Study Abroad Supply Chain Management at Southern Arkansas University

The campus is in Magnolia, Arkansas. Magnolia is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. Magnolia is home to the Magnolia Blossom Festival and World Championship Steak Cook Off. The festival has been featured on the Food Network and attracts more than 40,000. A 'Festival of Lights' is held from late November through late December. Magnolia is known locally for its downtown shopping on the square and for its murals - one of which was signed by Charlton Heston.

Established in 1909, SAU has built on its dedication to student achievement and continues to grow, both on campus and online, with more than 80 degrees in four distinct colleges and the School of Graduate Studies. David F. Rankin College of Business has a well-earned reputation for providing a world-class business education in a personal environment, as evidenced by our accreditation by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This distinction has been achieved by fewer than 10% of business schools worldwide.

Supply chain management Program

Overview:

Supply chain management coordinates the movement of products all the way from the sourcing of raw materials to the purchasing of products by the final users and the management of customer services. With huge corporations like Walmart, Dell, and Amazon performing millions of transactions a day, effective and efficient supply chain management has become critical to the world economy.

Supply Chain Management Careers

• Logisticians:manage the life cycle of the company’s product. They also work to meet and understand their customer’s needs.
• Buyers and Purchasing Agents:purchase raw materials, components, products, and services for business and non-profit organizations.
• Purchasing Managers:oversee buyers and purchasing agents for business and non-profit organizations.

Curriculum:

Major in Business Administration: Management (BBA) – 120 hours

• University General Education – 35 hours
• Business Core Curriculum – 54 hours
• Management Curriculum – 24 hours
• Electives – 5 hours
• University Requirement, GSTD 1002 – 2 hours

Supply Chain Management Curriculum – 24 hours

• SCM 3033 Supply Chain Management Technology
• SCM 3043 Business Analytics
• SCM 3053 Project Management
• SCM 4053 Environmentally Sustainable Practices
• SCM 4073 Supply Chain Management
• 9 hours upper level Business electives

Location: 100 East University, Magnolia, AR 71753, United States.

Website: Southern Arkansas University

All Supply Chain majors take courses in supply chain management, enterprise information systems using SAP, business analytics, project management, and environmentally sustainable practices, and may choose nine hours of upper-level electives from any of the departments in the Rankin College of Business. The Arkansas Small Business Development and Technology Center is located on the first floor of the business building. The center offers seminars and other resources that are free to students and houses the Entrepreneurship Center. The Rankin College of Business is AACSB certified. All upper-level professors are required to hold doctorates from AACSB certified universities or to have significant professional experience in the areas in which they teach. Faculty are leading researchers in the field.