Carlson School of Management—University of Minnesota
(612) 624-3313
Department of Marketing and Logistics Management
3-150 Carlson School of Management
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 624-5055
Fax: (612) 624-8804
www.csom.umn.edu
Events:
October 17-19
Supply
Chain Management Program,
Carlson Executive Development Center, Carlson School of Management,
University of Minnesota. Information and registration at carlsonschool.umn.edu/edc,
or call 612-624-2545 or 800-388-3863.
Undergraduate Courses:
The major consists of 20 credits, 14 credits of required courses and 6 credits of elective courses. These are the required courses:
Mkt 4060, Distribution Channels and Supply Chain Management
(4 cr)
Design and management of channels of distribution in both consumer
and industrial settings. Analysis of the interrelationships between
marketing institutions in channels of distribution.
OMS 3956, Production And Inventory Management (4 cr)
Concepts and principles related to designing, controlling, and
improving production and inventory management systems throughout
the supply chain. Topics include capacity planning, inventory
planning, production planning, forecasting methods, Material Requirements
Planning (MRP), Just-in-Time, and theory of constraints.
IDSc 3202, Analytical Skills for Business Application Development
(4 cr)
Concepts and methods for business process engineering and systems
analysis; techniques, activities and issues related to the management
and control of systems development at the project level. System
representation techniques span enterprise and operational process
modeling.
Ids 4441, Introduction to Electronic Commerce (EC) (2 cr)
Impact of the Internet on the disciplines of business, including
information products and distribution channels, Internet-focused
marketing, operational transformation, formation of electronic
markets and digital economy. Fundamental enabling technologies,
including World Wide Web, browsers, search engines, portals and
Internet service providers, HTML and web development tools, and
website metering tools. Design principles for EC applications
in business process contexts. Skills for simple webpage development,
webpage development with embedded spreadsheet and database functionality,
building on knowledge of Visual Basic from IDS 3201.
To get a fact sheet, with course descriptions and a list of possible electives, please call the Undergraduate Studies Office at (612) 624-3313.
Graduate Courses:
The primary concentration in Supply Chain Management requires a total of 14 credits. The required courses are:
MKTG 6060 Distribution Channels and Supply Chain Management
(4 cr)
Analysis of the interrelationships between marketing institutions
and their formation into channels of distribution. Emphasis on
interorganizational problems, including design and management
of distribution channels. Includes analysis of supply chain strategies
as a means of achieving competitive advantage.
OMS 6056 Manufacturing Management Systems (4 cr)
Concepts/principles of designing, controlling and improving production/inventory
management systems throughout the supply chain. Topics: capacity
planning, inventory planning, production planning, forecasting
methods, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Just-in-Time, theory
of constraints, and logistical considerations in manufacturing
systems.
IDSc 6442 B2B E-Commerce (2cr)
Course offers students corporate-sponsored group project experience
involving applications of electronic commerce.
IDSc 6423 Enterprise Resource Planning (2 cr)
This course develops on the understanding that organizations and
business divisions exchange operational information with the intention
of benefiting the total alliance both strategically and operationally.
It examines the requirements of the architectures of information
systems that help integrate business processes and optimize performance
across diverse organizations and divisions. Students learn to
analyze the capabilities of information systems in enterprise
integration and supply chain management, and to examine the linkages
necessary between information systems and business processes to
achieve successful integration.
MKTG/OMS 6065 Strategic Supply Chain Management (2 cr)
A strategic, i.e., a CEO's, perspective relative to the importance
of supply chain as an element in gaining competitive advantage.
It provides an opportunity for students to gain field experience
in analyzing supply chain problems in cooperating companies.
To get a fact sheet with course descriptions and a list of the possible electives, please call the MBA Office at (612) 624-0006.
Graduate Courses in Transportation & Logistics:
Logistics and Distribution Management
Logistics and Transportation Management
Production and Operations Management
Economics of Transportation Systems
Transportation Administration