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Program Director Self-Study Report
For Program: B. S. Supply Chain Management
Submitted by Program Director Name: Gene A. Gutman
Year: Fall 2014
Planning and Review Committee
1.UW-STOUT’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Program Background
The B.S. Supply Chain Management degree was implemented in the Spring Semester of
January 2010. The degree was spawned from the B. S. Business Administration degree –
Concentration in Supply Chain Management. The Entitlement to Plan was approved in first
calendar quarter 2009 and the Authorization to Implement was approved November 2009.
1.1 UW-Stout's Strategic Plan – Respond to the following:
1.1.1 Describe early and ongoing experiential learning opportunities to students
within the program.
Experiential learning is an important aspect of the Supply Chain Management
Program and is built into the curriculum. Selected classes that contain
experiential learning include:
BUSCM-X49 Co-op: All students are required to take a Co-op for graduation.
Students are encouraged to take as many Co-ops as possible to apply learning
and differentiate themselves from other students entering the job market.
Additional Co-ops count for credit under the Supply Chain Selectives category
on the Program Plan sheet. Students are also encouraged to take co-ops for
longer durations, such as six or eight months. For Summer 2013 through
Summer 2014, the breakdown of students taking Co-ops consist of the
following
< 30 credits one student
31-60 credits one student
61-90 credits seven students
>90 credits 16-students
BUSCM-338 Principles of Logistics – students perform two complex projects
to: 1. Design a supply chain and 2. Ship four products of increasing complexity
to global locations.
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BUSCM-437 Procurement, Sourcing and Supply Chain Management –
Students complete a commodity plan.
INMGT-440 Lean Enterprise – Students perform a lean project for a company.
BUSCM-458 Negotiation and Contracting – Students negotiate cases and
develop contracts.
BUSCM-460 Supply Chain Design I – Students plan, diagnose and analyze
root causes of poor supply chain cost, service and operational performance.
BUSCM-461 Supply Chain Design II – Students design and model new supply
chains to improve cost, service and operational performance.
INMGT-405 Resource Planning Practicum – Students take two professional
certification exams through the Association for Operations Management.
INMGT-325 Quality Management – Students develop a quality plan.
1.1.2 Describe program initiatives employed to support and/or increase student
enrollment, retention and graduation rates.
Recruitment
The program participates in Preview Days, individual student visits, and
orientation. The web site is current with information on careers in supply
chain and contains testimonials from employers and former students. As part
of the Co-op program, all students are required to present their Co-op
experience to a minimum of three classes at their high school. This helps to
educate students at the high school level about UW Stout and careers in Supply
Chain Management. We also meet with the Advisement Center every year to
update messages as they prepare to go to high schools to recruit students to
come to UW Stout. Enrollment for the program has grown at a Compound
Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 33-percent since its inception. Enrollment
trends and incoming students are presented in the tables below.
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No. of Students
Enrollment - 33% Compound Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
15
1
14
11
9
9
12
17
SP 2010
SP 2011
SP 2012
2nd Declared Major
15
16
8
7
7
Pre-Major
53
1st Declared Major
28
Source 10-Day
Enrollment Reports
Spring Semesters
SP 2013
SP 2014
No. of Students
Incoming Freshmen/Transfer Students
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
17
18
13
8
Incoming Freshmen/Transfer
Students
0
SP 2010 AY 2010- AY 2011- AY 2012- AY 201311
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13
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Retention and Graduation
Students meet with their advisor at least twice a year to review progress,
discuss issues and challenges, and plan courses. Since the program has a
minimum GPA requirement, GPAs of all students are reviewed periodically
and students that are “border line” are met individually. Options are discussed
and in some cases students transfer to the B. S. Business Administration degree
to be able to graduate with a degree from UW Stout. The published Retention
Rates in the Fact Book for 2013-14 were 50-percent and 2012-13 were 100percent. After discussing the retention numbers further with the PARQ Office,
it was learned that retention rates were closer to 80-percent in 2013-14. The
manner in which retention is calculated will be changed in 2014-15.
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The number of graduates continues to increase as the program grows.
Graduation numbers are presented in the table below.
SCM Graduate Employment
Academic Yr
AY 2010-11
AY 2011-12
AY 2012-13
AY 2013-14
No. of Graduates
Percent Employed in
Major
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6
6
9
100
100
100
100
1.1.3 Describe, provide examples and explain how the program intentionally
integrates diversity efforts, functions and contributes to the program in support
of Inclusive Excellence: “UW-Stout’s plan to intentionally integrate diversity
efforts into the core aspects of everything we do. Diversity is broadly defined
and includes, but is not limited to, race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
age and disability status.”
Students and faculty participate in diversity activities. Students are encouraged
to attend professional meetings and conferences offered through Council of
Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and Association for
Operations Management (APICS). Students gain exposure to all aspects of
diversity at these meetings. Students are also encouraged to study abroad and
each year several students take advantage of this opportunity. Students are also
able to take a class that travels abroad to study supply chain in areas such as
China, Europe and Eastern Europe.
Several courses cover topics related to diversity, specifically:
1. BUMKG-304 Principles of Management
2. INMGT-400 Organizational Leadership
3. BUSCM-458 Negotiation and Contracting
Students also experience diversity by attending and participating in class where
diverse student and faculty populations exist. Specific diversity statistics are
included in the Program Fact Sheet posted on the Information Portal.
1.1.4 Describe environmental sustainability initiatives embedded and supported by
the program: “UW-Stout’s attempt to make students, faculty, and staff more
aware of the importance of sustaining our environment through energy
conservation, waste reduction, and other measures that will not bring harm to
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the environment, and to provide students with innovative research
opportunities in these areas.”
Sustainability is a large component of Supply Chain Management as
significant resources are consumed to procure, manufacture and transport
products. Students analyze the trade-offs of making / shipping products from
different regions of the world. They also analyze ways to reduce waste in the
core supply chain classes. Areas where waste reduction can occur include
elimination, process changes, and/or material substitution. Specific classes
where this occurs includes
1. INMGT-200 Production and Operations Management
2. INMGT-305 Resource Planning and Materials Management
3. INMGT-405 Resource Planning Practicum
4. INMGT-320 Quality Tools
5. INMGT-325 Quality Management
6. INMGT-440 Lean Enterprise
7. BUSCM-338 Principles of Logistics
8. BUSCM-437 Procurement, Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
9. BUSCM-460 Supply Chain Design I
10. BUSCM-461 Supply Chain Design II
Sustainability from an organization perspective is studied in
1. BUMKG-304 Principles of Management
2. INMGT-400 Organizational Leadership
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
2.1 Curriculum Design – Respond to the following:
2.1.1 State the approved program objectives.
1. Integrate general education competencies into supply chain management
professional studies and their personal lives.
2. Analyze markets and financial performance to provide leadership to supply
chain business partners.
3. Design, manage, and optimize critical components of supply chain systems,
organization and operations.
4. Integrate engineering and manufacturing practices into global business
strategies to improve financial and operational performance.
5. Apply ethics, business, management, engineering, operations and processes
to diverse supply chain and business environments.
2.1.2 Describe processes and initiatives employed in determining the need for
program revision.
1. Input from Program Advisory Board
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2. Input from faculty in the program
3. Input from graduates through alumni follow-up studies and individual
conversations
4. Trends and advances in industry
5. Benchmarking of other university programs and discussions with other
university faculty
6. Input from current and potential employers of graduates
7. Input from Co-op employer surveys
8. Exit interviews with graduating seniors
9. Enrollment, retention, graduate, placement and salary information
10. Course embedded assessment of learning outcomes
2.1.3 Check all that apply regarding the program:
__X_Traditional, on campus program
___Offsite location
___Online program
2.1.4 Briefly describe the components of your program where students participate in
scholarly activity such as: research, scholarship, experiential learning and
creative endeavor. “programs are presented through an approach to learning
which involves combining theory, practice and experimentation” (UW-Stout’s
Mission Statement)
Refer to section 1.1.1 for the components of Experiential Learning requested in
this section.
In addition to experiential learning, some supply chain students choose on their
own to conduct and publish scholarly research in the UW Stout Journal of
Student Research. Two students have done so over the past two years.
2.1.5 Does your program currently have an accreditation or certification agency that
reviews the program? If so, which agency and to what extent does it influence
the structure of the curriculum?
The B. S. Supply Chain Management degree is accredited by Accreditation
Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Feedback from
Consultant Reviews and Final Reports are incorporated into the program.
Specific feedback included the need for more robust assessment which is being
implemented across the College of Management.
2.2 Faculty/Academic Staff Expertise – Respond to the following:
2.2.1 List key instructors in the program. A key instructor is one who teaches at least
one required professional course in your program (this should be the combined
faculty of Key A and Key B who were surveyed by the PRC).
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Business and Management Core
- Charlie Baird
- Bill Kryshak
- Nancy Flyen
- Steve Salm
- Craig Moore
- Ann Hoel
- Dennis VandenBloomen
- Paul Lokken
- Brian Oenga
- Kevin McDonald
- Scott Vaver
- Kelly Schultz
Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain Core
- Jim Keyes
- John Dzissah
- Tom Lacksonen
- David Ding
- Diane Olson
- Marya Wilson
- Jeanette Kersten
- David Plum
- Dennis VandenBloomen
- John Schultz
- Rich Krahn
- Gene Gutman
2.2.2 What additional faculty/academic staff expertise is needed?
Currently, the faculty has the necessary skills to deliver the program. As the
program grows, additional faculty resources may be needed to meet demand,
particularly in the BUSCM courses. On Fall 2014 Advisement Day, students
forecasted their planned graduation date. A demand plan for classes was
developed from this data. Given the demand plan and current growth rate
displayed in section 1.1.2, additional resources will be needed for the following
classes when the following conditions are met.
BUACT-206 Introduction to Financial Accounting – Approximately 30students plan to take the class each year. This should be made available first
semester, sophomore year.
BUMIS-333 MIS Business Support Systems – Approximately 30 students need
to take the class each year. This should be made available second semester,
sophomore year.
BUSCM-341 Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization – Junior level students
are above 15 per semester. This is anticipated in Fall 2015 as 15-students will
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need the class.
BUSCM-458 Negotiation - Senior level students are above 15. This is
anticipated in Spring 2015 as 27-students plan to take the class.
BUSCM-460 Supply Chain Design I - Senior level students are above 15. This
is anticipated in Fall 2015 as 15-students plan to take the class.
BUSCM-461 Supply Chain Design II - Senior level students are above 15.
This is anticipated in Spring 2016 as 15-students plan to take the class.
Based upon current enrollment of 69-students a CAGR of 33-percent, it is
anticipated that Senior level students will surpass 15 in AY 2015-2016.
Additional INMGT classes will be needed in the same timeframe as multiple
programs take the classes. Classes below are offered either once or twice per
year. They have become constrained given the enrollment increases with more
Sophomore and Junior level students in the program.
INMGT-305 Resource Planning and Materials Management
INMGT-320 Quality Tools
INMGT-325 Quality Management
INMGT-365 Project Management
INMGT-405 Resource Planning Practicum
INMGT-440 Lean Enterprise
2.3
Facilities – Respond to the following:
2.3.1 Describe facilities and or capital equipment currently used and how it supports
or strengthens the program? What program specific facilities (unique
classrooms, labs, additional space involving minor construction) have been
requested and provided?
The Supply Chain/Marketing Lab is located in JHSW-314. The lab is used
extensively for BUSCM-458, Negotiation and Contracting; BUSCM-460,
Supply Chain Design I; BUSCM-461, Supply Chain Design II. The lab is also
used by students outside of normal class hours to work on their projects,
record, watch and analyze videos of negotiations and conduct conference calls
with Advisory Board members/mentors of class projects. The lab has small
conference rooms containing video cameras for recording negotiations, large
flat screen monitors to review spreadsheets and presentations, video conference
capability to meet with industry mentors, and white boards. A hard drive also
stores the negotiation videos and these can be reviewed on the large flat screen
monitors for critique. This lab was built over a three year period from “lab
modernization dollars”.
The materials and processing classes utilize the labs in Frykland Hall while the
Engineering Graphics class utilizes the CAD stations in STEM.
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2.3.2 What added facilities needs (if any) such as unique classrooms, labs, additional
space involving minor construction exist in the program?
As the program grows, additional space similar to JHSW-314 may be needed
as this space is shared with several courses offered in the B.S. Business
Administration Program.
2.4
Resources for the Program – Respond to the following:
2.4.1 Evaluate the quality, relevance, and quantity of the library resources to support
the program. Include a brief statement as to how these needs have been met by
the library.
Library resources for the program are adequate. As more databases become
available on-line, access to information is even greater.
2.4.2 List any special resources used to meet program and/or student needs such as:
Learning Technology Services for curriculum materials development, ASPIRE,
Research Services, Advisement Center, Disability Services, Multicultural
Student Services, etc.
There are no special resources needed for the program. The common services
provided by the organizations above are adequate.
2.4.3 Describe other resources (if any) needed to meet the program objectives?
As COM explores the integration of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) into
the curriculum, resources for this effort may be needed. ERP is application
software that automates and integrates core functions and processes of a
business. Example business functionality in an ERP software application
would be Accounting, Finance, Order Management, Inventory Control,
Manufacturing, Procurement, Warehouse Management, Logistics and Human
Resource Management.
ERP may require facility space for computer hardware and workstations.
Specific needs will be determined based upon the ERP solution e.g., serverbased, cloud-based, workstation-based, laptop-based.
Supply Chain Management students need access to foundation classes at the
sophomore and junior level to enable them to graduate in four years. Multiple
majors take the foundation classes. For Supply Chain Management students,
there are four and/or five semester prerequisite course sequences. For the other
majors, the depth of these prerequisite sequences do not exist. Selected
foundation courses are filled by Junior and Senior-level students who do not
have a constraint-based sequence of prerequisite classes. See diagram below
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which illustrates the prerequisite course sequence for critical classes.
MATH-xxx
MATH-123
Finite Math
Math placement test
is required
STAT-130
Elementary Stats
BUACT-206
Intro Financial Acctg
BUACT-207 Corp
& Mgrl Acctg
*BUACT-340
Business Finance
BUMIS-333
MIS-Dec Support
BUSCM-437
Procurement
BUMKG-330
Principles of Mktg
BUSCM-338
Principles of
Logistics
BUSCM-458
Negotiation &
Contracts
BUSCM-341 Intl SC
Modeling
BUSCM-460
Supply Chain Des I
(2nd Last Semester)
BUACT-312 Cost
Accounting
STAT-130 OR STAT320 OR STAT-330
Elementary Stats
INMGT-200
Prod & Oper Mgmt
BUSCM-461
Supply Chain Des II
(Last Semester)
INMGT-365
Project
Management
INMGT-440
Lean Enterprise
INMGT-325
Quality Mgmt.
INMGT-305
Resource Planning
and Mtl Mgmt
INMGT-405
Resource Plan Prac.
INMGT-320 Quality
Tools
Specific prerequisite courses that are constrained include: BUACT-206,
BUMIS-333, BUMKG-330, BUSCM-338, BUSCM-341, INMGT-200,
INMGT-305, INMGT-405, INMGT-320, INMGT-325, and INMGT-365.
In order to enable students to graduate in four years, three suggestions are
made:
 Additional sections of classes are needed in selected areas.
 The backlog needs to be removed and/or access needs to be created in
selected classes so students can enroll in these critical prerequisite
classes earlier in their college career. Specific classes include
INMGT-200, BUACT-206 and BUMIS-333.
 Students who have critical classes on a prerequisite sequence should
have seats reserved in classes so they can have access. For example, a
1st semester Junior has a four class prerequisite sequence to graduate.
There are Seniors who have no prerequisite sequence for the same
classes. The Seniors and second semester Juniors register for the
classes and few to no seats are available for the the 1st semester
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Juniors, when in actuality, the 1st semester Junior needs this class more
critically than the 2nd semester Junior or 1st semester Senior. Specific
classes where this applies includes.
BUSCM-338 Principles of Logistics
INMGT-200 Production and Operations Management
INMGT-305 Resource Planning and Materials Management
INMGT-320 Quality Tools
INMGT-325 Quality Management
INMGT-365 Project Management
INMGT-405 Resource Planning Practicum
INMGT-440 Lean Enterprise
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Quality of the graduates of the program – Respond to the following:
3.1 Describe program graduate demand and/or anticipated changes or trends impacting the
future demand.
The demand for graduates is anticipated to remain strong. On average, 70-percent of
the cost of a business is in the supply chain. Given the nature of the global economy,
businesses need deeply skilled individuals to manage global, regional and local supply
chains. Businesses are continually adding younger talent as baby boomers retire
and/or work forces are adjusted to eliminate low performing workers. This creates
opportunities for UW Stout graduates.
3.2 Interpret the data provided by the Planning, Assessment, Research and Quality
(PARQ) office of the alumni follow-up surveys.
Alumni follow-up survey data is not available. This data will be interpreted when
available.
3.3 Interpret program specific surveys (students, faculty and advisory committee)
conducted by the Planning and Review Committee.
Interpretation of Advisory Board, Faculty and Student surveys
After reviewing the surveys from the Advisory Board, Faculty and Students, there are
common themes.
BS Supply Chain Management Program Strengths:
 Strong students
 Prepares students to compete and be effective upon graduation
 Relevant
 Strong leadership. However, should a key resource leave, concern exists
regarding the program’s ability to function at a high level and have longevity.
 Adequate resources today
 Potential to become a premier program in the region and country.
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Program Areas for Improvement
 Will need to add faculty resources in order for the program to grow
 Requires stronger preparation and assessment in foundation classes
 Has a large work effort. Informal conversations with the Advisory Board, Faculty
and Students also support the notion that stronger preparation in the foundation
classes will decrease the workload in the Senior Capstone classes because
students will need to spend less time learning material they should have learned in
the foundation classes.
Advisory Board Survey
Program Strengths:
 “The program has been dynamic - making relevant curriculum changes/updates
based on suggestions that the advisory committee makes. The program has been
able to stay current on the needs of the market place (businesses who evaluate and
hire future job seekers). The program has made adjustments to remain relevant
for business fit and experience. Another strong suit of the program is the
connection between industrial firms and the students. The internships and case
studies have been invaluable in preparation of the student to be a preferred hire.”
 “Well rounded students. Required co-op prepares students for a full time
position after graduation. Extremely knowledgeable and experienced teachers
working experience in the field. Requirement to have at least 1 APICS test
completed. Student's ability to use MS Excel for Supply Chain planning.”
Opportunities for Improvement:
 “More in depth experience in operations - scheduling, lean practice, workflow,
shop floor management, and hands on experiences. I do see that students have a
general understanding of these concepts, but need to improve their depth of
understanding. Exposure / experience with an ERP system (ie - SAP)”
 “One area that can be strengthened, is better alignment (maybe more rigor or
synchronization) in certain subjects and between subjects. There is a high level
understanding in certain areas but missing depth of the subject in applying it in
practical settings. I have heard students say "I have heard of that" but when
pushed to utilize the theory they do not know enough in a given area to apply it.
An increased rigor would better prepare the student.”
 “If anything I would suggest building on concepts to gain more depth of
knowledge throughout the program as I tied to point out in question 8. In some
sense, one course can appear disconnected from the total program emphasis or
objectives. There are certain expectations the market place has as basic depth of
knowledge and understanding. I think the program can be 'light' in terms of
building upon concepts and practical application of concepts.”
Other Advisory Board Comments:
 “I've been associated with the Supply Chain program at UW-Stout from various
aspects since the mid 90's as a student, recruiter, interviewer, co-op supervisor,
co-op mentor, and program advisory committee. I believe the direction of the
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program at UW-Stout has greatly improved over the last 5 - 6 years and the
addition of the major and minor in Supply Chain has put Stout's program at par
with other programs such as Iowa State and Michigan State (which 3M also
recruits at). I've received a number of positive comments from hiring managers
regarding the quality of students that this program is developing. I appreciate the
ability to give input to this committee and further improve this already excellent
program.”
Faculty Surveys:
Program Strengths: Questions that scored 4.0 or higher on the Faculty Survey are
listed below:
 Instructional technology for my course(s) is adequate.
 I received adequate training to develop my online course site (D2L).
 Communication between me and the program director is satisfactory.
 Program Director's leadership is satisfactory.
 Departments schedule an adequate number of course sections.
 Clerical support for my course(s) is adequate.
 Supplies for my course(s) are adequate.
 The Library meets the needs of the students in my class(es).
 The Library meets my needs for research and professional development
Program Weaknesses:
 There were no questions that scored below 3.0
Faculty written comments
 “Strong leadership with good students”
 “Oriented to teach how business is run”, “SC graduates are positioned for success
upon graduation”
 “This is a challenging degree, most of the students are focused and excellent
students”, “The quality of the students and the high level of demands placed on
them by the requirements of the program”, “There seems to be a committed group
of students in this program, they want to succeed and have a plan for future
employment. This is particularly noticeable when you compare SCM students to
Business students. The SCM students are on whole more prepared and will be
much more employable.”
 “Program will need resources to grow and yet program needs to grow.”
 “This can be a showcase program for UW-Stout provided it is allocated the
necessary new resources needed for it to grow. It is quite foolish to think that it
will continue to excel if new resources are not allocated. By new resources I
mean they do not come out of the current COM budget.”
 “This is a great opportunity for our students”
Student Surveys
Program Strengths: Questions that scored 4.0 or higher on the Student Survey are
listed below:
 My oral communication skills have been enhanced through my coursework.
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My critical thinking skills have been enhanced through my coursework.
My problem solving skills have been enhanced through my coursework.
My advisor is accessible on a routine basis.
Instructors in my program are accessible for help outside of regular class time.
Instructors in my program provide current and relevant information.
Overall, this is a quality program.
Student written comments below:
o “Required to take internship”
o “Easy to obtain double major in Supply Chain Management and Business
Administration”
o “Wealth of knowledge of Gene Gutman 85-percent of the content is learned in
3-classes he teaches”
o “Learn and explore various aspects of Supply Chain Management”
o “We are very well prepared, very competitive in the job market”
o “Confident in my abilities”
o “We understand time management-one does not miss a day.”
Program Weaknesses: There were no questions that scored below 3.0
 There were no questions that scored below 3.0
 Student written comments below:
o Too many hours of work senior year
o “You cannot get into supply chain classes until your senior year”
o “Selected courses are unnecessary and a joke”
o “In some of the classes we are graded based on "what the professors thinks we
deserve" this is not an accurate measure.”
o “I see this program as being a one man show. Gene Gutman is a great program
director with truckloads of knowledge. Unfortunately, if he were to leave the
program tomorrow, it would disintegrate. There is not one professor that I see
capable of filling in his shoes were he to leave. It would be wise for the
university to take a thorough look at this program and determine a plan that
would give this program longevity. Because, with the current trajectory this
program is headed in, it has the potential to become one of the best SCM
programs in the country.”
4.
Program evidence of continuous improvement – Respond to the following:
4.1 Describe program strengths distinguishing it from similar programs. Describe and
explain program weaknesses.
Program Strengths
 Steady and increasing enrollment with a Compound Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) of 33.1-percent
 100-percent placement for graduates
 Strong starting salaries for graduates. In 2013-14, all but one student had a
starting salary above $50,000
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Strong demand for Co-op students
Strong average hourly wage for Co-op students: $16.18 in 2012, $16.81 in 2013,
$16.53 in 2014.
Strong employer satisfaction where 91-percent of employers indicated Co-op
students performed at the Outstanding, Above Average or Satisfactory level
Relevant curriculum per graduate, employer and Advisory Board feedback
Students can obtain a double major in Supply Chain Management and Business
Administration by taking 12-additional credits or approximately one semester.
Approximately one-third of students obtain a double major
3.0 GPA requirements enables stronger, more capable students and graduates
Program Weaknesses
 Student learning in selected foundation courses is not adequate to prepare them
for the Capstone courses.
 Inconsistent delivery of course material across instructors of the same courses
 Assessment of student learning can be improved more broadly and deeply
 Low pass rate of American Production and Inventory Control (APICS) exams
over last two years
 Low incoming freshman enrollment.
 Access to foundation classes at the sophomore and junior level to enable Supply
Chain students to graduate in four years. See discussion in 2.4.3 for more detail.
4.2 Submit evidence of program response to the concerns and recommendations from
previous program review.
None – This is the first review for this program.
4.3 In the next seven years, what major improvements or changes are planned for
implementation to improve program quality?
 Provide access to foundation classes so students can graduate in four years
 Continue to monitor curriculum and update to keep it relevant
 Improve student learning outcomes in foundation classes to better prepare
students for Capstone classes
 Improve the learning in foundation classes to improve the pass rate on APICS
exams
 Increase recruiting of high school students to increase enrollment
5.
Attachments - Include electronic links to the following:
5.1 Links of specific program information to be included:
 Current assessment in the major
o 2013-14 AIM Report submitted to Applied Research Center (ARC)
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BS SCM AIM Report 2013 -2014 - Final Oct_17_2014.zip
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o 2013 link from UW Stout Provost Web Site
https://info.uwstout.edu/uwstout%20document%20library/quality/unive
rsity%20assessment/undergraduate%20assessment%20in%20the%20m
ajor/2013/undergraduateassessmentinthemajorreport20130430.pdf
Program plan sheet
o http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bsscm/upload/bsscm_pp14.pdf
Individual program facts
o https://info.uwstout.edu/UWStout%20Document%20Library/Students/Program
%20Facts/Supply%20Chain%20Management/2013/SupplyChainMana
gementReport20131231.pdf
Current program advisory committee
o Bob Seidel, VP Supply Chain, Ahern
o Jeff Asproth, Director Supply Chain, 3M
o Jerome Hamilton, Director, 3M
o Bill Hendrickson, CEO Lineage Logistics
o Bob Bradford, Sr VP Supply Chain, Ariens
o Rick Peltier, Director Supply Chain, Mercury Marine
o Jay Parker, Director Supply Chain, Taylor Corporation
Other items that may be helpful to PRC
o Supply Chain Management Home Page
http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bsscm/index.cfm
o Four Year Plan and Prerequisite Course Sequence
http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bsscm/upload/bsscm_seq14.pdf
Other items requested by the consultant - None