Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management has become one of the most critical areas for companies who need to move products around the globe. Networks continue to expand. A total of 1.4 million new jobs in Supply Chain and Logistics were created from 2014-2018, and this growth is likely to continue as more and more companies recognize the crucial importance of their supply chain.
Because the importance of this role has grown so rapidly in recent years, the labor market is currently experiencing a shortage of Supply Chain professionals, and most of the people working in this area do not have a formal education in the field. Beyond the potential earnings found in this field, students who work in these jobs will be able to have a real impact as global supply chains continue to multiply and impact economies and environments throughout the world.
What makes this program special?
Laser-focused
This major concentrates its supply-chain specific courses down to three classes, ensuring that students are learning the most relevant, applicable skills.
Real-World Experience
The program capstone tasks students with solving supply chain issues of real corporations, which provides them with a portfolio of supply chain planning work.
Program Requirements
CCMN 341 - Globalization
This course examines a complex topic — globalization — from a Christian & Biblical perspective. Globalization is a concept that has proliferated in both popular and scholarly arenas, describing the increasing intensity of flows of capital, labor, commodities, and ideologies across national borders. We will explore multiple perspectives on the origins of globalization and the local, national, and international impacts of globalization on lands, cultures, economies, human rights and quality of life. Students will also examine the relationships among globalization, citizenship, and identity to enhance skills for citizenship in a globalizing world. The unifying theme of the kingdom of God will be used to integrate biblical ideas about God’s mission in the world.
Credit Hours: 3
SCMT 301 - Forecasting and Logistics
This course will teach students how to use forecasting techniques to match supply and demand, and how to develop logistics networks that help minimize costs and deliver top customer service.
Credit Hours: 3
SCMT 302 - Sourcing and Operations
This course will teach students how businesses manage this increasing complexity behind the scenes through efficient sourcing of suppliers and operations. Students will have the opportunity to apply this knowledge by conducting a real-world case study of a product of their choosing.
Prerequisites: SCMT 301
Credit Hours: 3
SCMT 401 - Supply Chain Management Capstone
This course asks students to apply the skills they have learned in their business and supply chain management education to a series of challenges. In the first part, students solve challenges in logistics, operations, planning, and sourcing faced by a fictional company. In the second part, students will be tasked with addressing a real supply chain problem, and will work in groups to produce a solution which will consist of a report and a presentation. In this capstone project, students will take on the role of supply chain consultants, redesigning the existing supply chain of a consumer products company with the goals of implementing lean inventory management, and using six sigma processes to improve efficiency and allow the company to bring new products to market more rapidly.
Prerequisites: SCMT 302
Credit Hours: 3
Experts, Professionals, and Sponsors
Dr. Rudolph Leuschner
Rudi Leuschner is a Professor of Supply Chain Management and the Program Director for the online MS in Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School. His work has appeared in (among others) the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Business Logistics, Decision Sciences, the Journal of Business Ethics, Harvard Business Review, and Rutgers Business Review. He received his Ph. D. in Logistics and a minor in marketing from The Ohio State University.