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Education and Supply Chain Management – Research Findings of Dr. Katy Ellis

Education and Supply Chain Management – Research Findings of Dr. Katy Ellis. College of Business and Technology Northeastern State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Michael Landry, Ph.D., MBA, Professor of Marketing. Ongoing growth of supply chain management (SCM) Technology

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Education and Supply Chain Management – Research Findings of Dr. Katy Ellis

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  1. Education and Supply Chain Management – Research Findings of Dr. Katy Ellis College of Business and Technology Northeastern State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma Michael Landry, Ph.D., MBA, Professor of Marketing

  2. Ongoing growth of supply chain management (SCM) Technology International trade E-commerce Concern about adequate education for SCM professionals. Purpose of the research: Determine curricula of best undergraduate SCM programs Determine similarities among them. See if coursework meets needs of SCM. “Exploring Perceptions of Consistency in University Curriculum Content for Supply Chain Management” by Katy Ellis, Ph.D.

  3. Problems • “…academic institutions have been criticized in the last several years for not providing enough SCM graduates with the skill set and knowledge base necessary to support modern business needs (Crook et al., 2008; Lancioni et al., 2001b; Lapaque, 2003; Powell, 2003; Siegfried, 2005).” Page 54 of dissertation

  4. Problems • SCM is a relatively new academic discipline. • There is not enough instructional material specifically aimed at SCM. Page 54 of dissertation

  5. Problems • But what kind of instructional material does SCM need?

  6. Institute for Supply ManagementSCM Functions • Purchasing/procurement • Contract development and administration • Negotiations • Transportation and logistics • Physical distribution and warehousing • Inventory control and management • Strategic planning/sourcing • Product/service development • Institute for Supply Management, 2010, Supply Management Activities section, para. 1. Page 21 of dissertation

  7. Institute for Supply ManagementSCM Functions • Manufacturing • Problem solving • Relationship management • Supplier evaluation • Economic forecasting • Materials management • Institute for Supply Management, 2010, Supply Management Activities section, para. 1. Page 21 of dissertation

  8. The Research • Use SCM functions from Institute for Supply Management’s Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) to determine industry standards of CSM knowledge. • See how top university SCM curricula compare.

  9. The Research • Nineteen universities • 434 courses examined. • Classified according to 44 subject categories.

  10. Findings Subject Category Mandatory Elective___ Data and Database Mgmt. Systems .00 .26 Marketing, International .00 .16 Product Development .00 .16 Project Management .00 .11 Risk Management .00 .11 Social Responsibility .00 .11 Carrier Management .05 .16 Lean Manufacturing .05 .00 Materials Management and Inventory .05 .05 Outsourcing, International .05 .00 Safety, Industrial .05 .00 Consumer Behavior .05 .11 Leadership .11 .00 Negotiations .11 .11 12

  11. Findings Subject Category Mandatory Elective___ Quality .11 .21 Seminar, SCM, Log. or Trans. .11 .05 Warehouse Management .11 .00 Decision Systems, Logistics .16 .00 Communications, Business .16 .00 Decision Systems, SCM .16 .11 Demand Management .16 .00 Distribution .16 .11 International Business .16 .21 Technology, ERP, SAP, and SCM .16 .32 Business Policy .21 .00 Ethics .21 .00 Human Resources .21 .00 International SCM, Log. or Trans. .32 .16

  12. Findings Introduction to Business .32 .00 Purchasing/Procurement/Sourcing .37 .21 Strategic Management .37 .05 Decision Systems, Business .42 .16 Transportation .42 .16 Information Systems, Business .58 .05 Logistics .58 .11 SCM .63 .21 Law, Business .63 .00 Org. Behavior/Prin. of Management .74 .05 Operations/Production Management .79 .11 Accounting .84 .00 Marketing (Pricing, Selling, and Retail) .84 .00 Economics .89 .00 Cost/Finance .89 .05 Statistics .89 .00

  13. Findings Subject Category Mandatory Elective__ Decision Systems, Business .42 .16 Transportation* .42 .16 Information Systems, Business .58 .05 Logistics* .58 .11 SCM* .63 .21 Law, Business .63 .00 Org. Behavior/Prin. of Management .74 .05 Operations/Production Management .79 .11 Accounting .84 .00 Marketing (Pricing, Selling, and Retail) .84 .00 Economics .89 .00 Cost/Finance .89 .05 Statistics .89 .00

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