Practicum in Supply Chains and Logistics Technology

Catalog description

This course provides the basic skills to senior students to effectively plan, manage, and control large-scale real-world projects from industry. All projects have a sponsor and are guided by a professional from the sponsor company and a faculty advisor. Over a semester, student teams implement their supply chain and project management knowledge to produce a solution for a real-world problem. The purpose of the program is to have senior students gain real life experience in planning, operations, marketing, warehousing, transportation, and production processes. Students find an opportunity to obtain firsthand experience in problem definition, solving, modeling, simulation, and cost analysis. With a special emphasis on communication skills, students are required to submit periodic reports and participate in the BCBE Project Showcase.