Executive Education

The need to better integrate online and on ground learning experiences is dictated in part by the changing “marketplace” and in part by what we now know about learning and teaching effectiveness.

The degree is the first of 10 online programs UT plans to launch with Noodle Partners.

Over the past few years, we’ve used our June issue to address the importance of continuing education and the steps logistics management professionals can take to help recruit, nurture and retain the single most valuable asset of any organization—its people.

It’s little surprise that the best-paid MBA graduates are from American universities, however, what is unexpected is just how many U.S. schools dominate the overall rankings.

After only online collaborations, four MicroMasters students meet in person for the first time - and go on to win a worldwide supply chain competition.

MIT master’s program in supply chain management earns the top accolade for a second time from global ratings agency Eduniversal.

Executive-level supply chain positions have gained both prominence and importance for today’s global companies, and to support this trend, universities, colleges, professional organizations, and training firms have enhanced their supply chain and logistics programs to help executives stay current on supply chain trends.

Universities and colleges have enhanced their supply chain and logistics degree programs; organizations like APICS and the Institute for Supply Management have expanded their certification programs; and training firms offer myriad options to help executives stay current on supply chain trends.

Final thoughts on Modex 2016

With so much growth in academic programs, and industry sponsors lining up to invest in universities' supply chain centers, the sense is that supply chain has finally "arrived" as a profession.

Supply chain practitioners were surveyed on which institutions were their top three as “markers of talent” and where in their minds the best supply chain learning is available.

This study is a reliable source of information for the review of current planning priorities, future strategic plans, benchmarking, gap analysis, and a basis for dialogue and discussion in the logistics community.

EXCEPTIONAL MANAGEMENT of the production and delivery of a firm’s products and services – its supply chain – is absolutely critical, especially in today’s challenging economic environment. Manufacturing and service organizations alike compete, in part, on the strength of their supply chain.

Rapid advances in technology are creating new and exciting career opportunities for professionals with strong technical, analytical, management, and leadership skills. Because technology is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the U.S. economy, these professionals are in high demand.

Your business needs aren't one-size-fits-all, neither is the Wisconsin MBA. Our graduates in supply chain management work with complex global supply chains to create value in the design and delivery of products and services.