{"id":118,"date":"2019-06-11T21:47:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:16:53","slug":"mba-with-supply-chain-management-emphasis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/degree-tracks\/mba-with-supply-chain-management-emphasis\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA with Supply Chain Management Emphasis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3503e20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3503e20a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83b7209\" data-id=\"83b7209\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f43de48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3f43de48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id='show-me'><div class=\"program-head\"><div class=\"program-title\"><span>Master of Business Administration with Supply Chain Management Emphasis<\/span><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/03\/Business2-810x275.jpg\" \/><\/div> \n<div class=\"tabbable-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabbable-line\">\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\" id=\"program-tab\">\n  <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"active\"><a href=\"#about\" aria-controls=\"catalog\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\"><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i>About<\/a><\/li>\n   <li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#catalog\" aria-controls=\"catalog\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\"><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open\"><\/i>Catalog<\/a><\/li>          <li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#requirements\" aria-controls=\"requirements\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\"><i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>Requirements<\/a><\/li>     <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tabbable-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabbable-line tabs-below\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"careers\"><p><\/p><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"catalog\"><p><h2>MBA with Supply Chain Management Emphasis Program Requirements (33 Hours)<\/h2>\n<h3>Core Courses (24 Hours)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 ACCT 6003 \u2013 Accounting for Decision Making<br \/>\n\u2022 ECON 6003 \u2013 Managerial Economics<br \/>\n\u2022 FIN 6003 \u2013 Managerial Finance<br \/>\n\u2022 MGMT 6003 \u2013 Strategic Planning &amp; Analysis<br \/>\n\u2022 MGMT 6013 \u2013 Human Behavior in Organizations<br \/>\n\u2022 MGMT 6043 \u2013 Business Analytics<br \/>\n\u2022 MKTG 6023 \u2013 Strategic Marketing<br \/>\n\u2022 SCM 6003 \u2013 Enterprise Resource Planning<\/p>\n<h3>Supply Chain Management Emphasis Courses (9 Hours)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 SCM 6063 \u2013 Supply Chain Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Select 6 hours from the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IS 5323 \u2013 Information Systems Analysis<\/p>\n<p>IS 6023 \u2013 IS Research Project<\/p>\n<p>MGMT 6053 \u2013 International Business<\/p>\n<p>MGMT 6101 \/ MGMT 6102 \u2013 International Studies &amp; Field Experience<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6013 \u2013 Project Management<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6023 \u2013 Supply Chain Sourcing<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6033 \u2013 Supply Chain Security<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6053 \u2013 Supply Chain 4.0 Technologies<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6063 \u2013 Supply Chain Management<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6073 \u2013 Special Topics in SCM<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6143 \u2013 Sustainable Supply Chain Practices<\/p>\n<p>SCM 6983 \u2013 Field Experience in SCM<\/p>\n<\/p><p><\/p><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"degreeplans\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"advisors\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"accreditations\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"requirements\"><h2>Admission requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>GRE\/GMAT: Not required for the MBA with Supply Chain Management Emphasis.<\/li>\n<li>Degree: Bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited institution.<\/li>\n<li>Prereqs for non-business majors (or equivalent undergraduate prep): 3 hrs finance, statistics, marketing, and management\/organizational behavior (junior-level or above); 3 hrs microeconomics.<\/li>\n<li>GPA: Applicants must meet the School of Graduate Studies GPA standard for the MBA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Pathways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #fff3cd;padding: 2px 4px;border-radius: 3px\">4+1 option for eligible SAU undergraduates\u2014including BBA and BBS Engineering students\u2014to earn the BBA\/BBS + MBA in approximately five years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"testimonials\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"custom-tab\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade-in active \" id=\"about\"><div class=\"details\"><table data-row-style=\"rowStyle\" class=\"table table-condensed table-hover table-striped\"><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"college-department\">Department:<\/span><\/td><td><p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/\">Rankin College of Business<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"hours\">Hours Required: <\/span><\/td><td>33 (24 core + 9 emphasis)<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"type\">Categories: <\/span><\/td><td>Graduate<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"hours\">Completion Time: <\/span><\/td><td>2\u20133 years at two classes\/term (including summer) *<\/td><\/tr>\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"delivery\">Delivery:<\/span><\/td><td>Hybrid, On-Campus, Online<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"time description\">* Based on 2 classes per semester including summer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t\t\t<h3>About the program<\/h3>\n<p>The SAU MBA with Supply Chain Management Emphasis is designed for professionals seeking advanced skills in operations, logistics, and supply chain strategy. Offered by the AACSB-accredited David F. Rankin College of Business, the program equips students with practical skills in finance, strategy, analytics, marketing, operations, and supply chain management. Courses are offered online, on campus in evenings, or in a hybrid format to accommodate working professionals. The 33-hour curriculum (24 hours core + 9 hours emphasis) prepares graduates to lead complex supply chain and operational initiatives.<\/p>\n<h3>Three key selling points about the program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>AACSB-accredited business school (reaffirmed 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Flexible format \u2014 online, on-campus evenings, or hybrid<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #fff3cd; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 3px;\">Supply chain focus \u2014 graduates gain expertise in logistics, sourcing, and operations strategy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Career outlook<\/h3>\n<p>Graduates step into leadership roles such as Supply Chain Manager, Operations Manager, Logistics Analyst, Procurement Specialist, and Business Operations Consultant. The emphasis equips professionals to optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve supply chain efficiency.<\/p>\n<div id=\"learning-goals\" class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<h3>Learning Goals<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>MBA students will be effective communicators, using information technology to enhance decision making through better communication.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students are prepared to be socially responsible, effective business leaders with an awareness of cultural and diversity issues and the ability to make ethical decisions.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students will be critical thinkers who are able to use concepts from strategic management to integrate relevant information, decision-making techniques, and concepts from multiple business disciplines to make decisions in new or unfamiliar circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students can effectively and legally access and use information to prepare an effective written report that supports decision making.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students will be competent in the business discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\">chief, technology, officer, cto, computer, consultant, information, systems, manager, financial, health, technology, director, investment, banker<br \/>\r\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact-program\"><h4 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\">Program Contact<\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/directory\/contact\/mead-esther\/\">Dr. Esther Mead<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Data Science \/ Business Graduate Director<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:elmead@saumag.edu\">elmead@saumag.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"tel:870-235-4313\">870-235-4313<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/><center><div class='action-buttons'><a class=\"button apply prog\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/apply\" \/>Apply Now<\/a><a class=\"button view prog\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/degrees\" \/>View All Programs<\/a><\/div><\/center><\/div><script>\njQuery('#program-tab a').click(function (e) {\n  e.preventDefault()\n  jQuery('.tab-content .tab-pane').removeClass('active in');\n  jQuery(this).tab('show')\n})\n  jQuery('.nav li a').click(function(e) {\n\n        jQuery('.nav li.active').removeClass('active');\n\n        var $parent = jQuery(this).parent();\n        $parent.addClass('active');\n        e.preventDefault();\n    });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":534,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"program-mirror","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-118","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":558,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/558"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}