Overview of Supply Chain and Information Systems

Supply Chain and Information Systems (SC&IS) is a boundary-spanning field of study of supply chain networks, which organizations use to acquire, produce, and deliver goods and services all over the world. Our program integrates source (strategic procurement and supply management), make (manufacturing and service operations), deliver (demand fulfillment), and return (reverse logistics, recycle, and remanufacture) processes, along with information systems as the critical enabler of supply chain efficiencies and responsiveness. These core processes span traditional functional boundaries and encompass important activities such as information management; purchasing; inventory flow scheduling and control; logistics-production coordination; transportation systems operation and infrastructure; and customer service, order fulfillment, and distribution facilities management.

The SC&IS major not only integrates programs in business logistics and operations management, but is the first of its kind to formally include the information systems component. SC&IS covers the latest theories, principles, concepts, insights, tools, and approaches for efficiently integrating business processes and enterprises in IT-enabled supply chains. You will develop knowledge, skills, and abilities to engage in the analysis, design, and management of supply chains, the sourcing and procurement of raw materials (source process), the manufacturing of a product (make process), and demand fulfillment (deliver process). You will also develop important skills in information processing, databases, system design and analysis, modeling methods and technologies, and financial analysis of supply chain decisions.

Major Field, Related and Supporting Sequence Requirements for SC&IS 2005 -2006

Supply Chain and Information Systems Courses
Take all of the following Supply Chain and Information Systems courses (12 credits) - A grade of "C" or higher is required in all SC&IS courses along with B A 302.

SC&IS 404 (3) Demand Fulfillment [Prerequisite: B A 302]
SC&IS 405 (3) Manufacturing and Service Strategies [Prerequisite: B A 302]
SC&IS 406W (3) Strategic Procurement [Prerequisite: B A 302]
SC&IS 450 (3) Design and Management of Supply Chains. [Prerequisite: SC&IS 421 or 423]
Addtional Supply Chain and Information Systems Courses
Take one of the following Supply Chain and Information Systems courses (3 credits) - A grade of "C" or higher is required in all SC&IS courses along with B A 302.

SC&IS 421 (3) Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis. [Prerequisite: SC&IS 404 or 405 or 406W]
SC&IS 423 (3) Information Technology in Supply Chains. [Prerequisite: SC&IS 404 or 405 or 406W]
Related Areas
Select three credits of Related Area (3 credits)

Select three credits from one of the Two-Piece Sequences below. Courses cannot double count in Related Area and the Two-Piece Sequence.
Two Piece Sequences
Select one Two-Piece Sequence (6 credits) from the following
- Accounting
  - Select two courses from the following
  
  ACCTG 404 (3) Managerial Accounting
  ACCTG 471 (3) Intermediate Financial Accounting I
  ACCTG 472 (3) Intermediate Financial Accounting II
- Decision Sciences
  - Select two courses from the following
  
  B A 427 (3) Risk and Decisions
  B A 450 (3) Optimization for Business Decisions
  B A 455 (3) Simulation Models of Business Processes
- Economics
  - Select two courses from the following
  
  Select 3 credits of 300/400 level Economics
  Select 3 credits of 400 level Economics
- Finance
  - Take the following two courses
  
  FIN 305 (3) Financial Management of the Business Enterprise
  FIN 408 (3) Financial Markets and Institutions
- International Business
  - Select two courses from the following
  
  I B 303 (3) International Business Operations
  I B 403 (3) International Business and National Policies
  I B 404 (3) Contemporary Issues in International Business
- Management
  - Take the following two courses
  
  MGMT 326 (3) Organizational Behavior and Design
  MGMT 471 (3) Strategic Management
- Management Information Systems
  - Take the following two courses
  
  M I S 431 (3) Business Data Management
  M I S 432 (3) Information Systems Analysis, Design, and Implementation
- Marketing
  - Take the following two courses
  
  MKTG 330 (3) Buyer Behavior
  MKTG 445 (3) Global Marketing
Minors
In lieu of a sequence, complete a University approved minor

Semester by Semester Course Planning for SC&IS 2005 - 2006

1st Semester

First-Year Seminar (1-2)
ENGL 015 or 030 (3)
MATH 110 or 140 (4)
ECON 002 (3)
Foreign Language (4)

2nd Semester

CMPSC 203 (GQ) (4)
ECON 004 (4)
Foreign Language or Electives (4)
Natural Science (GN) (3)

3rd Semester

ACCTG 211 (4)
[B A 241 & B A 242] or B A 243 (4)
Foreign Language or Electives (4)
General Education (GA/GH/GS) (3)

4th Semester

MS&IS 200 or STAT 200 (4)
M I S 204 or IST 110 (2-4)
ENGL 202D (3)
CAS 100 (3)
Natural Science (GN) (3)

5th Semester

B A 302 (2)
B A 303 (2)
Two-Piece Sequence (3)
Global Awareness (GA/GH/GS) (3)
Health/ESACT (GHA) (3)
General Education (GA/GH/GS) (3)

6th Semester

B A 301 (2)
B A 304 (2)
SC&IS 404 (3)
SC&IS 405 (3)
Two-Piece Sequence (3)
Electives (3)

7th Semester

SC&IS 406W (3)
SC&IS 421 or SC&IS 423 (3)
Related Area (3)
General Education (GA/GH/GS) (3)
Natural Science (GN) (3)

8th Semester

SC&IS 450 (3)
B A 411 (3)
Global Awareness (GA/GH/GS) (3)
General Education (GA/GH/GS) (3)
Electives (0-2)