being, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, people analytics, employment law, organizational development, leadership, ethics, sustainability, and other trends in management and organizational leadership. Students research a topic of choice. Prerequisites or corequisites: MHR 376 or MOL 3376, MHR 453 or MOL 4453, MHR 470 or MOL 4470, Senior standing, or permission of Department Chair.

Professional Experience:

Majors must have relevant professional work or volunteer experience prior to graduation. This requirement must be satisfied by competing Boler Professional Development (BPD) 4490.

Faculty

Charles A. Watts, DBA, CPIM, Jonah

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Saban Adana, Ph.D.

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Andrew Zeiser

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Two-Year Course Scheduled (Spring 2023-Spring 2025)

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