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School of Business set to launch new major

Supply chain management will become the sixth major in the Undergraduate program.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

LAWRENCE — Beginning this fall the University of Kansas School of Business will be offering an undergraduate major in Supply Chain Management. The Board of Regents issued final approval for the major in May.

The genesis of the new major is demand from regional businesses. Managers who have strong supply chain backgrounds are in great need. Because most supply chains are nation-spanning, a global perspective of business will be incorporated into the major.

"By reacting to these marketplace demands, the School of Business is providing new opportunities for our students," said Doug Houston, director of finance, economics and decision sciences at the School. Jobs in supply chain management will only continue to grow in significance."

The School has several faculty members who will teach the supply chain management courses, including Assistant Professors Diana Wu and Canan Kocabasoglu.

Students majoring in Supply Chain Management will be given hands-on opportunities to learn how to effectively manage a supply chain, including internships during their course of study.

With the addition of Supply Chain Management, the School will offer a total of six undergraduate majors - the others include Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, and Management and Leadership.

Supply chain management is the effective management of materials flow from raw materials to final consumer use. Significant improvements in information technologies over the past decade have provided opportunities to analyze vast amounts of data with integrated management tools. This, plus the global reach of supply chains, fuels the great interest in supply chain management.

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