The Bachelor of Arts degree program in supply chain management focuses on the integration of value–adding components from manufacturing operations, purchasing, transportation, and physical distribution that are critical to the enhancement of global competitiveness.  The objectives of the program are to provide students with a comprehensive background in each of the broad areas referenced above and to allow them to pursue concentrations within their areas of interest.

Students in the supply chain management program complete courses designed to develop specific skills in the planning and control of the value–creating processes in private and public enterprises.  These processes include manufacturing systems and their management; product and material movement systems; and purchasing the materials, products, and services needed to produce the firm's output and managing their flows through the organization.  Students may select such areas of study as physical distribution system design and administration, purchasing techniques and strategies, computer integrated manufacturing, and manufacturing strategies.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Supply Chain Management

1. The graduation requirements of the University as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Supply Chain Management.
   
   The completion of Mathematics 103 and Statistics and Probability 200 [referenced in item 2. below] may also satisfy the University mathematics requirement.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Supply Chain Management major is met by completing Supply Chain Management 470 or 472.  Those courses are referenced in item 3. a. below.
2. The requirements of The Eli Broad College of Business for the Bachelor of Arts degree in the majors that comprise the Business Administration Programs.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	Major Field of Concentration:  A minimum grade–point average of 2.00 in courses taken for the major (16 credits):
   	(1)	All of the following courses (12 credits):
   		SCM	371	Procurement and Supply Management			3
   		SCM	372	Manufacturing and Service Operations Management			3
   		SCM	373	Logistics and Transportation Management			3
   		SCM	475	Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management			3
   	(2)	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   		SCM	470	Integrated Supply Chain Management Capstone (W)			3
   		SCM	472	Experiential Learning with Industry Problems in Supply Chain (W)			3
   	(3)	Complete an additional 4 credits from an approved list of courses available from the department.