1. Supply Chain Management Minor
The Perfect Addition to any Major

2. What is a Supply Chain?
The coordinated activities essential for producing a product starting with the receipt of raw materials and ending with a satisfied customer
Includes suppliers, manufacturers and/or service providers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and the final customer

3. Supply Chain’s Strategic Importance
Maximizes competitive advantage
Coordinates supply chain partners
Ultimately benefits the customer
Supply
Demand
Product

4. What is Supply Chain Management?
Synchronizing all activities within the supply chain
Maximizing the supply chain’s competitive advantage
Adding value for the customers and consumers
The “Lifeblood” of any successful business

5. Functional Relationships
R. Crandall
11/6/2018

6. Why Minor in Supply Chain Management?
Relevant and dynamic curriculum
Pairs well with all majors
Finish in 3 semesters
Build marketable skills!
Great Courses
Award winning teachers
Industry experience
Faculty who care about your success
Great Faculty
Projected increases in demand
Large network of recruiters
Diverse job opportunities
High starting salaries
Great Careers

7. What is the SCM Minor? The SCM minor provides a multi-disciplinary curriculum to complement majors within the College of Business.
Available to both Business & Non-Business Majors
Minimum 2.5 GPA (overall required)
Must select from courses outlined in table

8. What Courses are Required?
PREREQUISITE(S)
NOTES/REMARKS
Required: 3 Courses – 9 S. H.
SCM 3660: Principles of Supply Chain Management
ECO 2100 or STT 2810 or permission of Director or Chairperson
Free Elective and/or COB Elective
SCM 3670: Six Sigma & Quality Management
SCM 3690: Global Supply Chain and Logistics
Free Elective and/or COB Elective/CIS Major
Electives: 2 courses – 6 S. H.
SCM 3900: Internship
Jr. Status
SCM 3680: Supply Chain Technologies in a Global Environment
CIS 1026 and CIS 2050 or equivalent or permission of Director or Chairperson
SCM 4870: Analytical Models for Supply Chain Management
CIS 3610: Project Management
CIS 3050
MGT 3620: Human Resource Management OR
MGT 3670: International Human Resource Management
Free Elective and/or COB Elective/Mgt Major
MKT 3260: Managing Distribution Channels
MKT 3230: Business-To-Business Marketing
Minimum grade of C in MKT 3050 & Jr. Status
Free Elective and/or COB Elective/Mkt Major
FIN 3071: Principles of Risk Management
Free Elective and/or COB Elective/Ins. Major
Courses can count double…
2 elective courses in your major
3 Supply Chain courses

9. How does the SCM Minor Pair with a…?
Marketing Major
Accounting Major
General & Human Resources Management Major
CIS Major
Finance Major
Entrepreneurship Major
Economics Major

10. What’s Your Major? CIS Accounting Finance Entrepreneurship
“The World is Flat.” Five of Friedman’s flatteners are technologies that have facilitated extraordinary competitive advantages in SCM.
Accounting
Lower supply chain costs 25% - 50%
Improved capacity realization 10% - 20%
Forecast accuracy improvement 25% - 80%
Increase in overall productivity 10% - 16%
Inventory Cost Reduction 25% - 60%
Finance
40% higher valuation than
DJI Index and S&P 500 Index.
Entrepreneurship
SCM is a dominant enabler of new global enterprises and flat competition. Anyone can now build an international supply chain and compete globally.
Management / HR
Management costs as a % of revenue are 50% less than median companies.
Severe SC talent shortage coming, what should companies do?
Marketing
Improved delivery performance 16% - 28%
Reduction in order fulfillment cycle time 30% - 50%
Improvement in forecast accuracy 25% - 80%
Lower supply chain costs 25% - 50%
Improvement of fill rates 20% - 30%
Economics
“Central to the way that companies produce things is the way that they manage their supply chains.” Virtual extended enterprises now cross all boundaries via SCM. Micro and macro economies are more complex and interdependent than ever before.
Declare the SCM Minor and find out why SCM helps companies and professionals in all business disciplines excel.
Sources: The Supply Chain Council, The Economist, PRTM-The Performance Measurement Group, “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman

11. Our SCM Faculty Dr. Dinesh Dave` (daveds@appstate.edu)
Dr. Ken Corley
Dr. Richard Crandall
Dr. Charlie Chen
Dr. Sam Formby
Dr. Beth Ellington
Dr. Sean McGann

12. What do SCM Professionals do?
Assure that the right materials are in the right place at the right time and at the right price by coordinating the organizations:
Information flows
Material flows
Cash flows

13. What Types of SCM Jobs are available? (Entry Level jobs in Bold)
Import/Export Specialist
Procurement Analyst
Logistics Analyst
Product cost strategy manager
Production Supervisor
Supply Chain Manager
Inventory Supply Specialist
Inventory Manager
Warehouse Manager
Production Planner/Scheduler
Buyer
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Shipping Supervisor
Materials Planner
Shipping/ Receiving Clerk
Transportation Sales Representative
International Trade Administrator
Global Supply Chain Project Manager
Demand Planning Manager
Import operations representative

14. Material Handling & Logistics 2014 Salary Survey
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15. Material Handling & Logistics 2014 Salary Survey
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16. Supply Chain Advisory Board
The advisory board members are executives from the following companies:
Internships and Scholarships
Bonded Logistics
FedEx
Global Shippers Association
Hanesbrands /Sara Lee Corporation
IBM
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
M33 Integrated Solutions
Mapally
Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA)
Microsoft
Murray Supply Company
PHH Corporation
Prysmian Group – Draka
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
Job Placement
Speaker to the Supply Chain Club
Guest Speaker in the Classes

17. Appalachian Supply Chain Club (ASCC)
Sponsored by the American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS)
Internship Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Guest Speakers
Resume Clinic
Meet with the Board Members
Attend APICS Meetings in Hickory & Meet Executives

18. Our Recent SCM Graduate
Dr. Davé, I just wanted to thank you for your hard work in teaching Supply Chain Management classes. I started working in IT here at Duke Energy straight out of school and the SCM minor helped me tremendously. Not only did it put me a step ahead of other potential candidates for the job, but it also allowed for me to make a higher salary than many others in my same position. Also, if you decide to show this in any of your classes, and you will if I know you as well as I think I do… Listen to Dr. Davé !!! He can help you and he is full of wise words (in between rants about cheesecake). The SCM minor can give you that extra leg up you need to get ahead of other candidates for a job and it really can set you apart. It helped me out and I know it can help many others as well. Feel free to contact me or have any of your students contact me if anyone has any questions. I’ll be happy to discuss. Go Mountaineers! Go Cheesecake! Ryan Thomsen IT HR Applications Support Office: Cell:

19. The Question for you to consider is not “Why SCM?” but “Why Not SCM?”
Relevant and dynamic curriculum
Pairs well with all majors
Finish in 3 semesters
Build marketable skills!
Great Courses
Award winning teachers
Industry experience
Faculty who care about your success
Great Faculty
Projected increases in demand
Large network of recruiters
Diverse job opportunities
High starting salaries
Great Careers