Supply Chain Management
Program Overview
Supply Chain Management Program
The J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management offers an undergraduate major leading to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. The major is designed to prepare students for careers in carrier management, logistics management, and at retailers or in companies that manufacture, sell, and distribute consumer goods to retailers.
Program Overview
The program emphasizes business process integration and applies analytical techniques and the systems approach in managing the flow of materials into and through the production and manufacturing processes of a firm to its customers. Employment opportunities exist in marketing, sales, and operations positions with carriers in all transportation modes, and in positions with shippers having responsibility in one or more areas under logistics management, warehousing, packaging, and materials handling. Opportunities also exist in governmental agencies.
Requirements for B.S.B.A. in Supply Chain Management
Major Course Requirements:
- SCMT 34403: DELIVER: Transportation and Distribution Management (3 hours)
- SCMT 36103: SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management (3 hours)
- SCMT 36203: PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics (3 hours)
- SCMT 36603: MAKE: Supply Chain Process Improvement (3 hours)
- SCMT 46503: Supply Chain Strategy and Change Management (3 hours)
- SCMT 31003: Supply Chain Management Internship (3 hours)
- Choose 1 elective from the list below (3 hours)
- SCMT 36403: International Logistics
- SCMT 36503: Project Management: Supply Chain New Product Planning and Launch
- SCMT 36303: Supply Chain Service and Customer Management
- SCMT 400H3: Honors Supply Chain Management Colloquium
- SCMT 41003: Special Topics in Supply Chain Management
- SCMT 41203: Environmental, Social and Governance Strategies and Operations in Supply Chains
- SCMT 42303: Supply Chain Design and Optimization
- SCMT 46303: Supply Chain Performance Management and Analytics
- Maximum of 27 hours of SCMT courses in department (core, major, elective). More than 27 hours allowed if the extra courses are part of interdisciplinary minor or collateral track.
- Junior/Senior Business Electives (15 hours)
Eight-Semester Degree Program
The eight-semester degree plan for Supply Chain Management is outlined as follows:
First Year
- Fall: ENGL 10103 Composition I, MATH 20503 Finite Mathematics, BUSI 11101 Freshman Business Connection, SCMT 21003 Integrated Supply Chain Management, MGMT 21003 Managing People and Organizations, ISYS 11203 Business Application Knowledge - Computer Competency
- Spring: BLAW 20003 The Legal Environment of Business, SPCH 10003 Public Speaking, ACCT 20103 Accounting Principles, BUSI 10303 Data Analysis and Interpretation, ECON 22003 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 21003 Principles of Macroeconomics
Second Year
- Fall: ACCT 20203 Accounting Principles II or SEVI 20503 Business Foundations, Select one of the following: ISYS 21003 Business Information Systems, FINN 20403 Principles of Finance, MKTG 34303 Introduction to Marketing
- Spring: ECON 21003 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECON 22003 Principles of Microeconomics, ENGL 10203 Composition II, ISYS 20303 Foundations of Business Analytics, Social Sciences - State Minimum Core, MATH 22003 Survey of Calculus, 3 hours general education elective
Third Year
- Fall: Select one of the following: ISYS 21003 Business Information Systems, FINN 20403 Principles of Finance, MKTG 34303 Introduction to Marketing, Science - State Minimum Core, SCMT 34403 DELIVER: Transportation and Distribution Management, SCMT 36103 SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management, 30000/40000 level SCMT course from elective courses
- Spring: SCMT 36203 PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics, SEVI 30103 Strategic Management, SCMT 31003 Supply Chain Management Internship, Junior/Senior Business Elective, U.S. History or Government - State Minimum Core
Fourth Year
- Fall: SCMT 36603 MAKE: Supply Chain Process Improvement, Junior/Senior Business Elective, General Education Elective, Fine Arts/Humanities - State Minimum Core
- Spring: SCMT 46503 Supply Chain Strategy and Change Management, Junior/Senior Business Electives, Fine Art/Humanities - State Minimum Core
Supply Chain Management Minor for Business Students
The Department of Supply Chain Management offers a minor for Walton College students desiring more knowledge of supply chain management to assist them in their careers. The minor requires the completion of 15 hours of study from the following courses:
- SCMT 34403: DELIVER: Transportation and Distribution Management (3 hours)
- SCMT 36103: SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management (3 hours)
- Plus an additional nine hours of approved 3000/4000 level SCMT courses (9 hours)
- Total Hours: 15
Faculty
The faculty members of the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management include:
- Aloysius, John, Ph.D.
- Bechtel, Don, B.A.
- Dobrzykowski, David, Ph.D.
- Fugate, Brian, Ph.D.
- Gabaldon, Janeth, Ph.D.
- Hofer, Christian, Ph.D.
- Kent, John, Ph.D.
- Patterson, Kara, M.S.
- Rosales, Claudia, Ph.D.
- Rossiter-Hofer, Adriana, Ph.D.
- Scott, Marc, Ph.D.
- Shaheen, Iana, Ph.D.
- Singles, Nathan, M.S.
- Thomas, Rodney W., Ph.D.
- Thomas, Stephanie, Ph.D.
- Thorne, Judith, B.S.
- Tyler, Joel, M.B.A.
- Van Hoek, Remko, Ph.D.
- Waller, Matthew A., Ph.D.
- Williams, Brent D., Ph.D.
- Williams, Donnie F., Ph.D.
Courses
The department offers a variety of courses, including:
- SCMT 21003: Integrated Supply Chain Management
- SCMT 210H3: Honors Integrated Supply Chain Management
- SCMT 31003: Supply Chain Management Internship
- SCMT 310H3: Honors Supply Chain Management Internship
- SCMT 34403: DELIVER: Transportation and Distribution Management
- SCMT 36103: SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management
- SCMT 36203: PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics
- SCMT 36303: Supply Chain Service and Customer Management
- SCMT 36403: International Logistics
- SCMT 36503: Project Management: Supply Chain New Product Planning and Launch
- SCMT 36603: MAKE: Supply Chain Process Improvement
- SCMT 400H3: Honors Supply Chain Management Colloquium
- SCMT 41003: Special Topics in Supply Chain Management
- SCMT 41103: Supply Chain Management Executive in Residence
- SCMT 41203: Environmental, Social and Governance Strategies and Operations in Supply Chains
- SCMT 42303: Supply Chain Design and Optimization
- SCMT 46303: Supply Chain Performance Management and Analytics
- SCMT 46503: Supply Chain Strategy and Change Management
- SCMT 4660V: Independent Study in Supply Chain Management
- SCMT 48503: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Sustainability