Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services. In your future career, you will be involved in the oversight of materials, information and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to retailer to consumer.

Coursework

The supply chain management concentration is fulfilled by four required courses. The current schedule for these courses is available in the Schedule of Classes on the BU Brain . Descriptions of courses are listed in the Binghamton University Bulletin and course descriptions for the upcoming semester are available on the BU Brain.

Contact Academic Advising for the most updated list of required courses.

Required coursework

Completion of S-Core coursework required for all courses.

• SCM 360 - SpreadsheetModeling&Dec Making

  Supplements other courses in the business curriculum by discussing decision making and risk management using spreadsheet analysis. Improves students' decision-making ability in an uncertain and complex environment. Teaches techniques widely used to assess and manage risk, structure problems, determine the optimal decision and estimate the impact of a decision on performance measures of interest. Through cases, lectures and exercises, sharpens students' problem-solving skills and analytical and logical thinking ability. Greatly enhances students' proficiency in spreadsheet analysis and modeling, an invaluable skill in today's business environment in which spreadsheets, with 40 million users, have become the primary platform for business analysis. For students interested in a career in general consulting or as analysts in the areas of finance, marketing or MIS. Pre-Requisites: CQS, OPM and MIS 311. Usually offered in Fall only. Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

• SCM 365 - Supply Chain Management

  Supply Chain Management Students will develop a strong understanding of managerial considerations and technologies in supply chain management. The course will cover supply chain strategy, demand planning, inventory management, transportation, distribution, warehousing, and supply chain coordination. It will use lectures, readings, cases, and online simulations. Pre-Requisites: CQS, OPM and MIS 311. Traditionally offered in the Fall Semester. Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

• SCM 460 - Bus Intelligence & Analytics

  This course covers fundamental concepts and techniques in data mining with a focus on business application. The goal is to understand how to build and use appropriate data mining models to analyze business-related data and obtain useful information to advance the business and make managerial decisions. The course covers various predictive regression and classification models, such as Multiple Linear Regression, Regularization methods, K-Nearest Neighbors, Naïve Bayes, Logistic Regression, Classification and Regression Trees, Neural Networks, clustering methods, and dimension reduction techniques. Python will be used to implement such models. Hence, proficiency in programming with Python is critical in succeeding in this course. Prerequisites are Python programming, statistics and OPM 311 Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

Electives

• MKTG 475 - Data Driven Marketing

  Deals with the use of data to make marketing decisions. Students are exposed to key concepts and methods of quantitative modeling, analysis, and interpretation. Topics include marketing mix models, choice models, Internet marketing metrics, etc. The course provides hands-on exercises and applications using software tools. Prerequisites: Introduction to Marketing Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

• SCM 375 - Applied Models Operations MGMT

  The objective of this course is to introduce students to the skills and concepts needed in various areas of operations management to make good managerial decisions. Unlike the required OPM311 course, the course will place heavy emphasis on understanding and applying management science models to address operations management problems. It will expose students to a variety of analytical tools used for quantitative decision making using Excel. Some topics that will be covered in this course include process management, service management, and supply chain management. As a supplement to lectures, supporting software to analyze queueing and inventory systems will also be discussed. This course may address some topics that are covered in OPM311 but focuses more on using quantitative tools to solve operations management problems. After completing the course, students should be able to characterize and identify the operational issues within a firm and propose/evaluate possible solutions quantitatively using models that they develop in Excel. Course Pre-requisites: Students must have taken or currently taking OPM 311 course Credits: 4 Levels: Undergraduate

• SCM 465 - Managing Healthcare Operations

  In this course we will explore the challenges faced when delivering quality health care, take a principles-driven approach to study health care management and improve the health care value chain. We will learn how to evaluate the performance of operating units, understand why they perform as they do, design new or improved operating procedures and systems for competitive advantage, make short and long run decisions that affect operations, and manage the workforce. Prereq OPM 311 Levels: Undergraduate

• MIS 480K - Blockchain Tech & Applications

  credits:4 Levels: Undergraduate

SCM 480: Special Topics in Supply Chain Management
MIS 480K: Special Topics in MIS

After You Graduate

This concentration could help you pursue a role as a logistics planner, buyer/supply management analyst or inventory specialist. Your career could progress to supply chain manager, or consultant, and to the vice president level in supply chain related areas. The job prospects in this field are rapidly growing, and positions for supply chain management can come from all sectors of the economy including manufacturing, service, health care and retail.