Courses: Supply Chain Management (SCM)College: C. T. Bauer College of Business

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

SCM 3301: Service and Manufacturing Operations (formerly DISC 3301)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: MATH 1313. Operations Management concepts and techniques: operations management strategy, total quality management, location and layout, forecasting, aggregate planning, materials management, just-in-time systems, scheduling, and project management in small and multinational manufacturing and service organizations.

SCM 3399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair and the Bauer College's Office of Undergraduate Business Programs.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4361):
SCM 4301: Supply Chain Management (formerly SCM 4361)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Theory, concepts, and practices of supply chain management for efficient integration of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to produce goods and services.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4390):
SCM 4302: Energy Supply Chain (formerly SCM 4390)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Overview of the physical supply chain that brings energy (oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear, and alternative forms) from sources to customers, including operations and information management requirements.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4387):
SCM 4303: Global Supply Chain Operations (formerly SCM 4387)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. International issues in supply chain operations management.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4388):
SCM 4304: Production and Logistics for Small Business (formerly SCM 4388)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Application of production and logistics management principles for small businesses.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4370):
SCM 4311: Project Operations (formerly SCM 4370)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Management of one-time complex projects.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011:
SCM 4312: Project Management for Energy Industries
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SCM 4301 or 4302. Project management roles and environments in oil and gas, refining and petrochemicals.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4367):
SCM 4320: Competitive Quality  (formerly SCM 4367)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SCM 4301 or 4302. Development, design, and management of contemporary organizational quality systems for manufacturing enterprises and service firms in today's competitive environment.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011:
SCM 4330: Business Modeling and Decision Analysis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in either SCM 4301 or  SCM 4302.  Application of spreadsheet tools to develop models, analyze the relevant information, and recommend solutions to business problems. Includes problems of optimization, risk analysis, data analysis, and forecasting.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4371):
SCM 4350: Strategic Supply Management (formerly SCM 4371)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing, SCM 4301 or 4302.  Strategic supply management process, focusing on how effective strategic supply chain management provides a competitive advantage. Outsourcing, early supplier involvement, negotiation, supply contracts, supply management performance, and e-procurement.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011:
SCM 4351: Strategic Sourcing and Spend Analysis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and either SCM 4301 or 4302.  Seven-step strategic sourcing process. Topics include spend analysis, supplier rationalization, leveraged spend, maverick spend and spend leakage, cost analytic models, and Kraljic's portfolio matrix.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4365):
SCM 4360: Business Forecasting (formerly SCM 4365)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and either SCM 4301 or 4302. Examination of analytical business thinking while building and applying forecasting models to sales, inventory, earnings and other variables widely encountered in business enterprises.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4301):
SCM 4361: Supply Chain Management (formerly DISC 4361)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SCM 3301. Theory, concepts, and practices for efficient integration of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to produce goods and services. Effective supply chain management as it relates to increasing competitiveness, market share, and profitability

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4366):
SCM 4361: Distribution and Inventory Management (formerly SCM 4366)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and either SCM 4301 or 4302. Theory, concepts, and practices in integrated distribution and inventory management. Effective coordination of inventory and distribution decisions.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4368):
SCM 4362: Supply Chain Control Systems  (formerly SCM 4368)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in either SCM 4301 or 4302. Design of supply chain control systems: typical tasks performed by the SCC system, key components of the SCC system, and product and process issues that affect the SCC system.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4380):
SCM 4362: Enterprise Resource Planning (formerly DISC 4362)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in SCM 4361. Theory, concepts, and practices associated with ERP systems, which integrate business processes such as procurement, sales, and distribution, manufacturing and financial management, to support decision making.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4370):
SCM 4363: Operations in Service Industries (formerly DISC 4363)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in SCM 4361. Operations management in service industries such as hospitals, banks, utilities, and other public systems.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4360):
SCM 4365: Business Forecasting
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in 4361. Operations problems and control of production and logistics systems.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4361):
SCM 4366: Distribution and Inventory Management (formerly DISC 4366)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in SCM 4361. Theory, concepts, and practices in integrated distribution and inventory management. Effective coordination of inventory and distribution decisions has a significant impact on overall supply chain profitability in the management of complex, global supply chains.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4320):
SCM 4367: Competitive Quality (formerly DISC 4367)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in SCM 4361. Principles of quality control including Juran and Deming approaches, control charts, IL STD 105D, and Dodge-Roming acceptance sampling plans and reliability testing.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4362):
SCM 4368: Supply Chain Control Systems (formerly DISC 4368)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in SCM 4361. Theory, concepts, and practices for manufacturing systems as an integral part of the overall supply chain, emphasizing the integration of manufacturing decisions with purchasing, inventory, and distribution management.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4396):
SCM 4369: Supply Chain Management Internship (formerly DISC 4369)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SCM 3301, credit for or concurrent enrollment in 4361, and approval of area coordinator. Practicum in manufacturing or distribution management.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4363):
SCM 4370: Operations in Service Industries (formerly SCM 4363)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and credit for or concurrent enrollment in SCM 4301. Operations management in service industries such as hospitals, banks, utilities, and other public systems.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4311):
SCM 4370: Project Operations (formerly SCM 4356)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Management of one-time, complex projects.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4350):
SCM 4371: Purchasing & Supply Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Internal functions and external suppliers involved in the identification and fulfillment of materials, equipment, and services. The principal phases of purchasing.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4362):
SCM 4380: Enterprise Resource Planning(formerly SCM 4362)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and either SCM 4301 or 4302. Theory, concepts, and practices associated with ERP systems, which integrate business processes to support decision making. Provides hands-on experience using SAP R/3 and business intelligence tools.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4303):
SCM 4387: Global Supply Chain Operations (formerly SCM 4364)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites SCM 3301 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in 4361. International issues in supply chain operations management.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4304):
SCM 4388: Production and Logistics Management for Small Business (formerly DISC 4388)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Application of production and logistics management principles for small businesses.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also SCM 4302):
SCM 4390: Energy Supply Chain (formerly DISC 4390)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and SCM 3301. Overview of the physical supply chain that brings energy (oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear, and alternative forms) from sources to customers, including operations and information management requirements.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011:
SCM 4390: Supply Chain Strategy
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: junior standing and credit for or concurrent enrollment in SCM 4301, and approval of area coordinator. Practicum in strategic sourcing, manufacturing or distribution management.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also SCM 4369):
SCM 4396: Supply Chain Management Internship  (formerly SCM 4369)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SCM 4301 or 4302. Working aspects and functions in plant and multi-plant system operations from an executive and managerial perspective. Focuses on using critical success measures to be proactive towards emergent problems.

SCM 4397: Selected Topics in Supply Chain Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and approval of department chair or program director. May be repeated when topics vary.

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Effective beginning Fall 2011 (see also listing below):
SCM 4398: Independent Study
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and approval of department chair. May not be repeated for credit.

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Effective through end of Summer 2011 (see also listing above):
SCM 4398: Special Problems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: junior standing and approval of department chair. May not be repeated for credit.

SCM 4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: approval of department chair and the Bauer College's Office of Undergraduate Business.

 

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Catalog Publish Date: August 19, 2010
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