B.S. Supply Chain Management

Is it easy for you to spot challenges and suggest ways to overcome them? UW-Stout's Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management offers a blend of engineering, operations and business courses combined with real-world experience. These days, it is crucial for companies to operate at maximum efficiency if they want to remain competitive and profitable. That’s where your talent to see ways to improve a system once you’ve learned it comes in.

Supply chain management is all about ensuring the right products, get to the right place, at the right time, at the lowest cost, and at the highest quality and safety within the supply chain. An example would be getting the iPhone planned, launched, sourced, manufactured, transported, stored, and distributed. You’ll graduate with the skills you need to apply best practices and state-of-the-art technologies to improve business performance. UW-Stout offers:

Faculty with real-world experience
Opportunities for applied problem-solving
A curriculum that develops critical thinking skills
Access to industry professionals
An excellent employment rate with high starting salaries
Related professional student organizations (CSCMP and APICS)

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Supply Chain Management will prepare students for a career in the supply chain profession by providing specialized training in an increasingly complex and highly technical field. The program integrates selected areas of engineering, business, management, operations, and processes.

The supply chain encompasses the flow of products and information across all companies from the lowest level supplier through the end customer. Supply Chain Managers focus on designing, managing, integrating and optimizing financial and operational performance of the supply chain. Key activities include: launching products, forecasting demand, managing inventory, sourcing suppliers, processing customer orders, planning and ordering materials, scheduling labor, materials and equipment, lean manufacturing, managing quality, managing logistics and transportation, warehousing, spare parts, and returns.

The program addresses knowledge, skills, and applied research essential to supply chain management, including instruction to improve customer service, minimize costs, improve quality as well as the application of best practices and the effective use of technology. Students participate in hands-on, capstone courses and internships to provide experiential learning. Efficient management of the supply chain is critical to the success of a company. Graduates find their skills to be in high demand.