Supply Chain Management Possessing the skills and knowledge

Supply Chain Management Possessing the skills and knowledge to help move materials, parts or services from a concept to an end user which meets their expectations University of Nebraska College of Business Administration Major approved Supply Chain Management Systems

Aspirations • Primary Focus: Creating Value for Customers – Analysis: Assessing Customer Wants & Needs • Order Winners and Qualifiers – Design: Value Added Products and Services – Purchasing – Selecting Vendors – Distributing Value Added Products and Services – Communicating and Tracking Products and Services through information technology Supply Chain Management Systems

Program Design Sources: Industry Fellow academics (Big 10) • Functional Skills – Supply chain concepts – Systems thinking – Understand business processes • Broader Skills (CBA background) – – Interpersonal, teamwork & communication Dynamic problem solver & learner Change management Business skills

Sources of Curriculum Design • Several Existing Supply Chain Programs Including: – Michigan State University • Long Standing Program – Texas A & M University • New and Rapidly Rising Program • Recommended Skill Sets: – American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Supply Chain Manager Competency Model – Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Supply Chain Curriculum – Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Our Starting Point Every CBA Student • Business Preparatory Requirements – General Requirements ACE (30 hours) • Achievement Centered Education – Communications • 2 courses – Calculus (1 course) – Statistics (1 course) – Basic Computer Skills • 1 cr. hour not for degree – Leadership Development • 1 cr. hour not for degree • Business Core Requirements – Accounting • Managerial and Financial – Economics • Micro and Macro – Corporate Finance – Organizational Behavior – Management Information Systems – Operations and Supply Management – Principles of Marketing – Corporate Strategy

SCMS Curriculum REQUIRED SMCS 335 MRKT/SCMS 346 MNGT/SCMS 431 SCMS 432 MRKT/SCMS 444 SCMS 439 SCMS 474 Supply chain decision making models Distribution channels management Enterprise management systems Supply chain planning and control systems Supply chain logistics Global sourcing and distribution Strategic supply chain management (CAPSTONE) Supply Chain Management Systems

Potential Specializations What is the highest priority? • Logistics/Transportation – Channels and Institutions – Optimization – Simulation • Information Systems – – Systems Analysis Database Electronic Business Data Communications • Operations Management – Operations Planning – Inventory Management – Scheduling/Sequencing • Procurement – – Sourcing Negotiation Contracts Financial Statements

Directed Electives (pick 4) Call Number SCMS 434 Lean supply chain operations SCMS 436 Project management SCMS 447 Supply chain technology MNGT/SSCMS 437 Supply chain risk management ACCT 308 Managerial accounting FINA 375 Financial statement analysis MNGT 3112 Leadership, communications and teams SCMS 454 Information systems analysis & design SCMS 456 Object-oriented systems development SCMS 458 Electronic business SCMS 459 Global information technology & IS MRKT 345 Marketing research MRKT 425 Retail management MRKT 450 Strategic database marketing

WHAT WE NEED • INDUSTRY ADVICE – – What skill sets do you need? (done) What topics/courses are the best fit? Exposure to operations (field trips) Projects • for Capstone Course • Faculty research • SUPPORT – Internship opportunities • Scholarships – Road trip opportunities – Job market • Recruiting resume database

Supply Chain Conference • Quarterly (or biannual) – Student presentations • Capstone projects – Industry panels – Faculty discussions • Support for: – Funding trips/conference – Hire lecturers with specialty industry expertise