MBA Supply Chain Management Online - Wayne State College Nebraska

Online Supply Chain MBA program overview

Convenient, affordable, and fully accredited, the online MBA in Supply Chain Management at Wayne State will equip you with the skills needed to excel in today’s complex, data-driven supply chain industry. Based on a solid core of graduate-level business topics, the Supply Chain Management focus also provides a deeper dive into supplier relationship management, technical project management, and data analysis that can prepare you to lead and coordinate across multiple departments and locations.

The curriculum emphasizes data-driven decision-making and strategic coordination across global networks. You’ll learn essential tools to help you analyze data, forecast demand, and support sustainability in supply chains. Additionally, hands-on simulations will allow you to apply what you learn to real-world challenges. This MBA SCM online program offers a well-rounded blend of strategic insight, technical expertise, and hands-on experience, positioning you for impactful leadership roles in supply chain processes.

Student learning outcomes for the online MBA supply chain program:

Utilize core concepts to make informed business decisions. The core areas include marketing, management, finance, accounting, and strategic integration.
Apply business-related methods and tools to formulate management decision alternatives.
Construct and present effective business communications to reach diverse audiences.
Create a cohesive team environment by building on contributions of members to accomplish a team goal.

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Online MBA Supply Chain program of study

Students must complete the MBA core and Supply Chain Management focus area courses. Additionally, graduate students entering the MBA program benefit from prior coursework in accounting, finance, economics, and statistics. For more information about MBA-specific course prerequisites, please review the MBA program admission requirements.

A total of 36 credit hours are needed to graduate with this degree. Up to 9 credit hours may be transferred in from another regionally accredited graduate institution (subject to evaluation by the dean of the School of Business and Technology). Only transfer credit with a "B" grade or better is accepted. A "B-" is not acceptable.

MBA core courses (24 credits)

Credits: 3
Description: A study of financial decision making in the firm; development of a decision-making framework for determining the most efficient allocation of resources within the firm; emphasis placed on the analysis of capital investment projects, long-term sources of funds, and short-term financing problems.
Credits: 3
Description: Application of principles of communication to the managerial setting. The course investigates the influence of organizational climate, manager’s style, and use of motivation on the communication process. Communication strategies appropriate to business reports, speeches, interviews, and conferences are explored along with emphasis on managerial problems with employee communication and conflict management. The course includes a focus on methods of analyzing and resolving communication problems.
Credits: 3
Description: Underlying structure of quantitative business decisions and their solution. The course emphasizes problem recognition, formulation, and analysis, using software to perform necessary calculations. Topics may include linear programming, goal programming, simulation, queuing, and other MS/OR techniques.
Credits: 3
Description: Application of microeconomic theories in private and public managerial decision-making including an analysis of market structure and its effect on price and output determination. The course incorporates a global perspective and estimation of econometric models for business, government, and non-profit organizations.
Credits: 3
Description: An examination of management uses of accounting data with particular reference to decision-oriented cost classification, methods of cost estimation, data appropriate for decision models, standards and controls, and special problems.
Credits: 3
Description: A study of concepts useful in understanding marketing systems and buyer behavior and developing skills in making marketing decisions. Topics include marketing strategy, decision models, market segmentation, promotional strategy, and product management.
Credits: 3
Description: Examination and analysis of the organization as a social system and the impact of its various components on work attitudes and behavior; topics include the development of organizational structures, organizational effectiveness, decision-making and policy formulation, leadership, and change.
Credits: 3
Description: Analysis of policy formulation and implementation from a company-wide standpoint; emphasis on integration of knowledge and approaches across functional areas; both endogenous and exogenous factors that affect company policies; and the role of the firm in society.
Prerequisites: All core or foundation courses and satisfactory completion of 24 credit hours in the MBA program or approval of MBA director.

Credit hours: 3
Description: This course introduces an analytical toolset to address modern, data-intensive business problems. The course provides an overview of the key concepts, applications, processes, and techniques relevant to business analytics. The course is intended to provide tools for business applications using data, databases, and reports from analytic models. It covers the basic fundamentals of data analysis and inferential statistics as well as predictive modeling techniques, including linear regression, logistic regression, and decision trees.
Credits: 3
Description: The focus of this course is on the concepts and theories of supply Chain Management through the application in real world settings. Students will emulate decision making through simulated applications and will work with local/regional organizations to make improvements or explore opportunities enhancing supply chain applications.
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides an introduction to the management of projects. Emphasis is placed on both the technical aspects of the project management process and the management of the human behavioral/situational aspects of projects. The nature of projects is explored. The techniques and tools of project management are introduced. Operational, tactical, and strategic implications of project management approaches are considered. The use of current project management software is incorporated. Students are also provided with an understanding of the many environmental and behavioral issues surrounding project management, and approaches to dealing with these issues.
Credits: 3
Description: A course that addresses the operational, tactical, and strategic considerations associated with information systems within organization subunits, within an organization, and between organizations. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between organizations and their information systems.