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Required for all MBA SCM studentsSecond year MBA SCM studentsFour-person teams: 12
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1. Collaboration Opportunity:SCM 593 - Corporate Project
2. Required for all MBA SCM students
Second year MBA SCM students
Four-person teams: 12 – 15 hours/week
November through April
Each team works with a specific company
Analyze an SCM problem or opportunity
Develop & analyze potential alternatives
Provide implementation plan for selected alternative Overview
3. Current Projects: 2010-2011
4. Student Backgrounds/Experience 4 years average work experience
SCM summer internship
Varied prior education: Engineering/science, accounting, finance, etc.
MBA core
SCM courses: Supply management, TCO, operations, logistics, integrated SCM, project management
40 percent are international
5. Sponsorship Process Identify management sponsor and project champion
Prepare project proposal on form (Oct. 1 at latest)
Examples are available on website
We will work with you on this
Pre-screened proposals are ranked by students, but we assign project teams
Most students are on a project they ranked highly
No charge for project, but you need to cover special expenses, such as travel
Typically 1 to 3 trips for out-of-town projects
6. Project Proposal Form
7. Project Checklist Must haves:
Project, rather than internship
Management sponsor and project champion
Project champion in regular contact with team
Access to required personnel, databases, or other information
Highly desirable
Integrative experience for significant SCM problem or opportunity
Includes implementation plan for recommended alternative
8. Critical Success Factors A Project Champion who is excited about working with the team
Timely access to necessary information and people. (Timely non-disclosure agreement, if required.)
We provide:
Structured project management process
Teams report every 2 weeks to us, either written or presentation
Major mid-project checkpoint in early March
Mentoring/information from other faculty, as needed
9. Next Steps Project web site: www.capsresearch.org/SCMProjects/SCMProjectsInfo.aspx
Project proposal form
Titles of all past projects
Sample project proposals
Contact us:
Mohan Gopalakrishnan: mohan@asu.edu