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Note: The Supply Chain Management Concentration will no longer be offered for newly enrolled SOM students starting in Fall 2024. Students enrolled prior to Fall 2024 may fulfill the concentration requirements. 

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the cross-functional oversight of materials, information and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. The students in this concentration are not only well-prepared for classical demand planning, production planning, inventory management and procurement of purchasing management, but also trained to identify and solve cross-functional problems together with the departments of marketing, finance, information technology and human resources.

Concentration Requirements

As of Fall 2024, in addition to the standard curriculum for the BSBA degree, students wishing to fulfill a concentration in SCM are required to complete a total of four courses (specified below). At graduation you must have a combined GPA of 2.7 or higher in your SCM concentration courses to be awarded the SCM concentration. Only courses taken at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ or as part of a study abroad program will count towards a concentration GPA.

Coursework

The schedule of course offerings is available in the official ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Schedule of Classes on

Descriptions of courses are listed in the and course descriptions for the upcoming semester are available on

Contact Undergraduate Academic Advising for the most updated list of core courses and electives, as well as required pre-requisites.

Required Courses

Complete all of the following:

OPM 311 is a prerequisite for all SCM courses.

• SCM 360 - SpreadsheetModeling&Dec Making

  Supplements other courses in the business curriculum by discussing decision making and risk management using spreadsheet analysis. Improves students' decision-making ability in an uncertain and complex environment. Teaches techniques widely used to assess and manage risk, structure problems, determine the optimal decision and estimate the impact of a decision on performance measures of interest. Through cases, lectures and exercises, sharpens students' problem-solving skills and analytical and logical thinking ability. Greatly enhances students' proficiency in spreadsheet analysis and modeling, an invaluable skill in today's business environment in which spreadsheets, with 40 million users, have become the primary platform for business analysis. For students interested in a career in general consulting or as analysts in the areas of finance, marketing or MIS. Pre-Requisites: CQS, OPM and MIS 311. Usually offered in Fall only. Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

• SCM 365 - Supply Chain Management

  Supply Chain Management Students will develop a strong understanding of managerial considerations and technologies in supply chain management. The course will cover supply chain strategy, demand planning, inventory management, transportation, distribution, warehousing, and supply chain coordination. It will use lectures, readings, cases, and online simulations. Pre-Requisites: CQS, OPM and MIS 311. Traditionally offered in the Fall Semester. Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

• SCM 460 - Bus Intelligence & Analytics

  This course covers fundamental concepts and techniques in data mining with a focus on business application. The goal is to understand how to build and use appropriate data mining models to analyze business-related data and obtain useful information to advance the business and make managerial decisions. The course covers various predictive regression and classification models, such as Multiple Linear Regression, Regularization methods, K-Nearest Neighbors, Naïve Bayes, Logistic Regression, Classification and Regression Trees, Neural Networks, clustering methods, and dimension reduction techniques. Python will be used to implement such models. Hence, proficiency in programming with Python is critical in succeeding in this course. Prerequisites are Python programming, statistics and OPM 311 Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

Electives

Select one of the following:

Students also have the option to take SCM 480: Special Topics in SCM courses

• SCM 465 - Managing Healthcare Operations

  In this course we will explore the challenges faced when delivering quality health care, take a principles-driven approach to study health care management and improve the health care value chain. We will learn how to evaluate the performance of operating units, understand why they perform as they do, design new or improved operating procedures and systems for competitive advantage, make short and long run decisions that affect operations, and manage the workforce. Prereq OPM 311 Levels: Undergraduate

• MKTG 475 - Data Driven Marketing

  Deals with the use of data to make marketing decisions. Students are exposed to key concepts and methods of quantitative modeling, analysis, and interpretation. Topics include marketing mix models, choice models, Internet marketing metrics, etc. The course provides hands-on exercises and applications using software tools. Prerequisites: Introduction to Marketing Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

• MIS 480K - Blockchain Tech & Applications

  credits:4 Levels: Undergraduate

• MIS 480J - Intro to Machine Learning

  Machine learning is the science of allowing computers to learn from data and perform tasks without being explicitly programmed. It becomes so pervasive today that we are using it in many aspects of our lives without even knowing it. Some examples include speech recognition, image recognition, web search, personalized recommendation, and self-driving cars. This course provides an overview of machine learning techniques (e.g., supervised vs. unsupervised methods) to explore, analyze, and exploit data with a focus on designing machine learning workflow and algorithms. Whereas no prior knowledge of machine learning is needed, students are assumed to have a basic understanding of calculus, probability theory, and linear algebra. No background knowledge of programming is required. Prerequisites MIS 311, CQS 311 Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate