SCM 301Supply Chain Management

3 credits · Supply Chain Management · Penn State

SCM 301 is an introductory course that provides an overview of key logistics and supply chain management processes, concepts, and methodologies. Emphasis is given to the framework for supply chain management, the analysis of logistics cost, and service trade-offs among inventory, transportation, and warehousing activities, the strategic role of information technology in supply chains, the use of third-party logistics providers, and the methods of measuring the value of logistics performance. Instruction is based on problem-based learning pedagogy.

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Prerequisites

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Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (20 programs).

Required in (47)

Accounting, B.S. (Abington)
Accounting, B.S. (Altoona)
Accounting, B.S. (Behrend)
Accounting, B.S. (Berks)
Accounting, B.S. (Business)
Accounting, B.S. (Capital)
Agribusiness Management, B.S.
Business Analytics and Information Systems, B.S.
Business Economics, B.S.
Business, B.S. (Abington)
Business, B.S. (Altoona)
Business, B.S. (Berks)
and 35 more

One of the options in (2)

Enterprise Technology Integration, B.S. (Capital)
Enterprise Technology Integration, B.S. (Information Sciences and Technology)

What it opens up

Courses that list SCM 301 as a prerequisite (25)

BA 342 Socially Responsible, Sustainable and Ethical Business Practice
BA 411 Analyzing Business and Industry
BA 412H Honors Integration and Research
BA 422W Strategic Business Planning
BLAW 341 Business Law I: Introduction to Contracts, Liability Issues, and Intellectual Property
IB 464 International Logistics
MGMT 410 Project Management
MGMT 415 Project Portfolio Management and Organizations
MGMT 418 Project Planning and Resource Management
MGMT 430 Project Risk Management
MGMT 471W Strategic Management and Business Policy
MGMT 475W Strategic Product Development
MIS 405 Supply Chain Information Systems with Oracle
MIS 431 Business Data Management
SCM 320 Transport Systems
SCM 340 Introduction to Supply Chain Analytics
SCM 404 Demand Fulfillment
SCM 405 Manufacturing and Services Strategies
SCM 406 Strategic Procurement
SCM 415 Project Portfolio Management and Organizations
SCM 416 Warehousing and Terminal Management
SCM 445 Operations Planning and Control
SCM 448 Building Sustainable Supply Chains
SCM 455 Logistics Systems Analysis and Design
SCM 460 Purchasing and Materials Management