News Release
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May 24, 2006
Boise State University Offers New Graduate
Certificate in Supply Chain Management with Online Program
Boise State University has joined with the University of
Alaska Anchorage to jointly offer Idaho’s only graduate certificate program
in Supply Chain Management.
Students can register and enroll at either university and will earn their
certificate from the university they choose. The full program will be
delivered online and is organized through the Northwest Educational Outreach
Network.
Courses are designed for those who have some experience in supply chain
management and will teach the knowledge and skills needed to successfully
manage a company’s supply chain operations. Supply chain management is a
growing field in the business world, particularly given recent technological
advances and globalization.
“Everybody has customers and everybody has suppliers,” said Pat Shannon, a
program instructor who teaches in the College of Business and Economics at
Boise State. “Every company, even medium to small companies, are involved in
a supply chain, and managers need the expertise to make them efficient.”
The 15-credit-hour program begins with three core courses in Supply Chain
Management followed by a specialization in either Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) or Operations Excellence Along the Supply Chain.
Expert faculty from the partnering institutions will teach the courses.
Students will take two courses at a time beginning fall 2006, finishing
their certificate work in summer 2007.
“Because the program is offered completely online, we can meet the needs of
anybody, anywhere,” Shannon said.
The program will accept up to 30 students for fall 2006 and the students
will move through the program as a group, allowing them to develop working
relationships with one another, undertake group activities and research and
share professional experiences.
For more information, visit
http://cobe.boisestate.edu/graduate/scm or call Shannon at
426-3786.
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Contact: Pat Shannon, College of Business and Economics, (208)
426-3786, pshannon@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208)
426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu
May is “Return to Learn” month at Boise State University. “Return to
Learn” is a campuswide effort to provide information for those who may be
considering taking classes from the university and help them learn about the
best options for returning to school and earning a degree. For more
information call (208) 562-3127 or click returntolearn.boisestate.edu.
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