Program Overview

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

The Supply Chain Management (SCMT) program at the University of Arkansas is designed to provide students with advanced, specialized training in supply chain management. The program is grounded in an understanding of the increasing complexity and breadth of the supply chain discipline.

Program Descriptions

The Master of Supply Chain Management is designed for early-career supply chain professionals who want to return to school to receive advanced, specialized training in supply chain management. The degree is grounded in an understanding of the increasing complexity and breadth of the supply chain discipline, and within this context, students will apply statistics, statistical modeling, forecasting techniques, operations research techniques, optimization, mathematical techniques, stochastic approaches, operations analysis, and the design and testing of evaluation models.

The Ph.D. Program in Business Administration with an area of study in Supply Chain Management prepares individuals for academic careers in research, teaching, and service at universities. The program imparts knowledge of the theoretical and substantive areas of supply chain management, as well as conceptual skills and methodological tools, and prepares students to conduct independent research.

Requirements for M.S. in Supply Chain Management

• Admission Requirements: Students must apply to and meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School of Business and be admitted by the departmental admissions committee.
• Academic Standing and Dismissal: Please see the Graduate School of Business policy for more information.
• Additional Degree Requirements: In addition to 30 hours of required coursework, students must take a comprehensive exam.
• Supply Chain Management Core Courses (21 hours)
  • SCMT 56303: Foundations for New Product Launch and Integrated Demand-Driven Value Networks
  • SCMT 56603: PLAN: Demand Planning and Inventory Operations
  • SCMT 56803: SOURCE: Global Procurement and Supply Management
  • SCMT 56903: Supply Chain Performance Management and Analytics
  • SCMT 57303: Supply Chain Strategy, Governance and Change Management
  • SCMT 57203: DELIVER: Customer Service and Distribution Management
  • SCMT 57103: MAKE: Achieving Operational Excellence
• Choose 9 hours of approved business electives

Requirements for Ph.D. in Business Administration (Supply Chain Management)

• Admission Requirements: Students must apply to the Graduate School of Business (GSB) and meet the requirements of both the Graduate School and the Graduate School of Business.
• Program Requirements: The Ph.D. program is composed of 70 credit hours.
• Required Courses
  • SCMT 6010V: Graduate Colloquium
  • BUSI 61101: Seminar in Business Administration Teaching I
  • Select five courses from the following:
    • SCMT 64303: Supply Chain Management Research
    • SCMT 64403: Theory in Supply Chain Management
    • SCMT 64503: Behavioral Supply Chain Management
    • SCMT 64703: Emerging Topics in Supply Chain Management
    • SCMT 64803: Supply Chain Economics
    • SCMT 65103: Contemporary Research in Service Supply Chain Management
    • SCMT 65203: Theory-Driven Archival Supply Chain Management Research
• Research Requirements
  • Select five courses from the following:
    • ISYS 57203: Advanced Multivariate Analysis
    • ECON 66103: Econometrics I
    • ECON 66203: Econometrics II
    • ECON 66303: Econometrics III
    • MKTG 64303: Seminar in Research Methods
• Dissertation: SCMT 7000V: Doctoral Dissertation

Graduate Faculty

• Aloysius, John, Ph.D. (Temple University), B.S. (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka), Professor, Oren Harris Chair in Logistics
• Dobrzykowski, David, Ph.D., M.B.A., B.B.A. (University of Toledo), Associate Professor
• Fugate, Brian, Ph.D., M.B.A., B.S. (University of Tennessee), Professor, Oren Harris Chair in Transportation
• Hofer, Christian, Ph.D. (University of Maryland University College), B.A. (European School of Business), Associate Professor
• Kent, John, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), M.B.A. (University of Dallas), B.S. (Henderson State University), Clinical Associate Professor
• Rosales, Claudia, Ph.D., M.S. (University of Cincinnati), B.S. (Universidad Rafael Landivar), Assistant Professor
• Rossiter-Hofer, Adriana, Ph.D. (University of Maryland-College Park), M.S. (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), B.S. (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil), Associate Professor
• Scott, Marc, Ph.D. (North Dakota State University), M.S., B.S. (South Carolina State University), Assistant Professor of Practice
• Shaheen, Iana, Ph.D., M.S. (University of South Florida), B.A. (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow), Assistant Professor
• Thomas, Rodney W., Ph.D., M.B.A. (University of Tennessee), B.S.B.A. (Greensboro College), Associate Professor
• Thomas, Stephanie, Ph.D. (Georgia Southern University), M.B.A., B.A. (University of Tennessee), Associate Professor of Practice
• Tyler, Joel, M.B.A., B.A. (University of Arkansas), Instructor
• Van Hoek, Remko, Ph.D. (University of Utrecht), M.B.A. (London School of Economics), B.S.B.A. (Vanderbilt University), Clinical Professor
• Waller, Matthew A., Ph.D., M.S. (Pennsylvania State University), B.S. (University of MissouriColumbia), Professor, Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair
• Williams, Brent D., Ph.D., M.S. (University of Arkansas), B.A. (Lyon College), Associate Professor, Garrison Chair in Supply Chain Management
• Williams, Donnie F., Ph.D. (Georgia Southern University), Clinical Associate Professor

Courses

• SCMT 51203: Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• SCMT 51303: Quantitative Methods and Decision Making
• SCMT 51403: Leveraging Supply Chain Value
• SCMT 5600V: Special Topics in Logistics
• SCMT 56103: Supply Chain Risk, Disruption, and Resilience
• SCMT 56203: Technology-enabled Supply Chain Design and Optimization
• SCMT 56303: Foundations for New Product Launch and Integrated Demand-Driven Value Networks
• SCMT 56603: PLAN: Demand Planning and Inventory Operations
• SCMT 56803: SOURCE: Global Procurement and Supply Management
• SCMT 56903: Supply Chain Performance Management and Analytics
• SCMT 57103: MAKE: Achieving Operational Excellence
• SCMT 57203: DELIVER: Customer Service and Distribution Management
• SCMT 57303: Supply Chain Strategy, Governance and Change Management
• SCMT 6010V: Graduate Colloquium
• SCMT 6360V: Special Topics in Supply Chain Management
• SCMT 64303: Supply Chain Management Research
• SCMT 64403: Theory in Supply Chain Management
• SCMT 64503: Behavioral Supply Chain Management
• SCMT 64703: Emerging Topics in Supply Chain Management
• SCMT 64803: Supply Chain Economics
• SCMT 65103: Contemporary Research in Service Supply Chain Management
• SCMT 65203: Theory-Driven Archival Supply Chain Management Research
• SCMT 7000V: Doctoral Dissertation