Supply Chain Management
Chair: Associate Professor Garber
Supply Chain Management is the management of global activities to produce goods and services. As outsourcing of goods and services has increased over the years, the management of these goods and services is necessary to distribute these items in a timely and cost efficient way to satisfy the end user customer. It is also necessary to manage the quality, sustainability of these items and ensure that these goods and services are produced in a ethically responsible manner.
Major Requirements:
A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in Supply Chain Management requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Select one course from the following: 4 sh
Additional Core Requirements
| ACC2010 | Principles of Accounting | 4 sh |
| BUS1110 | Gateway to Business | 4 sh |
| BUS2110 | Management Information Systems | 4 sh |
| BUS2210 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4 sh |
| BUS3985 | Internship in Business | 1-2 sh |
| BUS4970 | Strategic Management | 4 sh |
| ECO1000 | Principles of Economics | 4 sh |
| ECO2300 | Statistics for Decision Making | 4 sh |
| FIN3430 | Principles of Finance | 4 sh |
| MGT3230 | Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior | 4 sh |
| MKT3110 | Principles of Marketing | 4 sh |
Supply Chain Management Major Course Requirements
| BUS3260 | Operations and Supply Chain Managment | 4 sh |
| SCM4310 | International Logistics and Distribution | 4 sh |
| SCM4320 | Supply Chain Management Performance - Demand Planning and Forecasting | 4 sh |
| MGT3100 | Foundations of Business Analytics | 4 sh |
Choose one of the following: 4 sh
| ECO3500 | Business Economics | 4 sh |
| ECO3100 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | 4 sh |
| ECO3200 | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory | 4 sh |
| ECO3110 | International Trade and Finance | 4 sh |
| ECO3300 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4 sh |
Electives - choose two courses from the following: 8 sh
| MGT3450 | Project Management | 4 sh |
| MGT4260 | Data Mining for Managerial Decision Making | 4 sh |
| MKT4160 | Global Marketing | 4 sh |
| MKT4170 | Business-to-Business Marketing | 4 sh |
| MGT4250 | Data Visualization and Storytelling | 4 sh |
Study abroad students may transfer one supply chain management elective to the major provided they have taken the necessary prerequisites and have prior approval by the department chair. A substitution for BUS 3260 is not eligible.
Total Credit Hours: 73-76
Economics Requirements 3000 Level
Supply Chain Management majors should choose one of the following classes: ECON 3500, ECON 3100, or ECON 3300 to satisfy their economics requirement. Double majors should pick the ECON class best for their primary major.
Supply Chain Management classes applied to other Majors or Minors
Students double majoring in two B.S.B.A. majors, a course eligible for two majors can only count towards one major. For example, MKT 4160 can count towards the MKT and IB majors. Therefore, if a student is double majoring in MKT and IB and takes MKT 4160, this course can count toward the MKT or IB major, but not both.
Knowledge - After completing this major, the student will understand current practices of Supply Chain Management excellence.
Skill Level - The student will have an enhanced skill level for problem-solving and supply chain optimization through the practice of current methodologies.
Application - Upon completion of this major, the student will be able to analyze supply chain management issues and select the correct method for decision making and operational improvement.