In keeping with the vision of the Department of Supply Chain Management to be widely acknowledged by industry and academia as the leader in dissemination of procurement, manufacturing and logistics knowledge, the Supply Chain Management program integrates topics from manufacturing operations, purchasing, transportation, and physical distribution into a unified course of study. The program is designed with the realization that essential breakthroughs in business productivity and quality must be process based and such processes must transcend traditional business functionality and embrace the need for cross-organizational relationships. The program also acknowledges the critical challenges related to environmental impact by engendering an earth-to-earth supply chain focus.
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Students visit Lafarge cement plant
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Recently, eleven MBA students and members of Michigan State University’s Graduate Supply Chain Management Association (GSCMA) as well as Dr. Judith Whipple, Supply Chain Management faculty member, toured Lafarge’s Alpena cement plant, the second largest cement plant in North America. The MSU contingent was able to meet with employees from Lafarge’s cement plant and its sister company, Systech Environmental Corporation. Prior to the visit,...
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GSCMA visits Rolls Royce
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Recently, ten members of Michigan State University’s Graduate Supply Chain Management Association were able to visit Rolls-Royce’s Customer Education facility in Indianapolis. The tour host was Rolls-Royce Buyer, and MSU Broad MBA alumni, Adam Briggs. The tour started with lunch with various supply chain executives from Direct Purchasing, Indirect Purchasing, and Supply Chain Strategy. This chance to dialogue with these decision-makers was enlightening...
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MSU places second at 2012 Undergrad Supply Chain Challenge
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The Supply Chain Management program at Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business hosted the college’s fourth annual undergraduate supply chain competition, The MSU Undergraduate Supply Chain Challenge, March 22-23, 2012, at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development on MSU’s campus. Rather than a traditional “case,” the competition involved a supply chain simulation – the Supply Chain Operations Decision Environment (SCODE)...
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GSCMA Visit UPS and Zappos
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Seventeen members of Michigan State University’s Graduate Supply Chain Management Association (GSCMA) and two MSU Supply Chain Management Faculty (Dr. John Macdonald and Dr. Judith Whipple) recently toured the UPS Worldport Facility in Louisville, Kentucky and the Zappos Fulfillment Center in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The tours were an excellent way for students to see world-class operations first hand and gain experiential knowledge on critical aspects...
