SCM 6003. Enterprise Resource Planning. This course explores the role of information technologies in business with emphasis on the study of the development and management of information systems to support the operational, administrative, and strategic needs of modern organizations. The course examines the management of supply chains from an enterprise resource perspective and emphasizes on managerial decision-making. The course also explores the benefits, issues and challenges associated with information technology usage for businesses. Fall Semester.
SCM 6013. Project Management. Cross-Referenced with SE 6013. This course will focus on the nine project management areas as defined by the Project management Institute. These include project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement management. Each of these nine areas will be investigated in detail and deliverables coming from those areas will be discussed. Fall semester, even years.
SCM 6023. Supply Chain Sourcing. This course is designed to explore the purchasing materials cycle within the context of supply chain management from acquisition to disposal of goods and services. Specifically, the course will cover the major phases of supply management, how supply management systems links to all players, how the procurement decision interfaces with the other major business functions, the transition of “purchasing” to supply management on a global scale, and the concept of value network management. Summer semester.
SCM 6033. Supply Chain Security. Securing the global supply chain, while ensuring smooth functioning, is essential to our national security and economic prosperity. This vital system provides the goods that feed our domestic critical infrastructures and support our way of life. This course describes how to effectively secure this important set of processes from an ever-evolving set of threats, both locally and internationally. Fall semesters, odd years.
SCM 6043. Sustainable SCM Practices. Cross-Referenced with SE 6143.This course includes review of the literature related to sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and complete an empirical investigation of the impact of sustainability within a supply chain context on organizational and supply chain performance. This investigation requires the use of SPSS software to assess validity and reliability of measurement scales, to develop and interpret tables and graphs, and to conduct and interpret the results of statistical analysis. Spring semester, odd years.
SCM 6053. RFID Technology Utilization. Students will gain knowledge of RFID technology utilization by reading the assigned text and exhibiting knowledge of the impact RFID technology within the U.S. Manufacturing sector through a review of the current RFID related research. Students will exhibit the ability to assess the role of RFID technology in support of environmental sustainability strategies by statistically analyzing a recently collected RFID/GSCM dataset. Spring semester, even years.
SCM 6063. Supply Chain Management. Students will learn that strategic supply chain management is necessary to compete in the global economic environment. Further, they will learn the importance of integrating and coordinating business processes throughout the supply chain from supplier’s supplier to the ultimate customer/consumer. They will learn the role and importance that ERP information systems play in successful supply chain management and the importance of technologies such as RFID in supporting those ERP systems. They will learn the role that supply chain management plays in the implementation of environmental sustainability practices. They will learn the strategies and techniques necessary to build the relationships among supply chain partners necessary for successful competition at the supply chain level. Students will review the current supply chain management literature and will statistically analyze the supporting datasets.
SCM 6073. Special Topics in Supply Chain Management. This course introduces students to an emerging topic related to the field of supply chain management that is not covered in other MBA level supply chain management courses. For example, the role of the Internet of Things in support of supply chain management is emerging but not well documented or standardized. Knowledge of such a new topic can serve to provide MBA students pursuing a supply chain management emphasis with a competitive advantage in the workplace.