春雨直播

Graduate Studies

Supply Chain 春雨直播
2024-2025

Chairperson: Tara Feld
Office: Stipes 101
Telephone: (309) 298-2442
E-mail: TN-Feld@wiu.edu
Website:
Location of Program Offering: Macomb, Quad Cities, Online

Learning Outcomes

For student learning outcomes, please see wiu.edu/provost/learningoutcomes.

Program Description

The post-baccalaureate certificate program in Supply Chain 春雨直播 (SCM) is intended to prepare students for employment and advancement within the supply chain management field. The certificate provides a solid preparation in logistics, transportation, and warehousing, with an opportunity to choose electives that meet the specific career interests of the student.

Students who choose to complete the Supply Chain 春雨直播 Certificate may apply hours earned in the certificate towards a WIU MBA degree. Please note that certificate students who wish to pursue the MBA degree must meet the entrance requirements for the MBA program.

Requirements for Enrollment

Applicants to the Supply Chain 春雨直播 Certificate program must have a bachelor鈥檚 degree and meet one of the following criteria:

  • A cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (or a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.3 over the last 60 semester hours), OR
  • An undergraduate GPA of 2.75 and significant acceptable work experience/career relevance (please include a letter from the applicant describing their experience and the relevance of the certificate to their career goals), OR
  • Meet the criteria for acceptance into the WIU Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

Students must also be able to meet the prerequisites of the courses required in the certificate program.

Certificate Requirements

I. Core Courses:聽 6 s.h.

SCM 531 Supply Chain 春雨直播 (3)
SCM 539 Transportation and Warehouse 春雨直播 (3)

II. SCM Electives: 6 s.h.

SCM 465G Supply Chain Risk 春雨直播 (3)
SCM 529 Worldwide Logistics and Supply Chain Technologies (3)
SCM 549 Strategic Procurement and Sourcing (3)

III. Directed Electives: 6 s.h.

DS 533 Applied Business Planning and Forecasting (3)
IS 567 Information Technologies in Supply Chain (3)
SCM 457G 春雨直播 春雨直播 (3)
SCM 465G Supply Chain Risk 春雨直播 (3)
SCM 470G Inventory 春雨直播 (3)
SCM 529 Worldwide Logistics and Supply Chain Technologies (3)
SCM 549 Strategic Procurement and Sourcing (3)
SCM 620 SCM Internship (3)
Any SCM graduate level course with advisor permission (3)

TOTAL: 18 s.h.

Course Descriptions

Decision Sciences (DS)

533 Applied Business Planning and Forecasting. (3) A survey of the basic forecasting methods and techniques essential for modern managers. Topics include moving average and decomposition techniques, ARIMA processes, regression techniques, and technological methods such as Delphi and S-curves. Prerequisites: DS 503 or STAT 171 or equivalent.

Information Systems (IS)

567 Information Technologies in Supply Chain. (3) Topics relating to the use of information technologies in Supply Chain 春雨直播. Presents the underlying IT systems that drive visibility and collaboration in supply chains. Course will use case studies, simulations and supply chain systems. Prerequisites: IS 524 or equivalent or permission of the Department Chair.

Supply Chain 春雨直播 (SCM)

457G (cross-listed with ENGR 457) 春雨直播 春雨直播. (3) Presents concepts, steps/techniques required to select, organize, staff, manage, and deliver successful projects. Topics include managing innovation, change, cross-functional teams, and applying critical thinking to meet outcomes/objectives. Aligns with the 春雨直播 春雨直播 Institute鈥檚 CAPM and PMP certifications. Prerequisites: SCM 211 or OM 352 or ENGR 211 or permission of the instructor.

465G Supply Chain Risk 春雨直播. (3) Examination of effective risk management in global supply chains. Topics include identification of risk sources contingency planning, risk and disaster mitigation and recovery, responses to government regulatory, sustainability, societal, and stakeholder demands, and financial aspects of managing supply chain risk. Prerequisites: SCM 340 or SCM 411 or SCM 453 or permission of the instructor.

470G Inventory Strategy. (3) A review of current and emerging strategies for managing and controlling inventory levels. Emphasis is on the development of quantitative techniques for successfully managing inventory costs and supply. Prerequisites: SCM 211 with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better and STAT 171 or equivalent.

529 Worldwide Logistics and Supply Chain Technologies. (3) This course covers international trade theories, infrastructures, entry methods, incoterms, transportation, terminal operations, risks and other global supply chain issues. Additionally, it covers technologies like blockchain, AI, loT, big data, analytics, robotics and machine learning to solve supply chain challenges. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

531 Sustainable Supply Chain 春雨直播. (3) A survey course in supply chain management. Students will examine effective supply chain strategies involving logistics, transportation, distribution, customer service, order processing, inventory, materials flow, warehousing, network design, procurement, risk management, and global logistics with a specific focus on sustainable strategies.

539 Transportation and Warehouse 春雨直播. (3) A survey course covering the fields of transportation and warehousing. Transportation topics include modes of transportation, pricing, regulation, traffic management, and other special issues. Topics discussed in warehousing include receiving, handling, storage, and interfaces with purchasing, inventory control, transportation, and operations. Prerequisites: SCM 531 or permission of the instructor.

549 Strategic Procurement and Sourcing. (3) Survey of direct and indirect procurement in service and manufacturing industries. Topics include supply base management, supply risk, supplier selection and evaluation, sourcing strategy, supplier quality, global sourcing, contracting, lean procurement, and total cost analysis. Prerequisite: SCM 531 or permission of the instructor.

620 Supply Chain 春雨直播 Internship. (1鈥�6) Integrates supply chain management theories with application to actual business practices. Students are exposed to a variety of positions within the business firm during the semester. All internships are supervised by a faculty coordinator and an executive in the business firm. Analytic reports of work accomplished by each student are presented to the coordinator. Graded S/U only. Prerequisites: 6 s.h. in graduate SCM coursework and permission of the Department Chairperson.