Business Administration (BS): Operations/Supply Chain Management

The field of operations and supply chain management focuses on creating efficiencies in an organization’s global “supply chain” – the network of interconnected businesses and activities involved in getting the organization’s products or services to the end users. Supply chain management spans the sourcing of raw materials and components, their movements and storage, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods/services from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption. The focus is improving the way the organization coordinates and integrates these “flows” within and among organizations.

Curriculum Overview

Students concentrating in operations and supply chain learn how to develop and evaluate business processes, perform strategic and tactical supply chain planning, and manage the activities and resources that transform inputs into finished goods and services.

The operations and supply chain concentration is designed to prepare students in the following areas:

Knowledge of how goods, services, finances and information flow through the supply chain
Analysis and resolution of customer and supplier business problems
Analysis and improvement of business processes to improve customer satisfaction and business performance
Understanding of how to link suppliers, internal customers, and external customers to create value
Resolution of real-world supply chain problems through project work with partner companies in the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative

Contact

Business Management
Poole College of Management
2300 Nelson Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
919.515.5565
Website

Jonathan Bohlmann
Department Head
Professor of Marketing and Innovation

Plan Requirements

Overall GPA for all courses attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher; and
Overall GPA for all BUS, MIE, and M courses attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Humanities and Social Sciences
Acad Writing Research ¹		4
Select one of the following:		3
COM 110	Public Speaking
COM 112	Interpersonal Communication
COM 211	Argumentation and Advocacy
PSY 200	Introduction to Psychology	3
Select one of the following: ¹		3
ARE 201	Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics
ARE 201A	Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics
EC 201	Principles of Microeconomics
EC 202	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Select one of the following:		3
ENG 331	Communication for Engineering and Technology
ENG 332	Communication for Business and Management
ENG 333	Communication for Science and Research
GEP Humanities		6
Students must also take one course from the Poole College of Management Ethics list (no credit hour requirement); If a student takes a PHI course to satisfy the Ethics requirement, it may double-count as the second humanities course provided the first course was not also a PHI course.
GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion		3
Select one of the following: (verify requirement)
MIE 306	Managing Ethics in Organizations
PHI 214	Issues in Business Ethics
PHI 221	Contemporary Moral Issues
PHI 313	Ethical Problems in the Law
PHI 375	Ethics
World Language Proficiency (verify requirement)
Mathematical and Natural Sciences
GEP Natural Sciences		7
Select one of the following: ¹		3
MA 131 or MA 141 are encouraged for students who qualify and aspire to take additional calculus. For students completing MA 141, one credit of MA 141 will count as free elective credit.
MA 121	Elements of Calculus
MA 131	Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A
MA 141	Calculus I
MA 114	Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications	3
or MA 242	Calculus III
Select one of the following: ¹		3
BUS 350	Economics and Business Statistics
ST 350	Economics and Business Statistics
ST 312	Introduction to Statistics II
ST 370	Probability and Statistics for Engineers
ST 372	Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression
BUS 351	Introduction to Business Analytics	3
ST 307	Introduction to Statistical Programming- SAS	1
or ST 308	Introduction to Statistical Programming - R
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives		2
Physical Education
GEP Health and Exercise Studies		2
Corequisites
GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement)
Major Requirements
M 100	Personal and Professional Identity Development	1
MIE 201	Introduction to Business Processes	3
ACC 210	Concepts of Financial Reporting ¹	3
ACC 220	Introduction to Managerial Accounting ¹	3
MIE 310	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3
BUS 320	Financial Management	3
MIE 330	Human Resource Management	3
BUS 340	Information Systems Management	3
BUS 360	Marketing Methods	3
BUS 370	Operations and Supply Chain Management	3
MIE 305	Legal and Regulatory Environment	3
MIE 480	Business Policy and Strategy	3
Concentration
BUS 470	Operations Modeling and Analysis	3
Select two of the following:		6
BUS 472	Operations Planning and Control Systems
BUS 474	Logistics Management
BUS 475	Purchasing and Supply Management
Select one of the following:		3
ACC 420	Cost Accounting for Effective Management
BUS 472	Operations Planning and Control Systems
BUS 474	Logistics Management
BUS 476	Decision Modeling and Analysis	3
BUS 475	Purchasing and Supply Management
BUS 479	Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Practicum
Free Electives
Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) ^2,3		22
Total Hours		123

¹: C- or better
²: Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
³: Some courses will not count as free electives, such as WL 101, or 105 (in the language in which proficiency requirement is met), or MA 101, 103, 105. (12 hours of free electives may be taken for credit only.)

Acad Writing Research

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Acad Writing Research
ENG 101	Academic Writing and Research	4
WLEN 101	Academic Writing and Research	4
Transfer Sequence
ENG 202	Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing	3
ENG 1GEP		3

Semester Sequence

This is a sample.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall Semester		Hours
M 100	Personal and Professional Identity Development	1
ENG 101	Academic Writing and Research (or GEP Natural Sciences with Lab) ¹	4
Select one of the following: ¹		3
MA 121	Elements of Calculus
MA 131	Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A
MA 141	Calculus I
MIE 201	Introduction to Business Processes	3
GEP Health and Exercise Studies		1
Free Elective		3
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
MA 114 or MA 242	Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications or Calculus III	3
COM 110 or COM 112 or COM 211	Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication or Argumentation and Advocacy	3
ENG 101	Academic Writing and Research (or GEP Natural Sciences with Lab) ¹	4
EC 201 or ARE 201	Principles of Microeconomics ¹ or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics	3
ACC 210	Concepts of Financial Reporting ¹	3
	Hours	16
Second Year
Fall Semester
ACC 220	Introduction to Managerial Accounting ¹	3
GEP Humanities		3
BUS/ST 350	Economics and Business Statistics ¹	3
GEP Natural Sciences		3
EC 202	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
GEP Health and Exercise Studies		1
	Hours	16
Spring Semester
Select three of the following:		9
BUS 320	Financial Management
BUS 340	Information Systems Management
BUS 360	Marketing Methods
BUS 370	Operations and Supply Chain Management
MIE 305	Legal and Regulatory Environment
MIE 310	Introduction to Entrepreneurship
MIE 330	Human Resource Management
PSY 200	Introduction to Psychology	3
GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion		3
ST 307 or ST 308	Introduction to Statistical Programming- SAS or Introduction to Statistical Programming - R	1
	Hours	16
Third Year
Fall Semester
Select two of the following:		6
BUS 320	Financial Management
BUS 340	Information Systems Management
BUS 360	Marketing Methods
BUS 370	Operations and Supply Chain Management
MIE 305	Legal and Regulatory Environment
MIE 310	Introduction to Entrepreneurship
MIE 330	Human Resource Management
Select one of the following:		3
ENG 331	Communication for Engineering and Technology
ENG 332	Communication for Business and Management
ENG 333	Communication for Science and Research
Free Electives		6
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
Select two of the following:		6
BUS 320	Financial Management
BUS 340	Information Systems Management
BUS 360	Marketing Methods
BUS 370	Operations and Supply Chain Management
MIE 305	Legal and Regulatory Environment
MIE 310	Introduction to Entrepreneurship
MIE 330	Human Resource Management
Concentration course		3
Free Electives		6
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Select two Concentration courses		6
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives		2
GEP Humanities		3
Free Elective		4
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
MIE 480	Business Policy and Strategy	3
Concentration course		3
Free Electives		6
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	120

¹: Must be completed with “C-” or better.

GPA Graduation Requirements

Overall GPA for all courses attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher; and
Overall GPA for all BUS, MIE, and M courses attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher.

Career Opportunities

Graduates in business administration are prepared for a variety of careers in business or industry including new product development, marketing, manufacturing, human resources, IT management, business analysis, banking and finance, consulting, and business development. They have the knowledge and tools to launch new business ideas and succeed in management positions.

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Advertising Agency Coordinator
Advertising Sales Agent
Airline Flight Control Administrator
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Airline Flight Reservations Administrator
Airport Administrator
Artists Agent (Manager)
Athletes Business Manager
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Benefits Manager
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Boat Charter Administrator
Budget Accountant
Budget Analyst
Business Intelligence Analysts
Business Professor
Camp Director
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Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Chief Executives
Chief Financial Officer
Child Care Center Administrator
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Compensation Specialist
Compliance Managers
Construction Manager
Contract Administrator
Controller
Cost Accountant
County or City Auditor
Credit Analyst
Curriculum and Assessment Director
Customer Service Supervisor
Document Management Specialists
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Financial Aid Counselor
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Financial Examiner
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Foreign Exchange Trader
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Gaming Manager
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Geothermal Production Manager
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Historic Site Administrator
Hotel Manager
Human Resources Management Advisor
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Import/Export Customs Broker
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Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
Instructional Coordinators
Insurance Adjuster
Insurance Agent
Insurance Claim Examiner
Internal Auditor
Job Analyst
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Legislator
Loan Counselor
Loan Officer
Lobbyist
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Marketing Managers
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Medical Records Administrator
Middle School Administrator
Non-Retail Sales Supervisor
Occupational Analyst
Office Supervisor
Operations Research Analyst
Patent Agent
Personnel Administrator
Personnel Coordinator
Personnel Recruiter
Preschool Administrator
Production Planner
Project Management Specialists
Property Accountant
Property Managers
Psychometrist
Public Relations Manager
Public Relations Specialist
Purchasing Agent
Purchasing Manager
Radio & TV Station Administrator
Range Manager
Recruiter
Registrar Administrator
Restaurant Manager
Retail Buyer
Retail Sales Department Supervisor
Retail Store Manager
Sales Managers
Sales Representative (Chemicals & Drugs)
Sales Representative (Hotel Furnishings)
Sales Representative (Instruments)
Sales Representative (Psychological Tests)
Securities Broker
Social and Community Service Managers
Social Welfare Administrator
Spa Managers
Special Education Administrator
Sports Events Planner
Storage and Distribution Manager
Student Admissions Administrator
Student Affairs Administrator
Supply Chain Managers
Systems Accountant
Talent Agent
Tax Accountant
Tax Auditor
Tax Examiner
Tax Lawyer
Tax Preparer
Title Examiner
Traffic Administrator (Freight & Passenger)
Transportation Supervisor
Treasurer
Urban and Regional Planner
Wind Energy Project Managers

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