The Supply Chain Management Society

Like other majors, SCM prepares student for careers in a variety of industries and professions. But as with any career in business, the learning can't stop upon graduation. Many professional organizations exist to support continuing education and professional development after graduation. The Supply Chain Society is a student organization that maintains student affiliations with three such organizations related to careers in Supply Chain Management. Student members of the SCM Society join the Institute for Supply Management, the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals, and APICS: The Association for Operations Management. All three are international organizations recognized professionally for their cutting edge research and continuing education in Operations Management, Logistics, Purchasing, Planning & Scheduling, and Inventory and Materials Management.

The SCM Society provides programming that facilitates the transition from student to professional.  It schedules speakers from industry to speak on campus, tours factories and other facilities, travels to meetings and conventions for all three organizations, and generally networks with these organizations. Student members are eligible for scholarships sponsored by each organization, as well as paper competitions. The group has toured facilities or attended conferences in 8 states over the past 5 years. This organization is sponsored by a grant from the Chrysler Foundation.  The faculty advisor for the SCM Society is Professor Rocky Newman. He can be reached at newmanw@muohio.edu.