IUK | Department of Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Department of Supply Chain Management and Logistics

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. 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:

  1. Possess extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
  2. Demonstrate the capability to apply analytical skills in effective decision making and generating logistical solutions to problems in different environments.
  3. Function effectively in the common business domains of finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  • Graduation Requirements: B.BA. Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Students must complete 126 credits of courses to obtain the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.BA.) in Supply Chain Management and Logistics. These requirements are explained in the previous sections and summarized as follows:

  1. University Core Courses (General Education)             42 credit hours
  2. College of Business Administration requirements            36 credit hours
  3. Major Requirements (compulsory + elective) 42 credit hours
    • Compulsory courses: 24 credits
    • Major elective courses: 18 credits
  4. D. Practical Component 6 credit hours

Course code Course Title Credit Hours PRE-requisite CO-requisite
SCML 290 Intro. Supply Chain Logistics Management 3 ACCT 232  
SCML 350 Quality Management in SCML 3 ACCT 232  
SCML 360 Supply Chain Design and Optimization 3 OPMG 335  
SCML 370 Business Modeling and planning for SCML 3   SMCL 360
SCML 375 Procurement and Supply Management 3 SMCL 290  
SCML 475 Business Process Management 3 Senior standing  
SCML 380 Supply Chain Service and Customer Management 3 SMCL 360  
SCML 480 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 3 SMCL 370  
TOTAL 24    
Course code Course Title Credit Hours PRE-requisite CO-requisite
SCML 390 Transportation and Distribution Management 3 SCML 290  
SCML 399 Project Management in SCML 3 SCML 290  
SCML 431 Strategic SMCL and sustainability 3 SMCL 360  
SCML 460 Logistics Modeling and Analysis 3 SMCL 360  
SCML 470 SMCL and Technology implementation 3 SMCL 360  
SCML 485 Supply Chain Performance Management and Analytics 3 SMCL 360  
SCML 497 Contemporary Topics in SCML 3 Senior Standing  
SCML 471 Energy Value Chain 3 Senior Standing  
TOTAL 18