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The is a winter term program designed for Supply Chain & Operations Management ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs.  Students take MGT 490, a special topics course, that introduces them to the processes and relationships involved with the rapidly evolving U.S. brewing industry.  The program visits over 40 breweries, hop farms, yeast labs, packaging and equipment manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and industry groups on a cross-country tour of industry hot spots in Ohio, Colorado, and North Carolina.

Contact: Dr. Peter A. Salzarulo, 513-529-4232, salzarpa@MiamiOH.edu

Student project teams work directly with corporate professionals in the supply chain and operations field.  The goal of these assignments is for ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs to apply Supply Chain and Operations Management concepts learned during their academic career at Miami to the real-world challenges and opportunities faced by their client companies.

Contact: Dr. Yao (Henry) Jin, 513-529-2158, jiny3@MiamiOH.edu

Students have multiple opportunities to participate in company-hosted case competitions.  These are invaluable learning experiences as the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs can apply what they have learned across a variety of courses.  For example, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs compete in the General Motors-Wayne State competition and Miami hosts the Terillium Case competition.

Contact:  Tom Farnbacher, 513-529-1571, farnbat2@MiamiOH.edu

During the first half of the semester, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ teams apply course topics to create a working production and material planning system.  Later, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs apply production control strategies, including Theory of Constraints, to manage a simulated shop floor with the goal of maximizing net profit.

Contact: Dr. Peter A. Salzarulo, 513-529-4232, salzarpa@MiamiOH.edu

Supply Chain and Operations Management faculty routinely lead ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ groups abroad where ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs take MGT 295 – Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management.  This course is required for all FSB ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs.  Recent trips have visited Florence, London, Havana, and Argentina, among other locations.  Upcoming trips include  (Winter 2022-23) and FSB Italy (Summer 2022).  The locale of the program changes yearly, so please contact the study abroad office or Dr. Huang for more information.

Contact: Dr. Xiaowen Huang, 513-529-2017, huangx@MiamiOH.edu

Our Center for Supply Chain Excellence serves as the hub to connect professionals and alumni with our ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs and faculty. Our program is very hands-on and we have companies and supply chain professionals incorporated in many different ways. If you are a professional and would like to get involved with Miami’s SC&OM program, we are always looking to develop partnerships.

Contact: Dr. Monique Murfield, Director of the Center for Supply Chain Excellence, murfieml@MiamiOH.edu