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Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management is one of the fastest-growing areas of study in the country, and for good reason. With the price of online shopping and global logistics networks, supply chain expertise is in high demand. This program was created in collaboration with Harry's and provides excellent career prospects.

Just about everything you’ve ever bought has been brought to your hands through a global network of logistics: factories, warehouses, transport vehicles, and more. The process of getting a product from where it’s produced to the individual person who needs it has grown ever more immense in scale, and supply chain professionals are the people who plan and run these complex interconnected systems.

Why Supply Chain Matters

As networks have continued to expand, Supply Chain Management (SCM) has become one of the most critical areas for companies with a need to move products around the globe. A total of 1.4 million new jobs in Supply Chain and Logistics were created from 2014-2018, and this growth is likely to continue as more and more companies recognize the importance of optimizing their supply chain.

Because the importance of this role has grown so rapidly in recent years, the labor market is currently experiencing a dearth of Supply Chain professionals, and most of the people working in this area do not have a formal education in Supply Chain Management. Companies we have met with over the past 12 months are correspondingly desperate to find talented college graduates in Supply Chain Management, and are willing to pay for their services. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, logisticians in SCM earn a median salary of $76,270. Research from Universal Logistics highlights that for Supply Chain Specialists with 3 - 5 years of experience, the average salary jumps to $97,000. Furthermore, students who secure jobs in this field will be able to have a real impact, as global supply chains continue to proliferate and impact economies and environments throughout the world.

Faculty Contributors

Dr. Cheryl Nutter, Chair of Accountancy, Business and Economics, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ.

Dr. Rudolph Leuschner: Rutgers University. Rudi Leuschner is a Professor of Supply Chain Management and the Program Director for the online MS in Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School. His work has appeared in (among others) the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Business Logistics, Decision Sciences, the Journal of Business Ethics, Harvard Business Review, and Rutgers Business Review. He received his Ph.D. in Logistics and a minor in Marketing from The Ohio State University.

Curriculum Highlights

Supply Chain Management is a part of business school, so core business requirements will be taken prior to most supply chain-specific courses.

• Math Required: Precalculus (or Higher), Statistics
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• Hardest Class: Capstone Project. This course will require students to take on the role of a supply chain expert. Students’ grades will be based on their ability to devise viable solutions to currently open supply-chain issues.

How does this degree align with the real world?

This curriculum was inspired by meetings with 20+ employers throughout the country, the vast majority of whom indicated that they had significant interest in hiring college graduates with Supply Chain Management degrees. These same employers were then consulted about our finalized curriculum to ensure that the intended learning outcomes matched their hiring needs. Finally, we worked at length with two Fortune 500 companies with extensive supply chain departments (one fashion company and one furniture company) to verify that the final curriculum covered all learning outcomes and did not include any unnecessary courses.

Harry's Razors

Harry’s Razors contributed content and helped develop the Supply Chain capstone. This will be a real-life project with the potential to have an impact on a leading brand's business.

Career Outlook

A degree in Supply Chain Management can lead students into a variety of industries, including retail, manufacturing, healthcare and transportation.

Popular career pathways include Operations Manager (avg. $65,360), Logistician (avg. $74,750), Supply Chain Analyst ($60,120), Purchasing Manager ($67,000), and Distribution Manager ($68,340), to name a few. (1, 2)

Ecommerce trends are driving companies to streamline their supply chains through automation, to provide the consumer with an increase in speed and accuracy of order processing and delivery. The global supply chain market is expected to grow 7% annually over the next 5 years. (3)

Sources: (1) BLS, (2) Payscale, (3) Business Newswire