{"id":1960,"date":"2017-10-09T13:53:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T13:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2020-02-20T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T15:20:53","slug":"supply-chain-online-learning-with-hands-on-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/resources\/supply-chain\/supply-chain-online-learning-with-hands-on-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"MSU Supply Chain Class Merges Online Learning with Hands-on Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan State University is ranked\u00a0#1 in the country for supply chain management graduate and undergraduate programs<\/a>\u00a0by U.S. News & World Report. One of the components that makes MSU\u2019s Master of Science in Supply Chain Management so unique is the capstone simulation course, which blends online and hands-on, face-to-face learning.<\/p>\n

Like the rest of the program, the capstone simulation course takes a strategic view of the supply chain.\u00a0 During the first four weeks, students learn about the fundamentals of routing and facility location modeling. This includes techniques like the shortest path, spanning trees, the Postman Problem, and the Traveling Salesman Problem. In addition to everything they\u2019ve learned so far, this prepares them to travel to campus to participate in the hands-on 3-day supply chain simulation. Students work in groups and compete against each other for market share and logistics variance.<\/p>\n

While in the simulation, students are asked to maximize performance by measuring two key performance indicators: profitability of the supply chain and percent of market share obtained by the team. Its primary emphasis is timely and integrated decision implementation. The software used in the simulation was developed by MSU\u00a0and is constantly updated for the best hands-on learning experience.<\/p>\n