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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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...
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Business Management Program in London
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The Eli Broad College of Business sponsors a program that offers students an excellent opportunity to learn and apply business principles in an international venue. Professors Srinivas Talluri and Stanley Griffis of the Department of Supply Chain Management will lead the program and teach three MSU business courses in London for six weeks during the summer of 2012. Instruction will take place at Regent’s College – located in the heart of London...
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Michigan State #1 in Supply Chain Management/Logistics and #12 in Production/Operations Management
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Michigan State University was recently ranked #1 in Supply Chain Management/Logistics education and #12 in Production/Operations Management by the 2011 US News and World Report College Rankings. The U.S. News annual undergraduate business ranking is solely based on results from a survey of deans and senior faculty members at all AACSB-accredited undergraduate business programs. Michigan State University has led the nation and the world in supply chain education...
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Study Abroad: Real-World Applications of Supply Chain Management and International Business – May 2012
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The Supply Chain Management Department is offering a six-credit study abroad course on May of 2012. The program includes company site visits emphasizing supply chain management and international business aspects, and is being taught in a three-week session at two leading European universities (the European Business School, located in the Frankfurt vicinity, and the University of Leuven in Brussels). The course, led by Professors Narasimhan and Schoenherr, involves...







