Course List - Master of Professional Studies in Supply Chain Management

Core Courses—Year One
SCM 800	Supply Chain Management (Fall) SCM 800 provides an enhanced understanding of key concepts in supply chain management. For this course, supply chain management is defined as "the integration of key business processes from the end user through the original suppliers that provides products, services, and information that add value for customers."	4 credits
SCM 810	Transportation and Distribution (Spring) SCM 810 focuses on the economic conditions, managerial strategies, governmental policies, and other phenomena which affect the demand for and supply of transport and distribution services—the deliver portion of the supply chain.	4 credits
SCM 820	Strategic Procurement (Summer) The course provides a special emphasis on the development and management of strategic sourcing relationships and promotes an understanding of the strategic role of supply management in effective supply/demand/value chain operations.	4 credits
SCM 530	Supply Chain Analysis (Summer) Students in SCM 530 will manage competing firms in an action-learning simulation. In this simulation, students must make pricing, marketing, production, distribution, and procurement decisions for their firm. Students will develop analytic models to help support their decisions. Students will learn techniques for demand forecasting and inventory planning and build decision support tools to help make these decisions.	3 credits

 

Core Courses—Year Two
SCM 840	Supply Chain Project Management (Fall) A human relations-based course that identifies the significant challenges that managing individuals on project teams represents.	4 credits
SCM 850	Supply Chain Design and Strategy The focus of this course is the strategic design of supply chain networks. The course provides an examination of (1) the role of supply chain network design within the context of the firm's competitive strategy, (2) alternative supply chain designs and the factors that influence network design decisions, (3) a framework for the network design process, and (4) the principal models and techniques used for the design of supply chain networks.	4 credits
SCM 860	Supply Chain Transformation and Innovation This course focuses on strategic supply chain transformation, innovation, and organizational change. The course examines current issues and best practices with respect to supply chain strategy; value creation through design and redesign of supply chain capabilities; transformational outsourcing; supply chain role in new product design, development, and market introduction; technology adoption; and change management.	4 credits
SCM 594	Professional Paper (Fall, Spring, Summer) During this 3-semester sequence each student will develop a research proposal, conduct an inquiry, and write a report to include findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Students are encouraged to develop a research topic in consultation with senior managers in their place of employment. A faculty member will advise each student through the research and writing process and evaluate the quality of interim and final products for rigor, completeness, and clarity.	1 credit in each of the fall, spring, and summer semesters

Prerequisites as listed may be waived by the course instructor if you can demonstrate the required level of competency.