Department of Supply Chain Management and Logistics

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About Department

The Supply Chain Management and Logistics (SCML) program prepares students to be key players in determining the most effective ways to advance SCML in different organizations. The program encompasses planning and management all activities and resources used by organizations to produce goods and services that satisfy customer demands. Five core processes are common to all supply chains: planning how to satisfy customer demand, sourcing supply chains for raw materials and services, producing the product or service, delivering the product or service to the customer, and managing returned goods for recycling in repair or reuse. These core processes occur in both manufacturing enterprises and service organizations and apply to government agencies, NGOs, and human support agencies and institutions.

Department Mission

The mission of the Supply Chain Management and Logistics (SCML) program is to provide the students with all the skills and tools to make all these operations the most efficient and effective are the keys to the success of any organization.

Faculty Members

Department Programs

B.BA. in Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The program objectives of the Supply Chain Management and Logistics degree, are that within 5 to 7 years of graduation, students will:

Possess extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
Demonstrate the capability to apply analytical skills in effective decision making and generating logistical solutions to problems in different environments.
Function effectively in the common business domains of finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.
Model the personal and cognitive skills required to be effective in the Supply Chain Management and Logistics industry including communication, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and other soft skills, such as time management, supervision, and leadership management.
Demonstrate the application of ethics in business and a responsibility to society and their profession.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)

Student learning outcomes have been developed in an alignment with professional association standards. Upon graduation, program’s graduates will have the skills to:

Apply business principles, tools, and analytical skills to the context of Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
Analyze best practices in Supply Chain Management and Logistics contexts to provide sustainable and efficient solutions to business challenges.
Prioritize courses of action and resource utilization to efficiently solve operational problems in the Supply Chain Management and Logistics domain.
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Evaluate ethical principles within the domain of Supply Chain Management and Logistics and be able to apply these to different situations.
Interpret the governance, political, and legislative environment, within which SCML managers operate including international treaties and shipping protocols.