Supply Chain Management Possessing the skills and knowledge to help move materials, parts or services from a concept to an end user which meets their expectations University of Nebraska College of Business Administration Major approved Supply Chain Management Systems

Aspirations Primary Focus: Creating Value for Customers – Analysis: Assessing Customer Wants & Needs Order Winners and Qualifiers – Design: Value Added Products and Services – Purchasing – Selecting Vendors – Distributing Value Added Products and Services – Communicating and Tracking Products and Services through information technology Supply Chain Management Systems

Program Design Sources: Industry Fellow academics (Big 10) Functional Skills – Supply chain concepts – Systems thinking – Understand business processes Broader Skills (CBA background) – Interpersonal, teamwork & communication – Dynamic problem solver & learner – Change management – Business skills

Sources of Curriculum Design Several Existing Supply Chain Programs Including: – Michigan State University Long Standing Program – Texas A & M University New and Rapidly Rising Program Recommended Skill Sets: – American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Supply Chain Manager Competency Model – Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Supply Chain Curriculum – Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Our Starting Point Every CBA Student Business Preparatory Requirements – General Requirements ACE (30 hours) Achievement Centered Education – Communications 2 courses – Calculus (1 course) – Statistics (1 course) – Basic Computer Skills 1 cr. hour not for degree – Leadership Development 1 cr. hour not for degree Business Core Requirements – Accounting Managerial and Financial – Economics Micro and Macro – Corporate Finance – Organizational Behavior – Management Information Systems – Operations and Supply Management – Principles of Marketing – Corporate Strategy

SCMS Curriculum REQUIRED SMCS 335Supply chain decision making models MRKT/SCMS 346Distribution channels management MNGT/SCMS 431Enterprise management systems SCMS 432Supply chain planning and control systems MRKT/SCMS 444Supply chain logistics SCMS 439Global sourcing and distribution SCMS 474Strategic supply chain management (CAPSTONE) Supply Chain Management Systems

Potential Specializations What is the highest priority? Logistics/Transportation – Channels and Institutions – Optimization – Simulation Operations Management – Operations Planning – Inventory Management – Scheduling/Sequencing Information Systems – Systems Analysis – Database – Electronic Business – Business Data Communications Procurement – Sourcing – Negotiation – Contracts – Financial Statements

Directed Electives (pick 4) Call Number SCMS 434Lean supply chain operations SCMS 436Project management SCMS 447Supply chain technology MNGT/SSCMS 437Supply chain risk management ACCT 308Managerial accounting FINA 375Financial statement analysis MNGT 3112Leadership, communications and teams SCMS 454Information systems analysis & design SCMS 456Object-oriented systems development SCMS 458Electronic business SCMS 459Global information technology & IS MRKT 345Marketing research MRKT 425Retail management MRKT 450Strategic database marketing

WHAT WE NEED INDUSTRY ADVICE – What skill sets do you need? (done) – What topics/courses are the best fit? – Exposure to operations (field trips) – Projects for Capstone Course Faculty research SUPPORT – Internship opportunities Scholarships – Road trip opportunities – Job market Recruiting resume database

Supply Chain Conference Quarterly (or biannual) – Student presentations Capstone projects – Industry panels – Faculty discussions Support for: – Funding trips/conference – Hire lecturers with specialty industry expertise