Supply Chain Management
Concentration
UTD School of Management
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2000+ Undergraduate; 2000+ Master; 100+ Ph.D.
100+ Faculty; 30+ ISOM Faculty
OM faculty
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UTD SOM Rankings and Credentials
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Cohort MBA ranked 78 last year and 62 this year
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EMBA - 35th in US and 61st worldwide
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(Forbes Magazine)
Project Management - “Best Bet”
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(Financial Times)
GLEMBA - “Best of Web”
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(US News & World Report)
(PM Network Magazine)
Information Systems and Operations Management
department ranked 6th in a research productivity study
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Supply Chain Management
“The Concentration”
Metin Çakanyildirim
utdallas.edu/~metin
metin@utdallas.edu
Supply Chain Management
Supplier
Manufacturer
Distributor
Retailer
Customer
 A supply chain consists of all parties involved in fulfilling a customer
request for a product or service
The right
Product
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The right
The right
The right
The right
Price
Store
Quantity
Customer
The right
Time
=
Higher
Profits
Supply Chain Management Matches
Supply and Demand
SUPPLY SIDE
DEMAND SIDE
 In 2000, the US companies spent $1 trillion (10% of GNP) on supply-related
activities: movement, storage and control of products in supply chains.
Source: State of Logistics Report
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What is the SCM program philosophy?
An Essentialist Program
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Essential skills are taught
Mastering information, from less to more complex
Concepts are taught; less emphasis on black-box methods
Real-world-like classroom discussion and problems
Analytical and flexible thinking encouraged
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Students acquire
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academically disciplined,
practical minds,
capable of applying their knowledge
to be flexible problem solvers
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What is the SCM program philosophy?
A Progressive Program
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Broad curriculum supported with various electives
Student interests drive the program
Self-paced and self directed learning (some courses
are online) with individual contact with the instructors
Curiosity arousing classes
Interaction among students is encouraged
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Learning by doing
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Capstone projects arranged by C4ISN
Fieldtrips
Thought-provoking games: Beer game and Truck game
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A Screen Shot from the Beer
Dist. Center
Game
Period: 1
Incoming Order from
Warehouse
Incoming Order
Wait for your downstream
partner to inform you of the
size of the incoming order.
Type in the number of kegs
here and press Enter.
Ordered in
Previous Period
35
Ordered in
Period: -1
45
Ordered in
Period: -3
45
Ordered in
Period: -2
40
Click on the Proceed
button to continue.
Inventory
45
35
On-Hand
Backordered
100
0
Beer in Transit to
Warehouse
?
Incoming Beer from
Factory
Proceed
Replay Period
Show Summary
Show History
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End Game
A Screen Shot from the Truck
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Game
SCM Concentration Course
Tree
Mr.Y’s interests
Financial Mngmnt.
(Real) options
E-business, Retailing
Marketing Mngmnt.
Accounting
Electives;
14 crdts
Cost Mngmnt., Valuation
Mergers&Acquisitions
Buss. Value of IT
Operations
Project Mngmnt,
Operations Mngmnt.
Game Theory
SCM
Flexible core
3 crdts
SCM
Fixed core
9 crdts
Business Cores
10 crdts
Finance
???
Marketing
Strategy
Strategy Implement.
Strategic Mngmnt.
Mrs.X’s interests
???
Flex.Manuf.
Capstone
Risk
Scheduling
S
trategies
Logistics
P
rojects
Analysis
Operations
Mgt
SCM
Financial Accounting
Quantitative Methods
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Inventory
Control
Buss.Economics
MIS
Center for
Intelligent Supply Networks
(C4ISN)
som.utdallas.edu/c4isn
Divakar Rajamani
divakar@utdallas.edu
Mission
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To be a recognized leader and premier provider
of SCM education, research, and consultation
for individuals and organizations
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Promote industry and university alliances through
education, research, and consultation
Advance scientific & operational knowledge in
intelligent supply networks for manufacturing &
services management
Be the knowledge portal for the SCM community
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Advisory Board
Product &
Service
Software &
Hardware
System Integrator
& Analyst
C4ISN
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UTD Faculty
Donald Hicks, Ph.D.
Hasan Pirkul, Ph.D., Dean
Divakar Rajamani, Ph.D.
Michael Savoie, Ph.D.
Suresh Sethi, Ph.D.
The advisory board provides strategic direction, promotes and
influences the research initiatives and academic programs offered by
the center
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Industry Speaker Series
June 23, 2004
Supply Chain Management at BlockBuster
June 17, 2004
CEO Forum & Agile Seminar
Feb. 16, 2004
Inventory Management
Nov. 3, 2003
Logistics Planning with i2
Oct. 3, 2003
Trends in Wholesale Inventory Management
Sept. 26, 2003
The Art and Science of Consulting
Sept. 12, 2003
The Outsourced Supply Chain
July 28, 2003
Supply Chain Management with Oracle
July 21, 2003
Supply Chain Management with SAP APO
June 4, 2003
Texas Instruments: E&PS Supply Chain
Apr. 10, 2003
Retail Demand and Supply Chain Management –
continued
Apr. 17, 2003
Softgoods Demand and Supply Chain
Management
Apr. 7, 2003
Consumer Electronics Supply Chain
Management and Case Study – continued
Mar. 24, 2003
Consumer Electronics Supply Chain
Management and Case Study – continued
Feb. 28, 2003
Wireless Data Management and the Supply
Chain
Feb. 20, 2003
Retail Demand and Supply Chain Management
Feb. 17, 2003
Consumer Electronics Supply Chain
Management and Case Study – continued
Jan. 31, 2003
Air Cargo Supply Chain Management and
Challenges
July 21, 2003
Filling a Niche in the Consumer Goods Demand
Chain
July 18, 2003
Dell Site Visit, Austin Texas
July 14, 2003
Unlock the Value in Your Supply Chain
Jan. 28, 2003
Lean Design: Using Blitz QFD to Deliver
Maximum for Minimum
June 23, 2003
Contract Manufacturing in China
Jan. 27, 2003
Consumer Electronics Supply Chain
Management and Case Study
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Industry Projects
2003
Customer
Ericsson
2004
Project Name
Customer
Demand Forecasting and
Management for Ericsson's
Wireless Infrastructure
Project Name
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As Is Supply Chain Analysis
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Sales Configurator
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Demand Management
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Design Process with Agile
Gillani
Wholesale Supplier
Relationship Management
Practices
Dell
Deliver-To-Target (DTT)
Ericsson
Supply Chain Structure
esi
Warehouse Management
Sabre
Effects of Cargo Demand
Correlations on Overbooking
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Resiliant Supply Chain
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IT Strategy
Brinks
Cash Flow Supply Chain
Management
Mitsui Bussan
Logistics
Global Sourcing
Gillani
Wholesale Distribution Best
Practices
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International Center for
Decision and Risk Analysis
(ICDRiA)
som.utdallas.edu/icdria
Alain Bensoussan
alain.bensoussan@utdallas.edu
MISSION
ICDRiA performs interdisciplinary research
and develops cooperation in risk
management and decision-making by
exchanging knowledge and experience among
academia, industry, and public agencies.
ICDRiA’s strategy
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Contribute to the convergence of approaches between Finance and
Industry
Isolate and understand generic and sector specific aspects in risk
management
Analyze risks related to new technologies
Integrate organizational and social aspects
Conjugate Risk Assessment in Decision Processes
Investigate the problems related to security
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ICDRiA’s APPROACH
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Meeting point of experience for Industry and
Academic Community
Center for interdisciplinary Research
Forum for cooperation among international players
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Education Program to generate talent and skill to
sustain risk management interventions
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Conferences and workshops
Certificate, Masters and PhD level courses
Toolbox of ICDRiA
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Operations Research
Bayesian Analysis
Game Theory
Extreme Value Theory
Statistical Modeling
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Stochastic Processes
Probability
Operations Management
Mathematical Finance
Reliability Theory
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