Undergraduate Major in Supply Chain Management
Certificate Exam Schedule (2011/2012)
Overview
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in globalization, outsourcing and off-shoring. Meanwhile, information technology and the internet have provided firms the ability to gather a vast amount of information and to reach customers and vendors farther and more broadly than ever before. Innovations to support these areas have changed the way companies do business with each other and have created a strong emphasis on Supply Chain Management. Industries require a new generation of undergraduate students who have the latest knowledge on managing the supply chain.
Our undergraduate program in SCM is designed to help students master a variety of the latest supply chain management strategies and technologies, which include but are not limited to, global sourcing project management, procurement and business risk analysis, logistics operations optimization, enterprise information systems, sales and operations planning, importation and exportation, demand fulfillment, business process and quality improvement, new product development, and customer and supplier relationship management. Upon graduation, this new generation of graduates shall have the ability to reengineer the business processes involving multiple firms and different functional departments towards achieving a higher level of business performance and profitability.
Program Information & Courses
Admissions & Financial Aid Information
Sample Industry quotes on Rutgers SCM Programs
"...you have my full support towards future success for all stakeholders associated with the SCM Undergraduate Program."
- Len DeCandia, former Senior VP, AmerisourceBergen
"As a local employer, we rely heavily on internship programs from local universities to create our pipeline of talent for entry level positions. In the sourcing organization, we have requirements for strong analytical capabilities as well as the ability to help us gain an understanding of the market place and commodity indices to create our comprehensive sourcing strategies. Students who understand supply chain and logistics can add value quickly in our organization and we would continue to support this program as a source of interns and entry level Business/Data Analysts in the future."
- Anthony. E. Santiago, former VP, Global Sourcing & Supplier Management, Bristol-Myers Squibb
"Novartis Pharmaceuticals would be very interested in supporting an undergraduate SCM program. We see the value in having a baseline education in the supply chain discipline and would strongly consider individuals for entry level positions within our organization."
- William D. McLaury, CPIM, Executive Director, U.S. Supply Chain Management, Novartis
"I have been extremely impressed by the offerings and contributions of the Supply Chain Management program at Rutgers Business School…"
- Dr. Tan Miller, former Director, Johnson & Johnson
"Rutgers University is now positioned to give the various students within the university a world class education in the study of Supply Chain Management…"
- James S. White, Vice President Distribution Center East, WORLDPAC, and RBS ‘82
"The sourcing of services is now the largest spend for most purchasing organizations. There are vast ever-increasing opportunities to achieve significant bottom line savings for firms and organizations through implementing best practices in the sourcing of services. Purchasing professionals are needed and in high demand to handle these growing requirements on a global basis. I know of no greater conduit for recruiting such professionals than through established Supply Management programs at universities today."
- Dr. Peter E. O'Reilly, C.P.M., Chairperson - ISM Services Group
Corporate Sponsors of Rutgers SCM Programs
The Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management would like to thank our corporate sponsors for their support and expertise.
